Contributors

Terry Arnold

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Birthdays Mark Milestones

Inflammatory breast cancer survivor, Terry Arnold, shares her story of diagnosis and survivorship.

NATE BILINSKI

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How One Person Beat Cancer by Participating in a Clinical Trial

After being diagnosed with glioblastoma, experimental immunotherapy saved his life.

William Tseng, MD

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You Are Not Alone: The Sarcoma Alliance as a Patient Advocate

A nonprofit organization aims to connect patients, caregivers and loved ones affected by sarcoma while educating those about the rare cancer.

Stephen Labay

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Superman, Sort Of

Twenty-year-old men think they are invincible. They wake up each morning thinking that nothing can stop them and that is one of the best feelings in the world.

Margaret Patterson

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She Gives Me Courage

MY FAVORITE NURSE, Susanne, is a model in courage and persistence.

NCODA

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Barry D. Brooks, M.D., Joins NCODA Executive Council

The National Community Oncology Dispensing Association, Inc. (NCODA) is pleased to announce the addition of Barry D. Brooks, M.D. to their Executive Council. Dr. Brooks joined the Council in April.

Elliott Winton, M.D.

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Elliott Winton on the Changing Landscape of MPN Treatment

Elliott Winton, M.D., researcher, physician and 2016 MPN Hero, discusses some of the drastic changes that happened over the past decade or so in the world of MPNs.

The American Hospice Foundation

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Web Exclusive: Understanding Hospice

Hospice care or palliative care: What's the right care for me?

Lynne Lederman, PhD

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Immunotherapy Combination Demonstrates Benefit in Small, Early Trial of Melanoma

A small, early trial demonstrated that a combination of Imlygic and Keytruda can have clinical benefit for patients with advanced melanoma.

Kurt Ullman

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Taking a Detour

After ostomies, patients must adjust to their new bodies, but can live full, active lives.

Michael E. Reid

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Acknowledging Loss

Prostate cancer survivor says acknowledging the loss of his sexuality is the first step toward getting it back.

Katie Thiede, Chief Executive Officer at Bright Pink

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Opinion: Breast Cancer's Pink Isn't Black and White

How has the most successful cancer awareness movement become so polarizing?

Marcy Worthington

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Knowledge Is Key in Patient Advocacy

Understanding the disease and treatments are key aspects of being a patient advocate, explained MPN Hero Marcy Worthington.

Lisa Machado

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Power to the Patients

Real-time access to test results and doctors’ reports is putting control over health into the hands of patients.

Judith A. Salerno, President, CEO, Susan G Komen

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One Giant Leap for a Cancer Cure

Dr. Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty

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Jevtana's Toxicity Profile Makes It a Good Option in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

When other therapies have failed, patients with metastatic prostate cancer who were treated with Jevtana (cabazitaxel) in the third-line setting experienced a toxicity profile similar to that of androgen-targeted therapies, making the chemotherapy agent a valid choice for some patients, according to results from the CARD trial.

Curtis Pesmen

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The Ins and Outs of Ports

A port can make intravenous chemotherapy easier on patients.

Tracy Ahrens

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Dream Sequence

Through a children’s book that describes a fanciful dream, an author/illustrator remembers a youngster lost to cancer — and raises funds to boost research.

Mackenzie O'Halloran

Cesar Quesada

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Finalist Esssay: Not Just a Nurse, But Also an Angel

Finalist Essay: CURE’s 2012 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing

Otis W. Brawley, MD

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PSA Screening Decision is a Balancing Act

Put prostate cancer screening into perspective.

Lisa Craine

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My Story with Cholangiocarcinoma

Fred Hardwicke, M.D., Childress Regional Medical Center Cancer Clinic, Childress

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An Oncology Pioneer

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring KATHY IVY, B.S.N., RN, OCN [CHILDRESS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CHILDRESS, TEXAS]

Mark Gibbons

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Mark Gibbons on Caregivers of Patients with Ovarian Cancer

Mark Gibbons of Caregiver Action Network discusses the emotions caregivers to patients with ovarian cancer may have.

Denise Borenstein Weiner

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A Parent's Nightmare, a Healer's Selfless Strength

Winner of the 2015 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing: Laura J. Vasquez, RN, CPON [Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in Los Angeles, California]

Susan Thornton

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Susan Thornton on Unmet Needs in Cutaneous Lymphoma

Susan Thornton provides an overview of the unmet needs in cutaneous lymphoma.

Kimberly Brandt

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Making Room for Lymphedema

Lymphedema is not an uncommon secondary effect of cancer treatment. With no cure available, an effective long-term treatment effort is necessary for maximizing a cancer survivor's quality of life.

Eleanor Miller

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The North Star of Oncology Nursing

Maria Malloy, a registered oncology nurse and caregiver at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, is nominated her colleague Eleanor Miller for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award in this essay.

Lauren Levi, DMD