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The Waiting Room

A kid can bring out the best in people.

Diagnosing and Treating Smoldering Multiple Myeloma

C. Ola Landgren provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of smoldering multiple myeloma.

Supporting Teens and Young Adults Through Cancer

Specialized hospital programs — with help from "The Who" rockers — support teens and young adults through cancer.

Treating the Whole Patient

"Her goal is to improve the cancer experience and management of cancer as a chronic disease, extending those efforts into survivorship."

Through Partnership, Pancreatic Cancer Patients Gain Access to Personal Treatment Options

A partnership between the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Perthera, a self-described "concierge" for molecular diagnostic testing, is giving patients with this hard-to-treat cancer the ability to determine the best course of treatment.

The Fat Factor in Cancer Recurrence Risk

Obesity may increase the risk of cancer recurrence. Here's what you can do to counteract it.

Learning a New Level of Gratitude as a Patient With Cancer

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring PAM LOWRY, RN, B.S.N., CEN, OCN [MOFFITT CANCER INSTITUTE, TAMPA, FLORIDA]

Double Jeopardy: Supportive Care Side Effects

What to do when treatments for side effects have their own side effects.

This Oncology Nurse Is Not Just Any Superhero

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring GLORIA McBRYDE BENTON, B.S.N., RN [FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA]

Joe's Room

A breast cancer survivor discusses multitasking responsibilities as a mother during cancer treatment.

My Oncology Nurse Gave Me a Birthday to Remember

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring RENEE THOMPSON, RN, OCN [ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK]

11 Years Living With Stage 4 Cancer Inspires Gratitude and Reflection

I’ve lived with stage 4 breast cancer for 11 years, and each day brings gratitude for my family, my oncologist, and the care that keeps me going.

My Uncle Died of That

A multiple myeloma survivor talks about how friends reacted to her diagnosis.

A Millennial Writes: Why I No Longer Fear Breast Cancer

Breast cancer can mean a lot of things, but it no longer has to mean the worst.

Encouraging Fitness and Fellowship

In this essay, Honora R. Miller nominates a special oncology nurse practitioner, Joanna M. Losito, Sutter Health Palo Alto Medical Foundation–Sunnyvale Center, Sunnyvale, California, for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award.

Riding in the Passenger Seat

A daughter talks about her father’s strength to live each day.

Jewish Breast Cancer Support Group Helps Women, Families of All Backgrounds

My Marathon: Don't Let a Wall Stop You, Keep Running!

I’m running this marathon to win it. I want to say don’t let a wall stop you; keep running, keep fighting!

A Cancer Survivor's Menu

Jean LaMantia was only 27 years old when she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Since then, she has completely overhauled her diet to focus on the nutrients best suited for cancer prevention.

Don't Worry: Being Optimistic Through Breast Cancer

An essay from our Extraordinary Healers book honoring Terry Hoelz, RN, OCN [Ridgeview Medical Center in Waconia, Minnesota]

Inspiring Others to Make a Difference in the Life of Someone With Cancer

Finalist for the 2015 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing: Elmeria S. Teffeteller, RN, MSN, APRN, AOCN, University of Tennessee Cancer Institute in Knoxville, Tennessee

Gastronomical Distress

Fighting colon cancer was only part of the battle; this survivor then had to learn how, and what, to eat all over again.

Jill Stopfer on the Limitations of Multigene Panel Testing

Jill Stopfer, from the University of Pennsylvania, provides an overview of some limitations of multigene panel testing.

Our Family Hero

A family collaborated on this essay to nominate registered oncology nurse Susan DeVictor for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award.

Smoldering Burnout Among Cancer Care Team Members?

Association of Community Cancer Centers' survey finds heavy workloads and workflow inefficiencies are top concerns.

Finalist Essay: My Christmas Carol

Finalist essay for CURE's 2012 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.

Treating Cancer's Unknown

Providers spend a great deal of their time treating cancer, but how much time is being spent treating the patient?

Picking Up the Pace

Igniting progress in the cure of children with cancer.

Do Well-Meaning Friends of People With Cancer Always Mean Well?

A cancer diagnosis can sometimes stop a friendship in its tracks.