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It’s time for another poetry drop! Check out the “Creative Inspiration” section of OncoLink for Laura E. Garrard’s poetry! 📖

It’s time for another poetry drop! Check out OncoLink’s “Creative Inspiration” section for Laura E. Garrard’s poetry. Link is in the comments.

It’s National Cancer Survivor’s Day! Let’s celebrate the over 17 million cancer survivors in the United States today - and many more worldwide!

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Learn more about OncoLink at the 2024 AOSW virtual conference! Christina will be on-hand and available for 1:1s and website demonstrations!

And, if you sign up for our OncoLink O-Pro newsletter, you'll be entered to win an OncoLink SWAG box!

We look forward to seeing you!

What does being an mean to you? Come tell us your story at booth 3020 and get featured on our and . Spread the word about your work!!!

It's still March, so we are still celebrating 30 years of OncoLink!
Check out this feature on the Penn Medicine blog 😊

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OncoLink has been providing free, updated cancer information to empower people impacted by cancer for 30 years!! Get to know us at OncoLink.org 😊

Happy New Year from the OncoLink Team! Check out our year ending blog and take a moment this weekend to reflect on the everyday things that made 2023 the year it was.

Taking Time for the Everyday Things in 2024 - OncoLink Cancer Blogs Christina shares an easy way to be reflective of the year passed in today's New Years theme blog.

Did you know, many cancer treatment centers offer charity or discounted care to qualified underinsurance individuals? Learn more in Cancer Support Community Greater Philadelphia's Facing Cancer Together Podcast featuring Oncolink's own Christina Bach.

Surprise! Financial Assistance To Help With Your Medical Bills May Be Available! - OncoLink Cancer Blogs Learn more about charity care and discounted care programs offered by many cancer treatment centers in this special podcast!

All this month we will be featuring our holiday blog series focused on "OncoLink's Favorite Things." Learn more about a great, non-traditional gift idea in today's blog from Carolyn.

The Gift of Time - OncoLink Cancer Blogs Looking for the perfect gift for a friend or loved one going through cancer treatment? It might not cost anything!

November 16th is the Great American Smokeout - make your plan to quit!
This initiative by the American Cancer Society encourages you to take the first step toward a to***co-free future. OncoLink has many tools to help you make a plan. 💪

Join the Great American Smokeout for a Healthier Tomorrow - OncoLink Cancer Blogs Join the annual Great American Smokeout on November 16 to quit smoking and take the first step to a to***co free life.

Exciting work by our friends at Basser Center for BRCA!

Inside the latest developments of a vaccine to prevent cancer A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are working on a vaccine to stop cancers caused by the BRCA mutation in a revolutionary way to save lives. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports for TODAY on the latest developments.

Learn more about important out-of-pocket price changes coming to Medicare in 2024 in our newest webinar!

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Day 3 of our countdown to Medicare Open Enrollment blog series is here! Today we share some great OncoLink worksheets to help you get organized for open enrollment.

3…2…1…Countdown to Medicare Open Enrollment - OncoLink Cancer Blogs Learn more about your Medicare options before open enrollment in our 3 day blog series!

Check out our second post in our 3-day countdown to Medicare Open Enrollment blog series.

Today's entry introduces you to a new OncoLink webinar that guides you through using medicare.gov to search for Medicare Advantage, Medigap and Medicare Part D plans available in your area.

This webinar is FREE and available on demand.
https://blogs.oncolink.org/2023/10/3-2-1-countdown-to-medicare-open-enrollment/

3...2...1...Countdown to Medicare Open Enrollment - OncoLink Cancer Blogs Learn more about Medicare open enrollment in our 3 day Countdown to Medicare Open Enrollment Blog Series.

Medicare Open Enrollment for 2024 STARTS SUNDAY, October 15th!

This week we also rolled out our CANCER DOLLARS AND SENSE blog. Our first entry in the COUNTDOWN TO OPEN ENROLLMENT SERIES highlights some recent podcasts by the Cancer Support Community of Philadelphia featuring OncoLink Psychosocial Content Editor Christina Bach.

