Contributors


Katie Thiede, Chief Executive Officer at Bright Pink

Latest:

Opinion: Breast Cancer's Pink Isn't Black and White

How has the most successful cancer awareness movement become so polarizing?


Marcy Worthington

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Knowledge Is Key in Patient Advocacy

Understanding the disease and treatments are key aspects of being a patient advocate, explained MPN Hero Marcy Worthington.


Lisa Machado

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Power to the Patients

Real-time access to test results and doctors’ reports is putting control over health into the hands of patients.



Dr. Arash Rezazadeh Kalebasty

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Jevtana's Toxicity Profile Makes It a Good Option in Metastatic Prostate Cancer

When other therapies have failed, patients with metastatic prostate cancer who were treated with Jevtana (cabazitaxel) in the third-line setting experienced a toxicity profile similar to that of androgen-targeted therapies, making the chemotherapy agent a valid choice for some patients, according to results from the CARD trial.


Curtis Pesmen

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The Ins and Outs of Ports

A port can make intravenous chemotherapy easier on patients.


Tracy Ahrens

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Dream Sequence

Through a children’s book that describes a fanciful dream, an author/illustrator remembers a youngster lost to cancer — and raises funds to boost research.



Cesar Quesada

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Finalist Esssay: Not Just a Nurse, But Also an Angel

Finalist Essay: CURE’s 2012 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing


Otis W. Brawley, MD

Latest:

PSA Screening Decision is a Balancing Act

Put prostate cancer screening into perspective.



Fred Hardwicke, M.D., Childress Regional Medical Center Cancer Clinic, Childress

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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]


Mark Gibbons

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Mark Gibbons on Caregivers of Patients with Ovarian Cancer

Mark Gibbons of Caregiver Action Network discusses the emotions caregivers to patients with ovarian cancer may have.


Denise Borenstein Weiner

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A Parent's Nightmare, a Healer's Selfless Strength

Winner of the 2015 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing: Laura J. Vasquez, RN, CPON [Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) in Los Angeles, California]


Susan Thornton

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Susan Thornton on Unmet Needs in Cutaneous Lymphoma

Susan Thornton provides an overview of the unmet needs in cutaneous lymphoma.


Kimberly Brandt

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Making Room for Lymphedema

Lymphedema is not an uncommon secondary effect of cancer treatment. With no cure available, an effective long-term treatment effort is necessary for maximizing a cancer survivor's quality of life.


Eleanor Miller

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The North Star of Oncology Nursing

Maria Malloy, a registered oncology nurse and caregiver at Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center, is nominated her colleague Eleanor Miller for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award in this essay.


Lauren Levi, DMD

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Watch Your Mouth

Patients with cancer who have taken bone-strengthening drugs should be on the lookout for osteonecrosis of the jaw.


Sarah Grossman

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Beat Lasting Cancer Side Effects With Food

Authors of “The Living Kitchen” share meal options packed with flavor and health perks.


Justin Birckbichler

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My Magical Reading Journey

My journey as a reader and a cancer patient/survivor were both marked with highs and lows, but now are important parts of my daily life.



Christine Sunderman Russell

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The Power of Positive Thinking

Woman's husband handled mysterious cancer with humor and grace.





Ann Silberman

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Living With Grief in the Metastatic Breast Cancer Community

Five years ago, I was stricken with metastatic breast cancer. This heartbreaking diagnosis came not long after I finished treatment for early stage, HER2+ cancer.


Gwendolyn Brack

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Extraordinary Healer of the Soul and Body

An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring COURTNEY SOOD, RN [INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH, ZIONSVILLE, INDIANA]


Tom Stockwell

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Statistics Do Not Predict Patients' Fate

Now that we're in an era of personalized medicine, patients should not look at statistics and immediately think that they will determine their fate, says Tom Stockwell, patient navigator at the Fibrolamellar Cancer Foundation.


Ursula Matulonis, M.D.

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Ursula Matulonis Explains the Use of PARP Inhibitors for Ovarian Cancer

Ursula Matulonis, M.D., professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Medical Director of Gynecologic Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, explains the benefits of PARP inhibitors for patients with ovarian cancer.


Annette Patterson

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To Know or Not To Know

Learning about one's genetic status may open a Pandora's box of personal and familial issues.