A nationally-published, award-winning journalist, Alex Biese joined the CURE team as an assistant managing editor in April 2023. Prior to that, Alex's work was published in outlets including the Chicago Sun-Times, MTV.com, USA TODAY and the Press of Atlantic City. Alex is a member of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, and also performs at the Jersey Shore with the acoustic jam band Somewhat Relative.
Immigrant Cancer Survivors Face Higher Rates of Uninsurance, Financial Hardship, Food Insecurity
July 2nd 2023Immigrant and foreign-born cancer survivors experience several disparities that suggest barriers to care and “may portent worse health outcomes in cancer survivorship,” according to researchers.
Cancer Survivors Face Cardiovascular Health and Mortality Disparities
June 23rd 2023Factors including race, insurance and treatment history have been associated with increased cardiovascular disease, risk factors and mortality among cancer survivors, including those with a history of pediatric cancer, according to recent research.
First U.S. Patient Treated in Study of Novel Drug-Chemo Combo for NSCLC Subset
May 23rd 2023Work is underway in the global phase 3 HARMONi study evaluating the combination of ivonescimab and chemotherapy in the treatment of patients with EGFR-mutated, locally advanced or metastatic non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer.
Doctor, Cancer Survivor and Marathoner Goes the Distance for Her Patients: ‘Now I Can Just Give’
May 18th 2023Dr. Dawn Mussallem of the Mayo Clinic tells CURE®’s “Cancer Horizons” podcast about how surviving stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and being a heart transplant recipient helps her connect with her patients.