Contributors


Dr. Andreas M. Kaiser

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Colostomies and Colon Cancer, a Lifesaving Choice, Not a Last Resort

Dr. Andreas M. Kaiser explains how a colostomy may preserve a patient’s health and help to avoid colorectal cancer complications.


Cecilia Vettraino Strine

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Finding My Cancer Community Was a Serendipitous Experience

I was thankful to find the Imerman Angels after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.


Mary Leban

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How a Young Patient With Cancer Made Me a Better Nurse

An oncology nurse recalls how a young patient with Ewing sarcoma she helped care for taught her about bravery and being honest with patients. Here, she writes how he made her a better nurse.


Golden Kelvins

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Moremi, a Girl Who Fought Through Cancer

A young girl once fought as hard as she could though cancer.


Anna Mahjar-Barducci

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Compassionate Care Goes A Long Way When Receiving Treatment for Cancer

A patient with cancer recalls how the love her care team showed her during her treatment made such a difference in her journey to recovery. Her hope: That more patients with cancer around the world can find doctors who treat them as a person, and not just a case.


Kathryn Johnson, DNP

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Why Relationships are Key When Caring For Patients With MPNs

Building long-term trust with providers can help patients with MPNs feel supported, encourage them to speak up and navigate care with confidence.


Kristin R. Kelly

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Cancer Is a Strange, Unconventional Fairy Tale

A woman with breast cancer describes her cancer journey as an unconventional fairy tale, with hope scattered within the darkness.


LiveLung

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LiveLung Pittsburgh Hosts Music Therapy Presentation for Lung Cancer Community

LiveLung invites the Pittsburgh community to its monthly educational meeting.


Sherry King

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An Entire Team's Effort to Care for Patients With Cancer

One person credits an entire oncology nurse team for going above and beyond during cancer treatment.


LeAnn Hahn

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An Oncology Nurse Wears Many Hats

A cancer survivor details how her oncology nurse was also a therapist and social worker for patients as they received chemotherapy.


Chris Matthews

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Like a Vessel

A breast cancer survivor writes a poem about feeling adrift after treatment.


Lacey Buchorn

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3 Things Cancer Survivors Need to Remember: From Someone Who Has Been There

“Spending over a third of my life as a cancer survivor, I’ve learned a few lessons along the way,” said Lacey, who was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia 13 years ago.


Erin Pierce, M.S.N., APRN, FNP-C

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A Trailblazer in Oncology Nursing and Research

Gayle S. Jameson, M.S.N, ACNP-BC, AOCN, is a trailblazer whose expertise and compassion have made a profound impact on oncology care.


Dr. Jim Omel

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Living with Multiple Myeloma: What a New Diagnosis Means for Your Future

Dr. Jim Omel, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1997, explained how the treatment landscape has changed over nearly 30 years.


Dr. Thomas J. Re, New York, New York

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My Cancer Guardian Angel Helps Me Focus

I knew that I was only one of Myra Escudero's, M.S.N., RN, many patients, but she made me feel as though I had her full attention and care.



Georgina Long

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Clinical Trial to Evaluate Opdivo, Opdualag in Glioblastoma

The phase 2 GIANT trial will evaluate Opdivo with or without relatlimab in IDH-wildtype newly diagnosed glioblastoma.


Carolyn Koncal Breinich

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Remembering My Days as a Patient With Leukemia

“Waiting” described the waiting room at Children’s Hospital to get my chemotherapy. “My Days” was a remembrance of the year I was diagnosed with leukemia.


Muzi Zulu

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The Gift That Cancer Gave Me

My diagnosis of prostate cancer gave me an unsuspected gift.


Dr. Ines Vaz-Luis

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Ending Metastatic Breast Cancer for Everyone

Dr. Nancy U. Lin actors as a mentor for her patients, helping to guide them through the cancer experience, says her colleague Dr. Ines Vaz-Luis.


Catherine Horn

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My Face Before and After Skin Cancer

My plastic surgeon helped me accept my new face after basal cell carcinoma left a hole in my face.


Dr. Omid Hamid

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Understanding Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Melanoma Treatment

Depending on the disease specifics, patients with melanoma may undergo pre- or post-surgical therapies.


Nichole Tucker

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Chronic GVHD Treatment Improves, But Is Still Far From Perfect

Patients with blood cancer who underwent stem cell transplant and developed chronic graft-versus-host disease have more treatment options than ever before. But the formula for planning older and newer therapies has not yet been established.


Dr. Daniel V. Araujo

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What Patients With Genitourinary Cancers Should Know After ASCO 2025

Dr. Joshua K. Sabari sat down with Dr. Daniel V. Araujo to discuss topline takeaways from the 2025 ASCO Meeting across the realm of genitourinary oncology




Dr. Theresa Medina

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Fighting for Patients, Processes and Education

I would like to nominate Ashley Tullio, RN, for the Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.


Chuck Stravin

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Finding Strength and Joy During My Stage 4 Kidney Cancer Experience

Living with stage 4 kidney cancer has taught me to embrace the present, cherish connection and find gratitude each day in unexpected places.


Kalyse Engebretson

Latest:

You Are Not Alone: The Sarcoma Alliance as a Patient Advocate

A nonprofit organization aims to connect patients, caregivers and loved ones affected by sarcoma while educating those about the rare cancer.