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The Problem with the Cancer ‘Battle’

September 18th 2020, 9:00pm

By Jessica Skarzynski

Article

The terminology surrounding the cancer journey is often associated with a “battle” and can misconstrue the experience of treatment.

Overuse of Antibiotics Could Be Linked to Rise in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer, Says One Expert

September 18th 2020, 6:00pm

By Jessica Skarzynski

Article

Dr. Mark Lewis discusses the rise of early-onset colorectal cancer, as awareness for the disease has spiked in the wake of Chadwick Boseman’s passing, being linked to the overuse of antibiotics.

CURE Media Group Names Christie Santure, B.S.N., RN, OCN, Winner of 2020 Extraordinary Healer® Award for Oncology Nursing

September 18th 2020, 5:19pm

By CURE staff

Article

Santure was recognized for her compassionate care for patients and their families; also during virtual ceremony, Elizabeth Farrat named 2020 The Finest Hour award winner.

Cancer Can Affect A Person’s Behavior in Odd Ways

September 18th 2020, 4:00pm

By Bonnie Annis

Article

I’ve already warned my family, if I decide to act a little crazy in the future, don’t worry. I’ve got a good excuse. I can always blame it on the cancer. It’s a good excuse, sometimes.

Friday Frontline: Drinking Coffee Associated with Longer Survival in Patients with Colorectal Cancer, California Wildfires Damage Pediatric Cancer Summer Camp and More

September 18th 2020, 3:00pm

By Conor Killmurray

Article

From new research finding an association with longer survival in patients with colorectal cancer and the amount of coffee they drink in a day to the historic wildfires in northern California damaging, and possibly destroying, a summer camp for pediatric patients with cancer and more, here’s what’s happening in the cancer landscape this week.

Christie Santure, B.S.N., RN, OCN, Wins CURE®'s 2020 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing

September 18th 2020, 12:00pm

By Beth Fand Incollingo

Article

At a virtual event Sept. 17, CURE® also named Elizabeth Farrat, B.S.N., RN, CCRN-K, the winner of its first-ever Finest Hour Award for selfless achievements in care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Paclitaxel, Carboplatin Regimen Shows Promise in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

September 17th 2020, 9:00pm

By Ryan McDonald

Article

“This randomized clinical trial found that compared with the conventional anthracycline and docetaxel regimen, the paclitaxel-plus-carboplatin regimen may be an alternative adjuvant chemotherapy strategy for patients with operable TNBC,” the authors wrote.

Drug Exposure, Disease Characteristics Not Linked to Increased Mortality Risk in Patients with Multiple Myeloma Who Contracted COVID-19

September 17th 2020, 6:00pm

By Ryan McDonald

Article

Specific disease characteristics of, and treatments for, multiple myeloma were not associated with increased mortality risk in patients with multiple myeloma who developed COVID-19, according to data published in Journal of Hematology & Oncology.

It’s Important to Keep Your Hope as We Head Into A Fall Filled with Uncertainty

September 17th 2020, 4:00pm

By Barbara Tako

Article

We have all had times in our lives where everything goes wrong at once. We got through them, and we continue to get through them.

Pulling Back the Layers of Penile Cancer

September 17th 2020, 3:00pm

By Ryan McDonald

Article

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with an expert about some of the possible causes of penile cancer, as well as why research in the field is severely lacking and why it’s so important to inform the public about what to look for in terms of signs and symptoms of this disease.