Contributors


Linda Childers

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First Cancer, Now Diabetes

Patients "need to be proactive" as they coordinate care between two diseases.


Dr. Kara Kelly

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Preparing For Survivorship After Lymphoma Treatment in AYA Patients

Dr. Kara Kelly discusses specific long-term health considerations that AYA survivors of lymphoma should be aware of to best prepare for survivorship.


Abra Kelson, LICSW

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The Humble Myeloma Hero: Sharing, Learning, Curing

He dreams that this ever-growing body of knowledge will progressively improve the ability to understand and treat cancer; multiple myeloma has been at the center of this dream.


Traci Fotorny

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Hope for The Cancer Journey

As difficult as my cancer journey was, there were a lot of good things that came out of it. Cancer changed my life. It changed my perspective. It showed me what is truly important and valuable in life.


Burt Rosen

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A Holiday Poem: Who Says Cancer Doesn’t Rhyme?

The holiday season is here, so here’s a festive poem to remind us that cancer should not control us during this time.


Karen Northup

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My Cancer Nurse Was My 'Saving Sam'

When I was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, my oncology nurse ended up becoming a trusted friend.




SUSAN RUX, PH.D., D.N.P., RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, OCN

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An Effective Problem Solver and and Agent for Change in Cancer Care

Elzbieta Kowalski, M.S.N., RN, CCRN, places service to patients, co-workers and others at the forefront of all her actions and embraces our organization’s service excellence standards.


Mary Sansone

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I Sometimes Forget to Celebrate Survivorship

Five years after my transplant for leukemia, I’m learning to focus on gratitude despite daily struggles, remembering that being alive is the greatest gift.


Christen Elledge, MD

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A Guardian Angel Among Doctors

An oncologist describes how gifted and compassionate her primary nurse is with the clinical team and with patients with genitourinary and gynecologic cancers.



Stephen Langford

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The Difficult Task of Negotiating With Insurance Carriers

One oncology nurse helped her patient with cancer by talking with his insurance carriers to provide a drug he needed for treatment.


Nathan L. Scott, M.D.

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Unmet Needs and Challenges in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

Experts discuss unmet needs and challenges faced by patients with uveal melanoma. This program was made possible with support from Immunocore.


Javishkar Reddy

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'Divided' Before a Cancer Diagnosis

A man writes a poem about an ex-girlfriend who discovered she had cancer.


Annette Cruz

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A Meeting on the Chemo Ward Changed My Perspective on Life

I had a mindset shift when I met someone during chemotherapy treatment who told me that I’d die of my disease, like everyone else.


Olga Tsoudis

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Finding Support and Hope After a Rare Cancer Diagnosis

Participating in research and leaning on advocacy organizations helped me through my rare cancer diagnosis.


Adriana Rocha

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I Will Heal from the Threat Cancer Brings

The threat of breast cancer looms over me, even the pain is a threat.


Reginald Tucker-Seeley, MA, ScM, ScD

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Advice for Patients With Prostate Cancer

Reginald Tucker-Seeley, MA, ScM, ScD, concludes the program with advice for caregivers and patients with prostate cancer to maximize the benefit of treatment.


Laura Orange

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I Have Cancer, But Cancer Doesn’t Have Me

Cancer is a dark place, but we can bring light to it.


Shoshana D. Kerewsky

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A Poem About Cancer and Weeds

With my breast cancer experience, there's always a juxtaposition between the fear of mortality and the hope of living.



Donna Drake Farmer

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Remembering My Sister Who Had Hodgkin Lymphoma

In memory of my sister, Barbara, who died of Hodgkin lymphoma in 1954.


Barbara Sheehan

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Patients With Lung Cancer Respond to ‘Did You Smoke?’

The members of my lung cancer support group recently came up with some responses for when people ask us, "So you have lung cancer — did you smoke?"


Tom Spillane, MD

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Small-Town Cancer Team, Big Success

An oncologist writes about a local cancer care leader who developed an impressive multidisciplinary cancer team.


Manmeet Ahluwalia, MD, Cleveland Clinic

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Delving Into Brain Cancer Treatment Takeaways Following ASCO 2025

The de-escalation of therapy helps avoid unnecessary toxicity from treatment in patients with brain cancer, explained Drs. Joshua K. Sabari and Manmeet Singh Ahluwalia.


Robert McEachern

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I’ve Had Enough Scans to Know How They Taste

Even the difficult experiences that we share, like the emotional and physical discomfort that comes with a cancer scan, can be a little easier when we know someone else has been through them, too.


Jennifer Ahlstrom

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Teaching the World About Multiple Myeloma

Cynthia Chmielewski is a multiple myeloma hero for many around the world.


Jordyn Sava

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Targeted Chemo Improves Survival in Early-Stage Lung Cancer

Using a 14-gene test to guide chemotherapy significantly improved disease-free survival in patients with early nonsquamous lung cancer.


Stephanie Loder

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‘Coming Out’ to Cancer: LGBTQIA+ Discrimination in the Health Care System

Fear of facing discriminatory behavior within the health care system, along with other factors, may keep members of the LGBTQIA+ community from receiving cancer diagnoses.