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IP/IV Chemo Improves Overall Survival in Ovarian CancerMaurie Markman urges patients with ovarian cancer who have undergone surgery to speak with their gynecologic oncologist and see if IP therapy is right for them.
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Facing Challenges and Excitement for Immunotherapy in GI CancersThe science behind immunotherapy and gastrointestinal cancers is not quite perfected yet, but one subset of patients is seeing remarkable results.
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Stand Up To Cancer, Working to Help Colorectal Patients Become Cancer SurvivorsBy gathering teams of cancer-fighting scientists, Stand Up To Cancer hopes to one day eradicate the disease.
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The Center of AttentionUnder Medicare’s new oncology care model, patient-centric treatment aims to save money while improving health outcomes.
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The National Cancer Institute's CAM AgendaThe National Cancer Institute intensifies quality cancer research and discussion about complementary and alternative medicine.
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Helping Me Win in My Own WayHere, Lea White shares her Extraordinary Healer nomination essay of her oncology nurse, Cindy DeLeon Trevino, ANP-BC, AOCNP, BMTCN, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas.
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Into the Future With CAR-T Cell TherapyAn early clinical trial participant likens his journey into the unknown to a space mission.
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It's an Exciting Time for Mantle Cell LymphomaThere are many exciting advances happening in the field of mantle cell lymphoma.
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From Brave To Fearless: How Volunteering In Peru Shifted My Cancer PerspectiveTraveling helped me remove myself from the storyline of cancer and reconnect with the world around me.
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The ABCs of ADCs in Breast CancerSince 2000, antibody-drug conjugates have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for various cancer types, such as breast cancer.
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End Stage: Talking About End-of-Life With Those With CancerA nonprofit is partnering with performance artists to stimulate end-of-life discussions.
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Melanie A. Nix Discusses the Spectrum of AdvocacyMelanie A. Nix, co-founder of the Breast Cancer Comfort Site, discusses the various stages of advocacy.
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Never Alone"Are you here alone? Do you have any family with you?" the resident asked me. My heart began to beat faster. Yes, I was alone. I was always alone. I was the single mother of 7-year-old girl.
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Mary B. Daly on Men and Their Genetic Risk for CancerMary B. Daly discusses genetic risk for cancer among men.
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Mary McCabe on the Need for Personalized Survivorship CareMcCabe addressed this topic and others in her talk, "Models of Delivery" at the 2016 Cancer Survivorship Symposium in San Francisco.
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Who Will Reduce Barriers to Cancer Care?An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring MARY SMANIA, D.N.P., FNP-BC, AGN-BC [ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, HEALTH PROGRAMS, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING, LIFE SCIENCE, LANSING, MICHIGAN]
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Finding Financial AssistanceMBCN offers advice for finding financial assistant for medical costs, daily living expenses and transportation to treatment.
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Always a Step Ahead as an Oncology NurseAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring NIKI WOHLFORD-WILL, RN [LUTHERAN HEALTH NETWORK, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA]
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One of the Quiet Oncology HeroesAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Angela Ness, RN [ Richard A. Henson Cancer Institute, Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, Maryland ]
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Refresher Course: Getting Over Caregiver Fatigue to Prevent BurnoutOver time, a feeling of exhaustion and burnout, known as "caregiver fatigue," can make it increasingly difficult to take care of a loved one who has cancer.
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Making Wishes Come True: Fairy Godmothers of the Bone Marrow Transplant UnitAn extraordinary group of nurses, led by nurse manager Taylor Andrews, B.S., RN, BMTCN, have made it their mission to become fairy godmothers for the patients they care for in the bone marrow transplant unit and to make their wishes come true.
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Oral Paclitaxel Improves Response, Reduces Peripheral Neuropathy in Metastatic Breast CancerPatients with metastatic breast cancer who received an oral version of the chemotherapy drug experienced improved response rates and reductions in peripheral neuropathy compared to those who took the drug intravenously.
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Finding an Unexpected Friend Through Breast CancerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Sharon O’Connell Welch, RN, OCN [ UPMC Cancer Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ]
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The Many People on Your Breast Cancer Treatment TeamYour loved ones and an army of health care providers can help you win.
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Paying it Forward: Trials Can Improve Life for Future Cancer SurvivorsBy participating in survivorship clinical trials, those who have weathered cancer can improve quality of life — not just for themselves, but for future survivors.
