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Managing ThrombocytopeniaCertain types of cancer treatments can result in the body having too few platelets, a condition called thrombocytopenia, which can increase the risk of bleeding.
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A Lesson About Mindset I Learned Overcoming a Less than 10% Survival RateLooking back at my experience with osteosarcoma, I realized that managing the mental game was half the battle, especially with so much negativity.
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Michael J. Mauro on Questions From Patients With CMLMichael J. Mauro, provides an overview of some of the questions he hears from patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML).
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Diet and Lifestyle Influences in Breast CancerReduce breast cancer risk through diet and lifestyle.
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A Beautiful Day: The Story of a Son's LossRemembering and honoring his mother’s memory, a son recalls one of her last days.
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In Sickness and in HealthIf your chair was cold, I knew you were two floors down in the NICU cradling your only child – the only one I’d be able to give you – making sure his IV and nutrition lines were also connected and beeping lively and skipping at the same beat as mine.
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When A Spouse Dies from Cholangiocarcinoma: Praise for Single ParentsDespite the initial shock and challenges, I found strength and support within the community of single parents.
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Connecting With The HeartMY WIFE passed away on Feb. 2, 2014, from a six-year battle with cancer. It is my honor to nominate one angel in particular who, in the end, became much more than a nurse to my wife.
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My Personal Cancer WarriorAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Carol Mallon, RN, MS, OCN [ Penn State Hershey Medical Center Cancer Institute in Hershey, Pennsylvania ]
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My Extraordinary Healer Before and After Cancer TreatmentAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Debbie Cherry, LPN [ St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee ]
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BTK Inhibitors Offer a Revolutionary Treatment of Relapsed CLL/SLLBruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors have changed the space for treating patients with CLL or SLL, with more on the way to potentially address drug resistance.
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Insights into the Latest Trends in Pancreatic CancerThis month’s Research Spotlight highlights significant advancements in pancreatic cancer research and patient support.
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Study Shows Zejula's Benefit in Treating Ovarian CancerSuperior progression-free survival (PFS) was seen in patients with ovarian cancer who previously had a partial response (PR) to platinum-based therapy when they took Zejula (niraparib). This response was seen in patients with or without germline BRCA mutations, according to data from the ENGOT-OV16/NOVA trial presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting.
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An Oncology Nurse at HeartThis essay was written by her colleagues, Jeanine Gordon and Jaclyn Andronico, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, nominating Lisa Klempner, M.S.N., RN, OCN for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award.
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Filling the Medication GapIt can be challenging and confusing to get prescription drugs paid for in Canada. Drug access navigators can help.
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A Personal Journey: Improving the Lives of People With Lung CancerIt's been 17 years since my diagnosis of stage 3a non–small cell lung cancer. I can remember that moment as if it was yesterday.
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Finding a New Friend Through CancerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Debbie O’Sullivan, RN, OCN [UT Health Northeast Cancer Treatment and Prevention Center in Tyler, Texas]
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What to Expect When Going on a PARP Inhibitor for Ovarian CancerChemotherapy and PARP inhibitors may share some side effects, but there are some major differences between the two when it comes to treating ovarian cancer.
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What to Do When a Friend Gets CancerA prostate cancer survivor offers his thoughts on what you should (and shouldn't) say to someone who was recently diagnosed.
