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Teaching the World About Multiple MyelomaCynthia Chmielewski is a multiple myeloma hero for many around the world.
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Welireg Delays Kidney Cancer Progression, Betters Quality of LifeWelireg outperformed Afinitor in time to disease progression and patient-reported quality of life in the treatment of metastatic clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
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‘Coming Out’ to Cancer: LGBTQIA+ Discrimination in the Health Care SystemFear of facing discriminatory behavior within the health care system, along with other factors, may keep members of the LGBTQIA+ community from receiving cancer diagnoses.
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Treating the Whole Patient Rather Than Just Cancer IssuesA patient details the compassionate support that she received from an oncology nurse while receiving back-to-back treatments for cancer.
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Building Bridges of Inclusion in Metastatic Breast Cancer CareA man describes his wife’s tireless efforts to advocate for people of color in the metastatic breast cancer field, where many still face disparities within care, inclusion in clinical trials and survival outcomes.
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Getting Through Grief Caused By CancerWhen experiencing loss, always look forward and have hope.
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Perhaps a Pearl: An Experience That Led to Meeting Another Breast Cancer SurvivorA woman dedicates a poem to the experience of meeting a fellow breast cancer survivor.
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More Than a Career: Lung Cancer Advocate Turns Passion Into ActionUpal Basu Roy has a true gift of being able to think from his heart. He educates the patient community, helps patients navigate the fragmented system, fights for drug access issues in other countries, addresses disparities and supports patient-driven initiatives in research and advocacy.
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Balancing Scientific Rigor With Empathy in Cancer CareAlthough she has always been driven to excel, Karen Driskill's, M.S., RN, purpose became more focused after her mother-in-law passed away from intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma in 2010.
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Achieving a Childhood Dream by Caring for Patients With CancerFrom her earliest childhood days, Tammy Allred, RN, OCN, had a vision for her future: to soothe and to heal.
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MK-6482 Shows Promise in von Hippel-Lindau Disease-Associated Renal Cell CarcinomaThe HIF-2a Inhibitor induced clinical responses among patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease–associated kidney cancer, according to results presented at the 2020 ASCO Virtual Scientific Program.
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Summer and Skin Cancer: Staying Safe in the SunWhile the summer months are the perfect time for outdoor activities with friends and family, it is crucial to protect yourself from skin cancer.
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Cancer Care Is a Matter of OpinionsLooking back in 2018, I am so glad that we sought out the other opinions. Nerve wracking as it was, the process opened up other options we would not have known about.
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What I Do When My Doctors Don’t ListenHere are four signs of your doctor not listening and four things I do when they don't listen to me.
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Future Directions in CLL TreatmentLori A. Leslie, MD, and Hoshiyuki Iida, APN, offer closing thoughts on the future treatment landscape of chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
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Making a Difference: An Interview with Noelle Paul, RN, BSN, OCN, CAPANoelle Paul has time to talk on the way home from her job as an oncology surgical nurse at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
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In the Hands of an AngelAn Extraordinary Healer article honoring LAUREN H. McMURRY, B.S.N., RN [ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE]
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Elizabeth Swisher Discusses Rucaparib's Side Effects for Patients With Ovarian CancerElizabeth Swisher, M.D., professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention Program, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, discusses the side effects of rucaparib in the ARIEL2 trial, for patients with relapsed, platinum-sensitive high-grade ovarian carcinoma.
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Diagnosing and Treating Smoldering Multiple MyelomaC. Ola Landgren provides an overview of the diagnosis and treatment of smoldering multiple myeloma.
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Supporting Teens and Young Adults Through CancerSpecialized hospital programs — with help from "The Who" rockers — support teens and young adults through cancer.
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Treating the Whole Patient"Her goal is to improve the cancer experience and management of cancer as a chronic disease, extending those efforts into survivorship."
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Through Partnership, Pancreatic Cancer Patients Gain Access to Personal Treatment OptionsA partnership between the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Perthera, a self-described "concierge" for molecular diagnostic testing, is giving patients with this hard-to-treat cancer the ability to determine the best course of treatment.
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Addressing Unmet Needs in Differentiated Thyroid CancerBefore closing out their discussion on differentiated thyroid cancer, patients and health care professionals alike consider unmet needs in this space.
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The Fat Factor in Cancer Recurrence RiskObesity may increase the risk of cancer recurrence. Here's what you can do to counteract it.
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Learning a New Level of Gratitude as a Patient With CancerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring PAM LOWRY, RN, B.S.N., CEN, OCN [MOFFITT CANCER INSTITUTE, TAMPA, FLORIDA]
