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How One Cancer Nurse Exhibits Compassion on a Daily Basis

During anxious times throughout treatment, one patient details how her oncology nurse helped her to relax at visits to her cancer center.

Dr. J. Isabelle Choi

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Creating an Extraordinary Environment for Cancer Healing

As Vicki puts it, she envisions her role as nurse manager as helping patients have the best possible journey from the minute they walk through the doors.

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Genetic Profiling may Open Many Doors for Treating Cholangiocarcinoma

A gastrointestinal malignancy expert discusses the role genomics play in cholangiocarcinoma, as well as how genetic profiling may identify which treatment is best for patients.

Thomas Hutson, DO, PharmD

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Future Perspectives in Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC)

Dr Thomas Hutson comments on the TiNivo-2 trial and discusses upcoming and novel therapies for patients with renal cell carcinoma.

Julie Lanford, M.P.H., RD, CSO, LDN

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Spring Into the Season With New Recipes

Enjoy a refreshing kale salad on a sunny afternoon and a savory chickpea curry during an April shower. And don’t forget to treat yourself with kindness — and pudding!

Anne Wold

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‘The Shining Light for All Patients With Cancer’

A retired special education teacher reflects on a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner who helped her teach children with neurocognitive issues impacted by cancer and its treatments.

Gail Barr

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Compassionate Guidance Through a Cancer Clinical Trial

"Because of his supportive rapport with his patients, his name often has come up in our local support group, resulting in everyone wishing they had 'a Gil,'" a cancer survivor wrote of a clinical trial research nurse.

Sarah MacLeod

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My Dad’s Death From Cancer Forced Me Out of the Shadows and Into a Spotlight of Advocacy

A teenager from Pennsylvania whose father died from colorectal cancer explains the impact it had on her life and how she has stepped into the field of advocacy to help others.

Will Pizii

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Keytruda Demonstrates Significant Improvement for Some Patients with Melanoma

Keytruda, an immunotherapy agent, demonstrated significant improvement in both distant metastasis-free survival and recurrence-free survival compared to placebo.

Thomas Gross, MD

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The Real Boss of the Pulmonary Medicine Oncology Clinic

A doctor describes a nurse’s ability to make his job rewarding and efficient, which he said can be a rare quality in a partner.

Benny Gordon

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Compassion During Cancer Treatment

A patient wrote about the smile and hug he received every time he went for a doctor’s visit, in addition to the wealth of information she provided whenever he had questions related to his cancer.

Rheza Agtarap, NP-C, AOCNP

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The Gift of a Question in Cancer Care

Debbie Scoles, RN, has been a source of strength and hope for patients wit hcancer and colleagues alike.

Karen Elizabeth Bucknall

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Cancer Does Not Define Me

A stage 3 bowel cancer survivor who recently found out she was in remission writes a poem about maintaining her identity despite cancer.

Emily Capece

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‘One in a Million’ Oncology Nurse Connecting Patients to Care for a Rare Cancer

A mother describes how an administrator was able to help connect her and her son to the care that he needed for fibrolamellar carcinoma.

Amanda Kekelik

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An Oncology Nurse Makes Me Feel Like Her Only Patient

I wish all patients had a nurse like Alyssa Johnson, M.S.N., RN.

Kristen Gurba

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A Lung Legend

"Dr. Ramirez is passionate about lung cancer and his research," writes Kristen Gurba in a submission for the CURE® Lung Cancer Heroes® Award.

LaVerne Griffiths

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Compassion and Courage Define Cancer Nurses

A cancer nurse focuses on alleviating or reducing the anxiety patients often feel when undergoing cancer treatment.

Sydonnahae Gapour, LPN

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An Amazing Oncology Nurse and Role Model

Angela Joseph, RN, is compassionate to both patients with cancer and staffmembers.

Audrey Sternberg

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Pre- and Post-Surgical Jakafi Plus Chemo Shows Potential in Advanced Ovarian Cancer

The use of Jakafi plus chemotherapy shows promise in the pre- and post-surgical treatment settings for patients with stage 3 and 4 ovarian cancer, warranting further study of the combination.

Molly Lesniak

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Addressing Unmet Needs in Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

Before closing out their discussion on differentiated thyroid cancer, patients and health care professionals alike consider unmet needs in this space.

Mark Klein

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The Power of Hope in Cancer Care

A patient's husband writes about the persistence and passion of her oncologist, Dr. Bruno Fang, in helping her through treatment for stage 4 lung cancer.

Jeannie Jeter

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Hope and Positivity May Help Lead to Recovery

A retired registered nurse with tremendous compassion for patients writes a poem about how keeping hope alive throughout cancer treatment can help people recover.

Chris Ryan

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Brukinsa Continues to Outperform Imbruvica for MYD88-Mutant Waldenström Macroglobulinemia

Brukinsa, which was approved in September 2021, resulted in better oucomes for certain patients with with Waldenström macroglobulinemia, according to the ASPEN clinical trial.

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A Game of Chess: Finding the Right Treatment Options for Patients with Multiple Myeloma

As the treatment landscape for multiple myeloma continues to evolve, it is key for patients to find a specialist in the field, ask questions and learn more about their options.

Deborah Ann Both, B.S.N., RN, CTTS

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Striving for a Cancer-Free World

Christine Eastep demonstrates the highest commitment to every one of the patients and her staff to improve the outcomes in lung cancer treatment, with a commitment to sending her staff nurses to tobacco cessation classes.

Molly Conklin, B.S.N., RN, PCCN

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Oncology Nurses Present Composure, Kindness and Professionalism For Patients with Cancer

An oncology nurse clinical leader details how one of her staff members brought out the best in those around her, patients and nurses alike.

Samantha Rine

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Treating With Venetoclax for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Samantha’s Story

Rachel Wong, RDN, CSO, LDN

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6 Cancer-Friendly, Super Food Recipes for Super Bowl Parties

Patients with cancer, their friends and families can enjoy these guilt-free recipes when sitting down to watch the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals go toe-to-toe during Super Bowl 56 on Sunday.

Amanda Badal

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Why Oncology Nurses Are Adored By All

Oncology nurses are the backbone of cancer care, and here's why they are cherished by patients and fellow nurses alike.

Eric Davis

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'Smell the Rain,' and Make Yourself Smile Despite Cancer

A poem about cancer written by a man who subsequently died of the disease explores the idea of finding the small joys in life despite the pain of cancer and treatment.

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