Contributors


Patricia Jakel, M.N., RN, AOCN, Solid Tumor Program, UCLA, Santa Monica

Latest:

The Day That Snow Brought Sunshine

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring SANTA MONICA UCLA ONCOLOGY UNIT – 4 SOUTHWEST [UCLA, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA]


Suzann B. Goldstein

Latest:

The Girls: A Family Remembers Their Two Daughters Lost to Cancer

What a force they were, those two daughters of ours: that little nine-year-old kid Valerie, gone from bone cancer and the more grown-up 37-year-old Stacy, cut off by breast cancer. When we talk of them, however, it is often with a slight grin.


Jermaine Fenwick

Latest:

Cancer: The Ugly Breakdown

Yes, some days are harder than others, even though my strength has been depleted, my courage has been renewed.


Mona Amundson

Latest:

An Extraordinary Nurse Gave My Husband an 11-Year Lifeline

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring SALLY DURHAM, RN [DIRECTOR OF OUTPATIENT INFUSION, FRANCES MAHON DEACONESS HOSPITAL, GLASGOW, MONTANA]


Katie Brown

Latest:

Peer Support Helps Patients Navigate Their Cancer Journey

Katie Brown, senior vice president of survivorship and support for LUNGevity Foundation, wrote about a program for patients to gain knowledge from survivors.


Rose Gerber

Latest:

'Hoping for a Cure, Advocating for Care': COA's Patient Advocacy Initiative

COA’s head of patient advocacy discusses the role of self-advocacy in survivorship and receiving quality, affordable, accessible cancer care.


Samira Rajabi

Latest:

Living With Uncertainty as a Brain Tumor Survivor in a Changing World

A brain tumor survivor explains how she chooses to approach life with acceptance of the hard times rather than trying to throw them away.


Amanda Boyer

Latest:

Agents of Choice

Despite a national addiction crisis, opioids remain an appropriate choice for treating severe cancer pain.


The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation

Latest:

Moving Mountains to Find a Cure

"In the midst of all of the difficulty of trying to deal with something this terrible, having that hope in your back pocket is invaluable to my life and to my family." - Brian Smith, on living with multiple myeloma and participating in Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma's recent Iceland trek.


Ronald Natale

Latest:

Ronald Natale on Treatment Options for EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer

Ronald Natale, medical oncologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses treatment options for patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer.


Leonard Gomella, M.D.

Latest:

Expert Advice for Newly Diagnosed Patients

Be careful where you get your information, said Leonard Gomella, M.D.


Karin Diamond

Latest:

Vials of Love

Nurse infuses more than chemotherapy during treatment.


Chelsea LoCascio

Latest:

Exploring Unanswered Questions in Hematologic Malignancies

While recent advances in hematology are exciting, they open the door to more questions.


Amir Khan, MD

Latest:

Disparities Exist in Young Patients with Colorectal and Gastric Cancers

The incidence of colorectal and gastric cancers has risen for younger patients, and many of them share ethnic and socioeconomic disparities as well.


Stephanie Bouchard

Latest:

Going to the Dogs

After breast cancer, one woman found new purpose and renewed relationships by adopting a special puppy. Now, she fosters others.


Julie Grisham

Latest:

Unique Genetic Change Found in Rare Ovarian Tumor Could Spare Patients from Unnecessary Treatment

Investigators are studying a rare ovarian tumor called sclerosing stromal tumor, a benign tumor that can be misdiagnosed as cancer.


Dr. Regina Hampton

Latest:

Research Shines Light on Disparities Across Breast Cancer Care

Dr. Regina Hampton discusses key factors contributing to this disparity, and how healthcare systems can address these challenges.


Jonathan Rosenberg, M.D.

Latest:

Padcev, Keytruda Combination Proves Impactful for Patients with Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

The results of a phase 2 study looking at Padcev and Keytruda combination therapy for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer shows promise with a 73% response that did not differ for a patient’s PDL1 status.


Tom Sowa

Latest:

Why I'm Not Climbing a Mountain

A cancer survivor doesn’t consider surviving cancer a personal victory, but is grateful for each day.


Shelli Greenland

Latest:

My Letter to Nancy, an Extraordinary Oncology Nurse

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Nancy Mortlock, RN, OCN, CRNI, CSRN [ Rockwood Clinic in Spokane, Washington ]


Gabriela Hobbs, M.D.

Latest:

Managing Symptoms For Patients With Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Gabriela Hobbs, M.D., discusses how to manage symptoms associated with a myeloproliferative neoplasm diagnosis.



Lindsay Ray

Latest:

Pipeline

The latest in cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment.


Linda McCarthy

Latest:

The Power a Cancer Doctor’s Reassuring Smile Holds

A patient with metastatic breast cancer honors her medical oncologist, Dr. Maria Raquel Nunes, for her calming and optimistic approach.


Jessica Iannotta, M.S., RD, CSO, CDN

Latest:

A Taste for Wellness: Meals in Under 45 Minutes

Breakfast, lunch and dinner options that require minimal prep work and time.



Beatriz Terrazas

Latest:

Building Futures

Breast cancer survivors find a constructive outlet for their altruism.



Heidi Gottlieb

Latest:

Heidi Gottlieb Gives Advice to Brain Tumor Patients and Survivors

Heidi Gottlieb, a brain tumor survivor and the director and founder of Brain Matters, gives advice to other patients and survivors.


Dav Vandenbroucke

Latest:

Catch Cancer Early and It Can Be Easier

Two weeks in the hospital is no fun, but completely worth it when cancer is caught and treated early.