Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Breaking Down a Cancer Diagnosis - Cancer Today

During her husband's treatment for metastatic prostate cancer, Jan Manarite learned what questions to ask. Now she shares what she learned with others.

By Marci A. Landsmann

Jan Manarite has made a career out of listening. For more than 15 years, she has been the calm voice on the other end of the line for caregivers and patients trying to make sense of a prostate cancer diagnosis. Manarite has always been composed under pressure, she says, but it was her experience over 13 years of searching for treatments for her husband that gave rise to a calling as a patient advocate


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