Dan Dean

Founder, Cancer Dudes
Authored Items
December 2021 Vol 7 No 6
Many men hide their emotions and vulnerability in an effort to maintain a sense of manliness or power, but suffering in silence can have drastic implications for men’s health and make cancer treatment more difficult.
August 2021 Vol 7 No 4
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor Dan Dean spoke with several experts about the advances in genomic testing, which have enabled oncologists to treat patients with new “targeted therapies” that fight cancer based on the specific features of a tumor.
October 2019 Vol 5 No 5
Until recently, the initial treatment for patients with CLL was chemotherapy alone. New targeted therapies are now available for use as the first treatment for CLL. At the 2019 ASCO meeting, 2 experts discussed the benefits of these new treatments.
April 2019 Vol 5 No 2
“Lung cancer”—what first pops into your head when you hear that?
February 2019 Vol 5 No 1
Cancer survivor Dan Dean weighs the many factors involved when deciding what to tell, or not tell, an employer about a cancer diagnosis and the job-related potential implications.
August 2018 Vol 4 No 4
People affected by cancer find that dating requires a different playbook to navigate through relationships.
February 2018 Vol 4 No 1
The long-term side effects of treatment can be an overlooked part of cancer care. "We're learning as they're surviving, and we can't assume we know everything," says Pam Simon, MSN.
August 2017 Vol 3 No 4
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor Dan Dean tackles the stigmas and difficulties associated with mental health diagnoses and therapies.
February 2017 Vol 3 No 1
Survivorship can feel like a game of cancer whack-a-mole: pound one issue flat and another pops up, often where you weren’t even looking.
Last modified: December 23, 2021