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An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring JACKIE MILLER, B.S.N., RN, OCN [PENN MEDICINE VIRTUA CANCER PROGRAM, VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY]

Memorial Day has multiple meanings for this cancer survivor.

Communication between health care professionals and institutions can be vital to ensure the best treatment possible.

This is what surviving cancer sounds like.

NCCN guidelines recommend annual mammograms to detect disease recurrence, but according to the study’s findings, women — even those who had adequate health insurance — were less likely to have their once-a-year mammogram as they became long-term survivors.

Despite improved outcomes, the researchers also found that side effects with checkpoint inhibition often affected the dermatologic, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, renal, endocrine and hepatic systems in patients.

It can feel like you're running out of time to get it right, says this patient with metastatic breast cancer.

Once you have experienced cancer, you can take those learnings and help others when trauma hits in their lives.

Planting a tree can be a wonderful and lasting way to honor a survivor or a loved one who has passed.

PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors are generally well-tolerated, so most patients face little or no issues with the drugs. However, there are still some things to look out for.

A male breast cancer survivor reveals some startling statistics.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new formulation of Yonsa (abiraterone acetate) in combination with methylprednisolone as a treatment for men with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to Sun Pharma, the company commercializing the treatment.

Cancer survivors worry about recurrence, but seldom think about their risk for new primaries.

The group came together to discuss gaps in knowledge concerning the prostate cancer journey, including nonmetastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (nmCRPC) and metastatic disease.

I was the only flat-chested model among the group of fellow survivors of all types of cancers, as well as loved ones modeling in tribute to loved ones who succumbed to the disease.

With the study of more biomarkers for MPNs, the field continues to advance. However, more work still needs to be done.

Sometimes the days may be cloudy when we hurt from the chemo and side effects, but there is enough light to keep dancing.

This week, I'm celebrating all the new graduates, including myself.

Even if being asymmetrical or flat is a valid choice for women who have undergone mastectomies, and that is how I usually feel best, there are no rules that say we should not wear a prosthetic bra now and then, or every single day, if it makes us smile or forget for a fleeting second that cancer can be disfiguring. There is no reason to feel self-conscious.

Climbing mountains and facing cancer are similar in ways.

Residual pain after breast cancer can be cancer-related fatigue. Learn more about the signs and symptoms from this survivor.

Recent research, conducted at NYU Langone Health and presented at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Annual Congress, sought to find out how patients with melanoma perceived skin health education, and their willingness be involved in their own surveillance or a loved one’s.

One melanoma survivor offers advice for Skin Cancer Awareness Month.

Learning more about those who work for pharmaceutical companies can be an eye-opening experience.

Oncology nurses are on the front line of patient care, and last week, at the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Annual Congress, we reported on the ever-growing nursing role and recent research coming out in how they can more effectively treat patients with cancer.

Patients with head and neck cancer experienced a decrease in symptom severity after using mobile and sensor technology that allowed their health care providers to remotely monitor symptoms, according to research that will be presented at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

How much is there to look forward to? Breast cancer survivor reflects on her mom's breast care treatment choices.

The supplement melatonin is well-known for its benefits in helping people sleep, but could it also be beneficial for helping keep breast cancer from returning? Evidence shows this might be the case.