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Is COVID-19 Increasing Your Sun Exposure?

As Americans spend more time in the sun, the competition for shade is growing
June 10, 2021
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Getting Your Cancer Screenings Back on Track

Many patients postponed routine screenings due to the pandemic, but doctors advise against further delays
March 22, 2021
Bill and Eleanor Seavey on a November 2020 hike in the Colorado Rockies after his last treatment, bladder cancer, Next Avenue

Unfair and a Big Scare: My Battle With Bladder Cancer

My experience with the fourth-most common cancer in men
December 29, 2020
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Why Are Older Adults More Likely to Be Excluded From Cancer Drug Trials?

Here are six things you can do to change that
November 30, 2020
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Alex Trebek: In His Own Words

The late TV host's reflections on cancer, family, his role on 'Jeopardy!' and finding peace
November 8, 2020
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I Dream of My Late Mother

An odd dream from the new book, 'Act Like You're Having a Good Time'
October 12, 2020
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Coping With the Dread Unleashed by COVID-19

A heightened sense of fear and anxiety permeates daily life now
October 8, 2020
Ruta Lee helped Alex roll the die on his first American game show, High Rollers, which debuted in 1974

The Answer is...A Biography of Alex Trebek

An A & Q with the author of a new book on the popular 'Jeopardy!' host
July 21, 2020
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Feeling Foggy After Cancer Treatment? It Could Be Chemo Brain

Why this side effect happens and what to do about it
June 4, 2020
Judith Helfand and her mother, Florence

'I'm Thankful Mom Is Not Here to Live Through This'

For Next Avenue readers, the pandemic provokes sadness for others unable to mourn
May 28, 2020
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How Being a Cancer Survivor Helps Me Cope With Coronavirus Fears

Advice from someone who knows that panicky feeling all too well
April 6, 2020
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