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When someone receives a diagnosis of cancer, it is probably one of the scariest times in their life. A nurse not only needs to provide good care, she also needs to be a good listener.

They work as a team always. In this way, they are always up-to-date on each and every patient’s condition and needs.

That first exposure to caring for critically ill patients started an oncology nurse on a journey that created a legacy.

She advocates for her patients’ needs and escalates pertinent information to the interdisciplinary team to be able to provide the best care possible.

Discussing fertility risks and preservation options before starting cancer treatment can help patients feel empowered and have less regret in the future, explained a nurse practitioner.

I like to think that cancer advocates live the motto of the postal service, “Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from their swift completion of their appointed rounds.”

From Grammy-award winning artist Sheryl Crow discussing her breast cancer journey to a 4-year-old reconnecting with their favorite nurse, here’s what’s happening in the cancer space this week.

If I get nervous about a test result, she always takes time to talk with my husband and me about it and explain what the results mean.

I was never a gambler … that is, until I was diagnosed with cancer.

Finding a swimsuit if you have not chosen reconstruction after breast cancer can be a challenge, but there are many ways to find what best works for you.

The primary objective of the early-stage trial is to determine the maximum tolerated dose of the novel drug in a group of patients with recurrent and/or refractory solid tumors.

Every year, she helps coordinate fundraising for other lung cancer groups and research efforts. She is totally committed to the lung cancer community and her patients.

The use of bendamustine and Rituxan plus autologous stem cell transplantation and maintenance Rituxan resulted in similar outcomes to other Rituxan-based regimens that are currently the standard of care for young patients with mantle cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, who are eligible for transplant.

The FDA’s extended approval of Lynparza, according to an expert, gives patients with early-stage, high-risk breast cancer a reasonable treatment option to consider.

Should I mention my daughter’s cancer diagnosis, or keep people blissfully unaware, and say that we’re all doing fine?

When it comes to learning about their disease, patients with cancer can have different preferences, from wanting to discuss treatments with their providers or read handouts, while others may not want to know much at all.

While one woman always assumed her aunt Judy provided excellent cancer care, she learned it firsthand upon her own diagnosis.

“I feel her strength, and because of Lorelei — the way she makes me feel comfortable and confident; the way she cares deeply for me, her other patients and colleagues; and her always professional attitude and manner — I realize that, like other obstacles, I will eventually be able to face this, too,” writes one nurse’s patient in an essay nominating her for CURE®’s 2022 Extraordinary Healer award.

Treatment with an investigational cancer vaccine plus Tecentriq was associated with positive outcomes in patients with heavily pre-treated advanced cervical cancer, according to findings from an interim analysis of a phase 2 trial.

I can’t stand the “battle language” of cancer, including terms like “cancer warrior” and “losing the battle” with the disease.

The manufacturers of the drug plan to resubmit the request for the FDA to approve the regimen sometime this summer.

Researchers are set to launch a new study to examine the feasibility of using an in-home virtual reality-guided mindfulness program to mitigate the effects of chronic cancer-related pain in patients and cancer survivors.

When it comes to both COVID-19 precautions and life with cancer, I feel like I have to sacrifice some privacy to gain understanding from the people around me.

Patients with cancer have so many resources available to them to learn about their disease as well as their treatment options, explained a research nurse from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The cancer experience is far from over when scans turn up clear. Here’s how I deal with triggering reminders of the disease.

My dad was always strong willed, and I think that helped him face aggressive, late-stage cancer.

As anyone who has sat at the bedside of a terminally ill patient knows, those who hold out a hand — literally or figuratively — to help a patient and their loved ones is a hero to them.

According to a colleague, Christine Wylie, M.S.N., RN, OCN, is an excellent resource for patients with cancer.