Jamie Cesanek, Assistant Web Editor for CURE®, joined the team in March 2021. She graduated from Indiana University Bloomington, where she studied journalism and minored in sociology and French. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, running, or enjoying time with friends and family. Email her at jcesanek@curetoday.com.
Obesity May Be Associated with Increased Cancer Mortality in Most Cancers; Lower in Others
April 14th 2021Recent study results demonstrated an possible association between a high BMI and risk of cancer and overall mortality, though patients with obesity and lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma and melanoma were found to have a lower risk of death than patients with the same cancers without obesity.
How Treating Myeloma is About Extending Remissions and Making it ‘Livable’
April 12th 2021In an interview, Dr. Nina Shah of UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center discusses how she changed her perspective on finding a cure for myeloma and what her goals are when it comes to treating her patients.
Why One Woman Prefers the Term ‘Cancer Alumni’ After Treatment for Lymphoma
March 30th 2021The term “survivor” is often used to describe people who have successfully completed their cancer treatments, but Sonia Su feels like it doesn’t quite capture the complexity of what it means to be in remission.