Originally published in The Atlantic on September 11, 2015 in the Health Section Reprinted with permission from The Atlantic Special thanks: Crystal Hatley, PharmD at Levine Cancer Institute for researching and requesting permission to print Consumer goods are increasingly made of synthetic materials and coatings. The carcinogens they give off when they burn could be driving high cancer rates among first responders. Tony Stefani had been a firefighter in San Francisco for ne

With 2017 in the rear view mirror, it is time to start looking ahead to what is coming up this year! Here is what you can expect from our team here at NCFCA: Our new peer support and navigation program will be launching. We are looking for volunteers to help out cancer support team if you have any interest please let us know! Our exciting new training video discussing proper decontamination from start to finish will be debuting at the Midwinters Chiefs conference in Concord t

StartFragmentAbout Chemobrain Many cancer patients experience mental fogginess during, and sometimes after, treatment. The term “chemobrain” was coined by cancer survivors to give their experience of cognitive changes a name. Since the turn of the century, medical providers and researchers have been studying chemobrain in order to better understand why it develops and who is likely to experience it. There is still a lot we do not know, but recent research has identified infla