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A Blessing to Everyone She HelpsA manager describes how an oncology nurse helps patients with cancer including her own mother.
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Unmatched Energy and Passion for Cancer CareMegan McCarthy, RN, is the very essence of a great nurse, one person said.
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Adding Opdivo to Frontline Chemo Boosts Survival in Advanced GI CancersPatients with advanced gastric cancers tended to have better survival outcomes when given Opdivo plus chemotherapy, compared to those who were given chemotherapy alone.
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Strange Tattoos: A Look at My Cancer ExperienceThe temporary tattoos that guided the radiation for my cancer treatment were not beautiful, artistic or cool — they were more than that.
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With Cancer, Quality of Time Matters More Than QuantityA woman describes how caring for her mother, who has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, drastically changed her life and her priorities.
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Raising Lymphoma Awareness During Blood Cancer Awareness MonthWhile much progress has been made in treating blood cancers like lymphoma, I know that there is still far more work to be done.
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The Lung Cancer Advocate Who Is a Friend to AllA woman who has worked with Upal Basu Roy in the lung cancer space for many years explains why he is a lung cancer hero to everyone he has worked with, due to his dedication and empathy.
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Cancer Showed Me Who My Friends Were (and Weren’t)After receiving a cancer diagnosis, it stays with you 24/7.
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When Eyes and Words Become Smiles and Hugs During the COVID-19 PandemicOne team of oncology nurses rose above the challenges during the pandemic to continually care for their patients in different ways.
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Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome: What Patients Need to KnowMore than half of patients may experience PMPS, a type of chronic nerve pain, following mastectomy and breast surgery.
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I Wish I Was Told Everything That May Happen While Undergoing Cancer TreatmentChemotherapy affected my brain in ways that I was never told about.
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A Cancer Poem: Rock-Solid StrengthA poem from a mother to her daughter after her breast cancer diagnosis.
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‘Treadmill of Survivorship’ With a Supportive Oncology NurseA patient with ovarian cancer details the compassion she experienced with her oncology nurse even during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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'My Hero, Our Angel': How One Oncology Nurse Changed Patients LivesOne patient talks about how their oncology nurse was a hero to not just her, but many other patients in the clinic.
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Paying it Forward in the FlowA woman shares the story of her journey with multiple cancer types, including the same one that her mother died from.
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A Lung Cancer Healer Like No OtherAn oncologist explains why Tami Tittlefitz, a lung cancer nurse practitioner, is "one of a kind: a saint and a healer."
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Hope Shared for Patients With Cancer Is Hope MultipliedA patient with lung cancer explains how Terri Conneran, a patient advocate, helped her understand her disease and fight for proper care in a country with less options.
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What Would You Tell Your Newly Diagnosed Self?My world turned upside down in April 2013 on the anniversary of my mother in laws death from metastatic breast cancer.
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I Use My Cancer Diagnosis to Help OthersWhen I share my story and use my cancer diagnosis to help others, cancer becomes a “club” that’s a little more inviting.
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Benefits of a Shared Decision-Making Tool for Colorectal Cancer PatientsA shared decision-making tool is an approach that allows the clinician to collaborate with the patient in reaching evidence-informed decision making.
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Friendship is ForeverGina Roller’s best friend, Kerri-Lynn Larimer, adopted and lived by the motto “crazy not to” long before she was diagnosed with metastatic melanoma.
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License to Live: How a Fishing Retreat Liberated Me from CancerTalking about cancer can be a great burden but sharing one’s story can be liberating. Even if you share it while fishing.
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Unmet Needs and Future Perspectives in the Treatment of RCCBryan Lewis, president of KidneyCAN, and Chung-Han Lee, MD, describe unmet needs and future perspectives in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
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Obesity May Lead to Aggressive Breast Cancer Tumor BiologyData showed that metabolic and genetic factors could contribute to aggressive tumors in Latin American and non-Hispanic White patients with breast cancer.
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Going Through Cancer as a Young Adult Shaped My Outlook on LifeI went through two grueling bouts of cancer when I was a young adult, which drastically shaped my life.
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Your Life Is Not Over Because of CancerAt the moment it may be hard to realize, but your life is not over because of cancer.