Check them out NOW!
https://blogs.oncolink.org/2023/10/3-2-1-countdown-to-medicare-open-enrollment-2/

Open Enrollment for Medicare 2024 starts October 15th! Now is the time to research plans and think about changes! Learn how to use the Medicare.gov plan search tool in our new webinar!

Using Medicare.gov to Search for Plans This webinar provides a step-by-step how-to demonstration of the medicare.gov website plan search tools.

We love spending the week connecting with our cancer patient education colleagues from around the globe 🌎 Inspiring to see all the work advocating for plain language, accessible cancer information.

Many women undergo genetic testing for gene mutations to assess breast cancer risk, but BRCA gene mutations also put men at higher risk for breast, prostate, and pancreatic cancer. Kara Maxwell, MD, PhD, director of the Men & BRCA Program at the Basser Center for BRCA, explained what men should know about genetic testing and cancer risk.

Breast cancer in men? It’s possible. Here’s what you should know - KYW Newsradio Audio On-Demand Breast Cancer in men? It may not be common, but it does happen. KYW Community Impact Reporter Racquel Williams has more on Penn Medicine’s push for increased awareness of genetic testing options. (Photo credit: Getty Images)

Learning more about the Medicare drug pricing negotiations in today's blog

Coming Soon: Medicare Drug Price Negotiations - OncoLink Cancer Blogs As part of the Inflation Reduction Act, Medicare can now negotiate certain drug costs. Learn more in today's blog.

GO2 for Lung Cancer knows the important role caregivers play and want their voice to be heard! Contributing to the Lung Cancer Registry can help grow the data available about lung cancer treatments, side effects, and survivorship. Learn more in today's blog!

Caregivers Empower the Next Generation of Cancer Care - OncoLink Cancer Blogs By sharing the patient and caregiver experience, caregivers can improve support programs, clinical trial design, and the patient experience.

When given a cancer diagnosis, you quickly enter a world with a whole new vocabulary, many appointments, and new healthcare providers. Being able to advocate for yourself is an important skill during this time!

Our own Carolyn Vachani had the pleasure of joining a Cancer Support Community podcast called Facing Cancer Together to share some tips for self-advocacy.

Learning to Advocate for Yourself – An Important Skill! - OncoLink Cancer Blogs Advocating for yourself means being able to ask for help and letting others know what you need - learn about this important skill!

John Smelcer used poetry to process his feelings and thoughts about cancer. His new book is a compilation of poems following his cancer journey and they will surely speak to your own journey.

A Poet's Autobiography of Cancer - OncoLink Cancer Blogs John Smelcer used poetry to process his feelings and thoughts about cancer. His new book is a compilation of poems following his cancer journey.

In today's Resource Round-Up, we introduce you to Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer. Let's Win provides resources for patients and families coping with pancreatic cancer to help them navigate diagnosis and treatment.
Visit their page to learn more!
Let's Win Pancreatic Cancer

Resource Round-Up: Let’s Win Pancreatic Cancer - OncoLink Cancer Blogs Let's Win provides resources for patients and families coping with pancreatic cancer to help navigate diagnosis and treatment.

When you are given a diagnosis of breast cancer, exercise may not be top of mind – but perhaps it should be. 2Unstoppable is helping women with cancer get moving and stay strong!

Resource Round-Up: 2Unstoppable - OncoLink Cancer Blogs When you are given a diagnosis of breast cancer, exercise may not be top of mind – but perhaps it should be!

Nutrition is such an important part of many cancer journeys! Have you ever wondered about a career as a Registered Dietitian? One of our BFFs, Audrey Casper-Clark, MA RDN LDN, shared her career path with her alma mater, Immaculata University

Good Taste: Oncology Dietitian Prepares Foods That Comfort and Nourish With her culinary and clinical training, Audrey Caspar-Clark ’00, ’09 M.A. helps oncology patients stay nourished and find foods they can enjoy.

It’s our 29th ! to Oncolink and the best team in cancer education there is!

Happy birthday to us! 29 years and still going strong! Congratulations to our small but mighty team who keeps our mission at the forefront of everything we do. And many thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who give of their time and expertise to support our work!⁠
Learn more about our history on our blog today: https://blogs.oncolink.org/2023/03/happy-29th-birthday-oncolink/⁠
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