Contributors



Dr. Peter Martin

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Older Patients With Mantle Cell Lymphoma Benefit Most From Individualized Treatment

While 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.


Kathryn Sharkey

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Little Caregivers

Involving children in cancer caregiving may lessen fears and help with understanding.


Bob Piniewski

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Another Inconvenient Truth

What I didn't know then about childhood cancer.


Bonnie J. Addario

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A Chat With Bonnie J. Addario

When 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.


Allan Goldberg

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A Survivor's Search for Meaning

What another survivor taught me about surviving cancer.


Elaine Suva-Bongiovi

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Going the Extra Mile for Patients With Cancer

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring CINDY L. TEEPLE, APRN, M.S.N., AOCN [ABRAHAM MITTELMAN, M.D., PRIVATE PRACTICE, PURCHASE, NEW YORK]


Amy Rogers-Nazarov

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v4n2 - Connecting Online

I 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.


Jami Bonyun

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Embracing the Pink Ribbon for my Daughters

A patient with breast cancer discovers that going pink isn’t all that bad.


Lisa Chapman

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An Extraordinary Healer and So Much More

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Carmi Fazio, RN, BSN, ONA [Molina Healthcare IN Niles, Illinois]


Allison Gilchrist, Laura Joszt, Greg Kennelty, Anita T. Shaffer

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Lending a Hand: Lung Cancer Advocacy Groups Help Those in Need

Advocacy groups are making a difference in the lung cancer community. What can they do for you?


Helen Osborne

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The More You Know

How much is enough when it comes to cancer information?



Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock

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An Oncology Pioneer

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring KATHY IVY, B.S.N., RN, OCN [CHILDRESS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, CHILDRESS, TEXAS]


Stacy Lipson

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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.


Patricia Nee

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Web Exclusive: Saving Lives

One of three finalist essays for the 2008 CURE Extraordinary Healer Award Contest.


Laura Yeager

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Sometimes, Distractions Help During Breast Cancer

After a mammogram and breast cancer scare, a Broadway show provided a welcome distraction and joy, reminding me of life's beauty.


Lori Luedtke

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Caring For Those Left Behind During Treatment For Cancer

When 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.


By Beth Fand Incollingo

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Speaking Out: Taking Action Against Skin Cancer

Patients 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.


Hannah Slater

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Rubraca May Prolong Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Ovarian Cancer With BRCA Mutations, Preliminary Results Show

The 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.


BRADY L . STEIN, M.D., M.H.S.

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Through Thick and Thin: Monitoring Blood Clots With ET

Patients with essential thrombocythemia should know the signs and symptoms of blood clots.



Yania Jansen

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When to Stop Immunotherapy Treatment for Melanoma

Yania Jansen, surgical trainee at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, in Brussels, Belgium, discusses the possibility of stopping treatment with Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for patients with melanoma.



Jennifer Wider, MD, Society for Women’s Health Research

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The Pitfalls and Promises of Diagnosing Ovarian Cancer Early

Ovarian 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.


LESLIE R. SCHOVER, PH.D.

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Finding Your PATHS and Addressing Sexual Health

A free online pilot program helps people with cancer and their partners work through sexual health and fertility obstacles.


Andy Seibert

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Survivorship's Gift to a Mother and Son

In 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.


Jacquelyn Pryor, Ph.D.

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How One Oncology Nurse Exhibits the Best of Humanity

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring TARA CHRISTION, B.S.N., RN [BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT GROUP OF GEORGIA, ATLANTA]


Mellisa Wheeler

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Implementing a Mobile Lung Cancer Screening Unit

Mellisa Wheeler, director of Disparities at the Levine Cancer Institute, discusses how her team came to recognize the need for a mobile lung cancer screening unit.


Jason R. Gotlib

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Jason R. Gotlib on JAK Inhibitors for the Treatment of Myelofibrosis

Jason R. Gotlib discusses JAK inhibitors for the treatment of patients with myelofibrosis.