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You Are Not Alone: The Sarcoma Alliance as a Patient AdvocateA nonprofit organization aims to connect patients, caregivers and loved ones affected by sarcoma while educating those about the rare cancer.
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Thinking Outside the Box With a Rare CancerAfter reading about breast cancer and aromatase inhibitors, a light went on for me about my leiomyosarcoma diagnosis.
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A Journey to Mastectomy: Here’s What I LearnedIt’s amazing the cancer resources and community we have now — something my mom didn’t have.
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How Superwoman Battled Stomach Cancer at Age 78I am a nurse practitioner and a professor. But my best job was being a daughter and caregiver to the most wonderful mother anyone could ever have.
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Caring Cancer Clinicians Make All the DifferenceWhen I met my myeloma care team, something just clicked, and I knew I was in good hands.
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My Cancer Diagnosis Connected Me With My CultureAfter being diagnosed with breast cancer, I learned more about the disparities that Black women with the disease face.
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Oncologists Don’t Know EverythingThere is hope with cancer! Do not let anyone tell you differently — even a physician.
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Taking Control of Diet May Improve Outcomes for Multiple MyelomaEating a plant-based diet has been associated with sustained MRD negativity for patients with multiple myeloma.
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The 'Gift' of CancerA woman describes how cancer changed her life for the better in her poem, 'Gift.'
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Advancing Outcomes and Quality of Life for Patients With Metastatic CancerDr. Nancy U. Lin dedicated her life to improving outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer. In this essay, a colleague honors her hard work.
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Impacting Communities Around Her as a Patient and NurseA doctor describes a nurse that he recruited for his own practice while she was receiving treatment for breast cancer.
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Kindness and Healing Play a Strong Role to Patients and Their Care TeamA fellow nurse describes how her colleague is a healing presence to not only her patients but also the clinical team.
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Our Extraordinary Angel During the COVID-19 PandemicA wife and caregiver describes the oncology nurse who helped her husband until he died from cancer and made an impact on his whole support system.
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Planting the Seeds of Words as a Cancer SurvivorAs a three-time cancer survivor, I wonder: are my roots damaged or resting to find their way?
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Cancer Overwhelmed Me, But It Didn’t Overtake MeI’m looking back and sharing the lessons learned from 10 years of cancer survivorship.
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Rebirth Day After CancerWhen the IV was empty, the transplant nurse unhooked me and said “Mr. Katz, Happy Birthday."
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Lifting Weight Off of Patients’ ShouldersThree different people describe similar experiences with someone who stands alongside them during their journeys.
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The Nurse Who Puts Life on Hold to Connect With Patients With CancerA colleague nominates her fellow oncology nurse who welcomes everyone who walks through their doors and makes every effort to make patients feel as comfortable as possible.
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CRC POP: Arming Newly Diagnosed CRC Patients With Useful ResourcesBrian Dooreck, MD, of the Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Centers, Pembroke Pines, Florida, spoke with the Colon Cancer Foundation about their newly launched Colorectal Cancer Provider Outreach Program (CRC POP)—it’s evolution and mission.
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A Cancer Lesson Learned from a Friend’s DeathI had a friend who was diagnosed with the same bladder cancer as me, though our experiences were extremely different.
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The Myeloma JourneyThis poem was written in hope that those experiencing multiple myeloma, or other cancers, will find solace in knowing that advancements in treatments are being made every day, and a positive attitude with caregiver acceptance and support will prolong one’s days for a productive life.
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Cooking Green in the Kitchen for Patients With CancerAn expert offers two delicious and nutritious recipes that may improve side effects for patients who are undergoing treatment for multiple myeloma.
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Truqap Plus Faslodex Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes, Quality of LifePatients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer tended to have longer health-related quality of life and improved outcomes with Truqap plus Faslodex, research showed.
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Acceptance and Adaptation Are Essential During CancerThere are limits and adaptations that are needed during childhood, adulthood and retirement, and I can say the same for every step of my cancer experience.
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Changing the Clocks: Making My Time Worthwhile With CancerA time to reflect on changes we can make while we still have time, despite having cancer.
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Writing ‘Taught Me to Become’ After CancerWriting about my breast cancer experience became cathartic to me, and eventually my journal entries were compiled into a book, “Feisty Righty.”
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When Surviving Cancer is only the BeginningFor head and neck cancer survivor Jason Mendelsohn surviving cancer was only the beginning of his journey as handling severe side effects from treatment altered his day-to-day life.
