Contributors




Danielle Ternyila

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Following the Clues With Liquid Biopsies

Liquid biopsies may reveal who needs treatment for recurrent breast cancer — and, just as important, who doesn’t.


Sandra Lee

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The Cancer Miracle Child

In 2011, I was told that I had a 10 percent chance of living. Five years later, my doctor refers to me as the miracle child.


Fans for the Cure

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Fans for the Cure Partners with the Metastatic Prostate Cancer Project to Accelerate Prostate Cancer Research

Fans for the Cure is serving as an Advocacy Partner for the Metastatic Prostate Cancer Project (MPCP) — a nationwide genomic research initiative designed for men with advanced or metastatic prostate cancer — and they are working to advance prostate cancer research.


LLS

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Your Questions Answered About Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Two hematologist/oncologists on the LLS leadership team, and experts in the field of blood cancer, answer questions and concerns about coronavirus (COVID-19).


Mahlon Irish Jr.

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What I Wasn't Told About Prostate Cancer Treatments

It is crucial to know all the side effects of the medication and surgeries you receive before starting cancer treatment.


Sam LaMonte

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Create Standards to Monitor Late Effects

Longer follow-up and better monitoring needed.


Thomas Butler, M.D.

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The Importance of Shared Decision Making in Cancer Care

Thomas Butler, M.D., medical oncologist at the University of Southern Alabama, Mitchell Cancer Institute, discusses the importance of shared decision making in cancer care.


HODA SAYEGH, B.A.

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Preventing Lymphedema Flares in Patients With Breast Cancer

RESEARCHERS ARE RE-EVALUATING WHAT CAUSES LYMPHEDEMA AGGRAVATION.


CURE Readers

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Comments From Our Readers on Recent CURE Publications

Comments from you, our readers, from the 2019 Spring issue of CURE®.


Cindy Brisson

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A Thousand Words Are Not Enough

I have been in and out of chemotherapy and radiation for the past seven years, and my nurse Teri has always been by my side, making things a little less scary and a whole lot easier.


Katie Couric

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Investing in Every Patient: Katie Couric Shares Cancer Support and Resources

The legendary broadcast journalist Katie Couric sat down with CURE® to talk about founding the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health in honor of her late husband.



Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.

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Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. on Streamlining the Anti-Cancer Drug Approval Process

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Sixth Congressional District of New Jersey, House Energy and Commerce Committee, discusses "streamlining" the FDA's drug approval process as it relates to the 21st Century Cures Act.


Amy DeZern, M.D.

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It's an Exciting Time for Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Learning more about MDS will lead to better diagnostics and more personalized treatments.


Karen Tran-Harding, M.D.

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She Was Told She Couldn't Get a Mammogram - and Then It Was Too Late

"When you meet someone who is suffering because she was told she could only have a mammogram when it was too late, everyone will agree: if a woman is thoroughly educated about the negative effects of screening and still decides to have the mammogram, she should be able to make that decision without a financial burden."


Jennifer Littke

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Caring for Patients Always, Always, Always with a Smile

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring MELISSA A. COCHRAN, M.S., NP [STEM CELL TRANSPLANT NURSE, DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS]


Mindy Waizer

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Social Habits, Cancer Type and Treatment Impact Increased Rates of Opioid Use

Patients who received chemotherapy, actively smoked and drank alcohol, and were diagnosed with head and neck cancer reported significantly higher rates of opiate use, according to study results presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2018 Palliative and Supportive Care Symposium.


Jennifer Lane-Riefler, MCHES, CFm

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Jennifer Lane-Riefler on Financial Assistance Available for Patients with Ovarian Cancer

Jennifer Lane-Riefler, MCHES, CFm, Executive Director of Cancer Services of Grant County, discusses the financial assistance opportunities available for patients with ovarian cancer.


Helen C

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A Tribute to Mom

Throughout her life and especially in her fight against lung cancer, Mom set us an example in unconditional devotion, taught our family valuable life lessons and never lost her indomitable spirit.


Richard E. Farmer

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Hope And The Patient With Cancer

Hope is a potent ally for the patient with cancer, and it is a response that helps inform a patient's journey with cancer.


Valerie Bosselman

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Beginning to End

Winning Essay: CURE’s 2010 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing


Matthew R. Cooperberg, M.D., M.P.H.

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Deciding Best Next Steps in Prostate Cancer Treatment

Here's how one expert decides on the next steps in treatment when a man with prostate cancer has a rising PSA and no visible metastases.


Toby Bressler, RN, BSN, OCN

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Web Exclusive: A Peaceful Spirit

Finalist essay from the 2009 Extraordinary Healer Award contest.


Danielle

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CURE Community Vlogs: Turning Lemons into Lemonade After a Cancer Diagnosis

“Everything is perspective. It's how you look at it.”


Rose Niland

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The Card of Hope, The Card of Life

LONG AFTER THE TREATMENT ENDED, the card lived.


Jamie Bearse, President

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Top 10 Things Learned in 20 Years of Fighting Prostate Cancer

Many advances have been made in the fight against prostate cancer in the past two decades, but ZERO will not stop until the disease is completely ended.


Patrick I. Borgen, MD

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'Maximum Amount of Caution' Necessary for Immunosuppressed Patients Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

In 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.


Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Oncologists Address Fertility Issues Earlier With Patients

Oncologists are increasingly focusing on treatment-related infertility.