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How Race Can Affect Your Cancer Prognosis
Cancer is color blind. It affects adolescents and young adults (AYA) of all races and ethnic groups. Yet young patients in some groups tend to do worse than others. The obvious question is “why?” And the answer is that we simply don’t know. What we do know is that African-American adolescents and young adults are less likely to get cancer than whites of the same age—but more likely to die of the disease.
Read More...Last Known Good: 5 Lessons Learned from a Life Experience
Vijay Anand is the father Jennifer Anand – author of Jen’s Corner and cancer survivor. Vijay reflects on being a parent and the feelings that come with watching your own daughter fighting for her life.
Read More...How Ramen Saved My Life
What do you recall from your childhood? What memories stick in your mind? Is it playing with your friends? Is it birthdays or family vacations? For me, there is truly one thing that sticks in my mind. My mom’s Avgolemono soup. For those of you whom aren’t Greek, it is Chicken Egg Lemon soup.
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