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CURE Community Vlogs: Turning Lemons into Lemonade After a Cancer Diagnosis“Everything is perspective. It's how you look at it.”
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Top 10 Things Learned in 20 Years of Fighting Prostate CancerMany advances have been made in the fight against prostate cancer in the past two decades, but ZERO will not stop until the disease is completely ended.
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'Maximum Amount of Caution' Necessary for Immunosuppressed Patients Amid COVID-19 PandemicIn the face of the COVID-19 pandemic patients with cancer who are considered to have weakened immune systems need to have a special emphasis placed on their care.
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Oncologists Address Fertility Issues Earlier With PatientsOncologists are increasingly focusing on treatment-related infertility.
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Older Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma Benefit Most From Individualized TreatmentWhile emerging therapies for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) continue to shape the treatment landscape, no key standard currently exists, says one expert – particularly for older patients, who benefit most from a treatment approach that has been tailored to fit them and their disease.
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Little CaregiversInvolving children in cancer caregiving may lessen fears and help with understanding.
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A Chat With Bonnie J. AddarioWhen first diagnosed with lung cancer, some doctors told Bonnie J. Addario that there was nothing that they could do for her. Now, 14 years later, she has spent over a decade helping others with the disease through her Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.
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Going the Extra Mile for Patients With CancerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring CINDY L. TEEPLE, APRN, M.S.N., AOCN [ABRAHAM MITTELMAN, M.D., PRIVATE PRACTICE, PURCHASE, NEW YORK]
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v4n2 - Connecting OnlineI am awed when I consider that billions of electrical impulses traversing networks of computers worldwide have created a haven for people who share a terrifying disease.
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Embracing the Pink Ribbon for my DaughtersA patient with breast cancer discovers that going pink isn’t all that bad.
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An Extraordinary Healer and So Much MoreAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Carmi Fazio, RN, BSN, ONA [Molina Healthcare IN Niles, Illinois]
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Lending a Hand: Lung Cancer Advocacy Groups Help Those in NeedAdvocacy groups are making a difference in the lung cancer community. What can they do for you?
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An Oncology PioneerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring KATHY IVY, B.S.N., RN, OCN [CHILDRESS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CHILDRESS, TEXAS]
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Should You Share Your Faith with Your Medical Team?For some patients, faith plays an important part in how they cope with treatment and recovery, but whether it extends to the exam room depends on many factors.
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Web Exclusive: Saving LivesOne of three finalist essays for the 2008 CURE Extraordinary Healer Award Contest.
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A Moment of Kindness I’ll Never Forget During Cancer TreatmentDuring World Cancer Support Month, I’m remembering a moment in 2012 a group of teachers — especially Mrs. Reed — lifted me up with unexpected kindness.
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Caring For Those Left Behind During Treatment For CancerWhen we get cancer all the attention is focused on us, but the demands of caregiving can leave behind family and loved ones that need attention as well. Especially our children.
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Speaking Out: Taking Action Against Skin CancerPatients can pick from a growing array of treatments, from same-day- results surgery to game-changing immunotherapy, to fight the most common type of cancer.
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Rubraca May Prolong Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Ovarian Cancer With BRCA Mutations, Preliminary Results ShowThe phase 3 ARIEL4 trial evaluated Rubraca (rucaparib) versus chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer and a BRCA mutation who did not respond to two or more lines of chemotherapy.
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Through Thick and Thin: Monitoring Blood Clots With ETPatients with essential thrombocythemia should know the signs and symptoms of blood clots.
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When to Stop Immunotherapy Treatment for MelanomaYania Jansen, surgical trainee at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in Brussels, Belgium, discusses the possibility of stopping treatment with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for patients with melanoma.
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The Pitfalls and Promises of Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer EarlyOvarian cancer, also known as “the silent killer,” may soon be detected earlier, giving women improved survival rates, with the recognition of specific early warning signs which including abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, urinary urgency or frequency, pelvic and lower back pressure, loss of appetite or feeling full quickly and abnormal vaginal bleeding.
