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Cancer, and the treatment of cancer, can cause significant physical and cognitive problems for patients -- including those with active cancer and people who have not had treatment for years. This can include pain, weakness, fatigue, clouded thinking, problems walking, problems returning to work, and many more.
This issue features three patient stories about clinical trials: two immunotherapy and one precision medicine. It also covers Vice President Joe Biden's cancer moonshot and information about symptom management and alternative/complementary therapy.
A new paper looks at how MRI and a clear understanding of the functional anatomy around the prostate can allow radiation oncologists to plan a course of treatment for patients with prostate cancer that spares these critical structures.