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Marjorie Carter

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Oncology Nurses Combine Expertise With Compassion

One oncology nurse shows the power of compassion and knowledge with every patient she cares for.

Mary Leban

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How a Young Patient With Cancer Made Me a Better Nurse

An oncology nurse recalls how a young patient with Ewing sarcoma she helped care for taught her about bravery and being honest with patients. Here, she writes how he made her a better nurse.

Anna Mahjar-Barducci

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Compassionate Care Goes A Long Way When Receiving Treatment for Cancer

A patient with cancer recalls how the love her care team showed her during her treatment made such a difference in her journey to recovery. Her hope: That more patients with cancer around the world can find doctors who treat them as a person, and not just a case.

Kristin R. Kelly

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Cancer Is a Strange, Unconventional Fairy Tale

A woman with breast cancer describes her cancer journey as an unconventional fairy tale, with hope scattered within the darkness.

Sherry King

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An Entire Team's Effort to Care for Patients With Cancer

One person credits an entire oncology nurse team for going above and beyond during cancer treatment.

LeAnn Hahn

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An Oncology Nurse Wears Many Hats

A cancer survivor details how her oncology nurse was also a therapist and social worker for patients as they received chemotherapy.

Chris Matthews

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Like a Vessel

A breast cancer survivor writes a poem about feeling adrift after treatment.

Lacey Buchorn

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3 Things Cancer Survivors Need to Remember: From Someone Who Has Been There

“Spending over a third of my life as a cancer survivor, I’ve learned a few lessons along the way,” said Lacey, who was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia 13 years ago.

Dr. Ines Vaz-Luis

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Ending Metastatic Breast Cancer for Everyone

Dr. Nancy U. Lin actors as a mentor for her patients, helping to guide them through the cancer experience, says her colleague Dr. Ines Vaz-Luis.

Nichole Tucker

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Chronic GVHD Treatment Improves, But Is Still Far From Perfect

Patients with blood cancer who underwent stem cell transplant and developed chronic graft-versus-host disease have more treatment options than ever before. But the formula for planning older and newer therapies has not yet been established.

Brenda Flack

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Companionship Helps Patients Feel Less Alone Through Cancer Treatment

An oncology nurse touched the life of one patient with cancer with her attention to detail and compassion.

Hans Rueffert

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The Chef Who Lost His Stomach to Cancer

“The Next Food Network Star” runner-up shares his struggles with nutrition after a stomach cancer diagnosis and gastrectomy.

Ramon Parsons, MD

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Heroically Committed to Patients With Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

"Dr. Rosenzweig’s commitment to helping patients with lung cancer and mesothelioma is truly heroic," several colleagues write.

Michael R. Young

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A Cancer Nurse 'Turns Lemons Into Lemonade'

I have enjoyed working with Nikki and seeing how she, and all of the other nurses at the Infusion Center in Branson, take care of and interact with the many outpatients that come into the center for service.

Johny Almazor

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Oncology Nurses Treating Patients Like Their Own Family

A colleague details how an oncology nurse goes above and beyond no matter the task, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ann Cruz, RN, B.S.N.

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Taking the Extra Step for Patients With Cancer

One nurse describes how her colleague incorporates compassion into every aspect of her role as an oncology nurse.

Stephanie Russell, Psy.D.

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How Oncology Nurses Are Your Supportive Companions On the Cancer Journey

One patient shares their story of how her oncology nurse changed her cancer journey by being there with her every step of the way.

Dee Sparacio

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Lucky 13: In Service of Hope

Longterm ovarian cancer survivor Dee reflects on more than a decade of hope-filled service.

Denise Myshko

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Opdivo-Yervoy Combination Could Benefit Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Combination of Opdivo and Yervoy had improved efficacy and durable response after four years in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Elizabeth Prechtel Dunphy, DNP, CRNP, AOCN

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A Lung Cancer Hero Without a Cape

A colleague describes how Suzanne Walker has touched the lives of many patients with lung cancer over the years.

Dr. Anne Moore

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A Gifted Voice and Passionate Advocate for Metastatic Breast Cancer Research

A colleague describes an oncology nurse who goes above and beyond as both a dedicated nurse to her patients’ care and an advocate in the field of metastatic breast cancer.

Carlee Crawford

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Oncology Nurse Rises Above to Advocate for Patients With Cancer

One person details how an oncology nurse rises above all challenges to help her patients with cancer throughout the grueling parts of treatment.

Roberta L. Hughes

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Using Meditation for Cancer Management

Remembering the simple joys of living and transporting yourself beyond immediate concerns can be helpful for patients with cancer, one woman explains in a poem.

Martin Dietrich, MD, PhD

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Future Perspectives in Adjuvant Therapy for Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Therapy

Two experts explain how early-stage non-small cell lung cancer treatment has changed in recent years, particularly in the adjuvant setting, and offer future perspectives in this space.

Dr. Maria João Cardoso

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Fighting to Give Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer a Voice

A medical oncologist is recognized for her contributions in organizing the first international conference dedicated solely to metastatic breast cancer in an effort to give patients a platform to share their stories.

Robin Torpey, D.N.P., RN-BC, B.S.

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A Cancer Nurse Changes the Lives of Patients

When someone receives a diagnosis of cancer, it is probably one of the scariest times in their life. A nurse not only needs to provide good care, she also needs to be a good listener.

Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology

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Do I Have Ovarian Cancer? Understanding the Early Signs, Detection and Treatment

Learn more about the symptoms, risk factors and treatment options for ovarian cancer.

Louis Kopack, B.S.N., RN, CHPN

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Compassionate Cancer Care Through Life and Death

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