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'Maximum Amount of Caution' Necessary for Immunosuppressed Patients Amid COVID-19 PandemicIn the face of the COVID-19 pandemic patients with cancer who are considered to have weakened immune systems need to have a special emphasis placed on their care.
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Oncologists Address Fertility Issues Earlier With PatientsOncologists are increasingly focusing on treatment-related infertility.
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Older Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma Benefit Most From Individualized TreatmentWhile emerging therapies for mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) continue to shape the treatment landscape, no key standard currently exists, says one expert – particularly for older patients, who benefit most from a treatment approach that has been tailored to fit them and their disease.
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Little CaregiversInvolving children in cancer caregiving may lessen fears and help with understanding.
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A Chat With Bonnie J. AddarioWhen first diagnosed with lung cancer, some doctors told Bonnie J. Addario that there was nothing that they could do for her. Now, 14 years later, she has spent over a decade helping others with the disease through her Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation.
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Going the Extra Mile for Patients With CancerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring CINDY L. TEEPLE, APRN, M.S.N., AOCN [ABRAHAM MITTELMAN, M.D., PRIVATE PRACTICE, PURCHASE, NEW YORK]
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v4n2 - Connecting OnlineI am awed when I consider that billions of electrical impulses traversing networks of computers worldwide have created a haven for people who share a terrifying disease.
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Embracing the Pink Ribbon for my DaughtersA patient with breast cancer discovers that going pink isn’t all that bad.
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An Extraordinary Healer and So Much MoreAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Carmi Fazio, RN, BSN, ONA [Molina Healthcare IN Niles, Illinois]
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Lending a Hand: Lung Cancer Advocacy Groups Help Those in NeedAdvocacy groups are making a difference in the lung cancer community. What can they do for you?
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An Oncology PioneerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring KATHY IVY, B.S.N., RN, OCN [CHILDRESS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CHILDRESS, TEXAS]
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Should You Share Your Faith with Your Medical Team?For some patients, faith plays an important part in how they cope with treatment and recovery, but whether it extends to the exam room depends on many factors.
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Web Exclusive: Saving LivesOne of three finalist essays for the 2008 CURE Extraordinary Healer Award Contest.
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A Fellow Cancer Survivor Gives Me a Useful MessageA chance meeting with my childhood friend reminded me — and others— that living with cancer means taking things one day at a time.
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Caring For Those Left Behind During Treatment For CancerWhen we get cancer all the attention is focused on us, but the demands of caregiving can leave behind family and loved ones that need attention as well. Especially our children.
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Speaking Out: Taking Action Against Skin CancerPatients can pick from a growing array of treatments, from same-day- results surgery to game-changing immunotherapy, to fight the most common type of cancer.
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Rubraca May Prolong Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Ovarian Cancer With BRCA Mutations, Preliminary Results ShowThe phase 3 ARIEL4 trial evaluated Rubraca (rucaparib) versus chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer and a BRCA mutation who did not respond to two or more lines of chemotherapy.
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Through Thick and Thin: Monitoring Blood Clots With ETPatients with essential thrombocythemia should know the signs and symptoms of blood clots.
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When to Stop Immunotherapy Treatment for MelanomaYania Jansen, surgical trainee at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in Brussels, Belgium, discusses the possibility of stopping treatment with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for patients with melanoma.
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The Pitfalls and Promises of Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer EarlyOvarian cancer, also known as “the silent killer,” may soon be detected earlier, giving women improved survival rates, with the recognition of specific early warning signs which including abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, urinary urgency or frequency, pelvic and lower back pressure, loss of appetite or feeling full quickly and abnormal vaginal bleeding.
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Finding Your PATHS and Addressing Sexual HealthA free online pilot program helps people with cancer and their partners work through sexual health and fertility obstacles.
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Survivorship's Gift to a Mother and SonIn the midst of all of the things that tie us together, it’s been what many would consider the most challenging shared experience a mother and son can have – facing and surviving cancer – that has been a defining feature of our relationship and ultimately one of the most overwhelming blessings of life.
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How One Oncology Nurse Exhibits the Best of HumanityAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring TARA CHRISTION, B.S.N., RN [BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT GROUP OF GEORGIA, ATLANTA]
