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Bob Barnett

Bob is Editor-in-Chief for Cancer Health. He is a health editor, writer and author with over 30 years of experience.

People with cancer, heart disease and diabetes are at increased risk for serious illness from COVID-19.

In this issue, we’re celebrating 25 individuals whose experience with cancer has motivated them to find new ways to give back.

Wellspring Global offers a podcast on happiness, a live Zoom event on how to lead an anticancer lifestyle, sound baths and more.

Eating broccoli may protect against certain cancers.

Family Reach is providing direct access, lodging and expanded financial navigation services to people with cancer.

“A surprisingly large number of cancer survivors come out the other end of the experience seeing it as beneficial."

A survey of people with kidney cancer reveals that they fear both COVID-19 and cancer progression equally.

Starting palliative interventions at the onset of hospitalization for chemotherapy greatly improves quality of life.

Family Reach has helped people with cancer pay their bills for 25 years. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it’s reinventing how it does so.

The “sunshine” vitamin may help the immune system fight the virus and avoid severe respiratory distress.

Wellspring Global provides free content from stress management and wellness experts at more than a dozen cancer centers.

Alabama state pandemic guidance advises denying ventilators for use by people with metastatic cancer, AIDS and end-stage liver disease.

The free facilities serve tens of thousands of people with cancer and caregivers each year.

Without swift unprecedented action, more than 2 million Americans could die.

Here is some practice advice for anyone diagnosed with cancer.

Some helpful websites to to look up if you or one of your loved ones is living with cancer.