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Neoadjuvant Mitomycin C Shows Favorable Safety in Bladder CancerAmong patients with non–muscle-invasive bladder cancer, neoadjuvant mitomycin demonstrated favorable safety.
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Personalized Cancer Vaccine Demonstrates Responses in Kidney CancerDr. Catherine Wu discussed the unique aspects of clear cell renal cell carcinoma and the challenges of targeting it with a vaccine.
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Perhaps a Pearl: An Experience That Led to Meeting Another Breast Cancer SurvivorA woman dedicates a poem to the experience of meeting a fellow breast cancer survivor.
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The Power of Unity: Why the Lung Cancer Genetics Study MattersThe Lung Cancer Genetics Study, a collaboration between lung cancer advocacy organizations, aims to explore the genetics of lung cancer
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From Patient 3737 to Advocate: The Life-Changing Power of Clinical TrialsMelinda Bachini is the Chief Patient Officer at the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation and a 15-year survivor of cholangiocarcinoma.
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Achieving a Childhood Dream by Caring for Patients With CancerFrom her earliest childhood days, Tammy Allred, RN, OCN, had a vision for her future: to soothe and to heal.
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MK-6482 Shows Promise in von Hippel-Lindau Disease-Associated Renal Cell CarcinomaThe HIF-2a Inhibitor induced clinical responses among patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease–associated kidney cancer, according to results presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program.
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Summer and Skin Cancer: Staying Safe in the SunWhile the summer months are the perfect time for outdoor activities with friends and family, it is crucial to protect yourself from skin cancer.
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Cancer Care Is a Matter of OpinionsLooking back in 2018, I am so glad that we sought out the other opinions. Nerve wracking as it was, the process opened up other options we would not have known about.
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What I Do When My Doctors Don’t ListenHere are four signs of your doctor not listening and four things I do when they don't listen to me.
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Future Directions in CLL TreatmentLori A. Leslie, MD, and Hoshiyuki Iida, APN, offer closing thoughts on the future treatment landscape of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Making a Difference: An Interview with Noelle Paul, RN, BSN, OCN, CAPANoelle Paul has time to talk on the way home from her job as an oncology surgical nurse at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
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In the Hands of an AngelAn Extraordinary Healer article honoring LAUREN H. McMURRY, B.S.N., RN [ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE]
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Elizabeth Swisher Discusses Rucaparib's Side Effects for Patients With Ovarian CancerElizabeth Swisher, M.D., professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, discusses the side effects of rucaparib in the ARIEL2 trial, for patients with relapsed, platinum-sensitive high-grade ovarian carcinoma.
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Diagnosing and Treating Smoldering Multiple MyelomaC. Ola Landgren provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of smoldering multiple myeloma.
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Supporting Teens and Young Adults Through CancerSpecialized hospital programs — with help from "The Who" rockers — support teens and young adults through cancer.
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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."
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Through Partnership, Pancreatic Cancer Patients Gain Access to Personal Treatment OptionsA 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.
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Addressing Unmet Needs in Differentiated Thyroid CancerBefore closing out their discussion on differentiated thyroid cancer, patients and health care professionals alike consider unmet needs in this space.
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The Fat Factor in Cancer Recurrence RiskObesity may increase the risk of cancer recurrence. Here's what you can do to counteract it.
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Learning a New Level of Gratitude as a Patient With CancerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring PAM LOWRY, RN, B.S.N., CEN, OCN [MOFFITT CANCER INSTITUTE, TAMPA, FLORIDA]
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Double Jeopardy: Supportive Care Side EffectsWhat to do when treatments for side effects have their own side effects.
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This Oncology Nurse Is Not Just Any SuperheroAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring GLORIA McBRYDE BENTON, B.S.N., RN [FORT BELVOIR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, FORT BELVOIR, VIRGINIA]
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Joe's RoomA breast cancer survivor discusses multitasking responsibilities as a mother during cancer treatment.
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My Oncology Nurse Gave Me a Birthday to RememberAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring RENEE THOMPSON, RN, OCN [ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK]
