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Change the Odds: Cancer¡¯s Impact on Rural America
Published on: February 8, 2025
Despite advances in cancer care, where a person lives can significantly impact their chances of survival. Actor and advocate Patrick Dempsey, inspired by his mother¡¯s cancer journey in a small town, is partnering with the ÁñÁ«ÊÓƵ and Pfizer in an effort to raise awareness and improve access to care.
Personalized Treatment Leads to Less Nerve Damage for Black Women with Breast Cancer
Published on: June 13, 2024
For Black women with breast cancer, the chemotherapy drug docetaxel causes less nerve damage than the chemotherapy drug paclitaxel.