Issue Introductions

This Fifth Annual Guide is provided to you by CONQUER magazine, to help you and your providers, especially your nurse navigator, become more aware of the many financial support services that may be able to help you to receive the best treatment you need and relieve you of the associated financial worries.

Rounding up this strenuous past year, Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG, gives us a glimpse into the December 2020 issue of CONQUER magazine, which, she says, features a “great deal of wisdom, ‘aha’ moments, inspiration, and hope.”

In her introduction to the November 2020 issue that is focused on lung cancer, Lillie D. Shockney discusses the articles and dispels the common assumption that only smokers get lung cancer.

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and in her introduction to the October issue, Lillie Shockney explores the fear of cancer recurrence, the value of exercise, and other breast cancer-related articles featured in the issue.

Take time to acknowledge all the people who have been supporting you along your journey—there may be more than you think.

This is a very special issue of CONQUER: the patient voice. Many of you may not know that on an annual basis, the largest oncology organization, the American Society of Clinical Oncology—better known as ASCO—is holding a conference to discuss the most recent findings in cancer research.

Dive into this special issue focused on immunotherapy, the innovative methods of treating cancer today, with this introduction by Lillie Shockney, RN, BS, MAS, HON-ONN-CG.

Welcome to the August 2020 issue of CONQUER: the patient voice. I hope you are well and being safe. We are living in a time that seems unimaginable, but very real.