Caregiving

Oncology nurses provide all kinds of support to patients with cancer, but among the ways they actually deliver care, they also provide patients with a sense of calm.

Oncology nurses can do it all, and the way they help patients with cancer is invaluable.

A cancer survivor recognizes her oncology nurse who has been with her every step of the cancer journey.

A patient with cancer describes how oncology nurses are simply the best for their patients.

Caregivers for geriatric patients with cancer are vital members of a patient's care and support system, but often don't get the recognition they deserve.

Heather Badt, CSC’s Executive Director of the Research & Training Institute, recently shared her personal perspective as a former patient and caregiver with CURE® and expanded on how those who care for loved ones with cancer often face their own unique challenges and require specialized resources themselves

Nothing ever really ends, even when the treatment journey has wrapped up the memories of cancer are everywhere.

No matter how great the support system, care center or caregiver, it's nearly impossible for patients with cancer to fully share their experiences with those that don't understand. Which is why it's so important for patients to find peers to discuss their cancer with.

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with a couple that has been married for 41 years about their journey as patient and caregiver during two bouts of triple-negative breast cancer. The couple, Janice and Rex Cowden, also give others facing similar situations advice on how to persevere together.

Oncology nurses provide a knowledgeable, reflective and thoughtful position for patients with cancer.

One patient shares their story of how her oncology nurse changed her cancer journey by being there with her every step of the way.

Oncology nurses not only give to their patients without reservations, but they also help their other nurses without reservations.

Oncology nurses have a special understanding of their patients and their patients' needs. One patient shares their story on how that special understanding made a major difference in her cancer journey.

As a caregiver for a patient with cancer, it can be an isolating experience. However, being around other caregivers can be a painful reminder of the sacrifices made along the cancer journey.

Caregiving is a journey unto itself, and one that brings in its own nuances and challenges when caring for a family member with cancer regardless of your relationship to them.

Oncology nurses tend to the needs of patients with cancer with great care, but they also tend to the unspoken needs of their patients.

Oncology nurses are not just supporting for individual patients, but entire patient communities as well.

In this Extraordinary Healer® nomination essay, Alicia Castanon, M.S.N., OCN, APRN, FNP-C, proves herself as an exceptional teacher and oncology nurse.

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

Oncology nurses become family not just with one another, but their patients as well.

On the cancer journey, oncology nurses are more than just a helping hand. They can be your second "mom" and guide you through the confusing parts.

Caregiving for a patient with cancer is a journey unto itself, and one that can have its own ramifications as well.

In this essay, a patient with cancer shares how her oncology nurse was a true comfort through the cancer journey and a true friend.

Oncology nurses are there for nearly every step of a patient's cancer journey, but along the way, they can help illuminate life's beauty.

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

A patient with multiple myeloma shares his story and how his oncology nurse has provided him with care and empathy on his cancer journey.

In this essay, a nurse colleague shows how extraordinary healer Deborah Austin Thompson is both an exceptional comforter and healer for patients with cancer.

On social media, CURE® recently asked its readers to share how an oncology nurse has helped them on their cancer journey.