Contributors


Gregory J. Riely

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Gregory J. Riely on the Identification and Treatment of MET Exon 14 Skipping Mutations

Gregory J. Riely, associate attending physician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses identifying and treating patients with MET exon 14 skipping mutations in lung cancer.


Nita Karnik Lee, MD, MPH

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Nita Lee on Recurrence of Ovarian Cancer

Nita Karnik Lee, MD, MPH, of The University of Chicago Medicine, discusses what patients with ovarian cancer should know about when entering survivorship.



Christopher Pirschel

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Presence of Mind: Tips for Combatting Chemo Brain

To ease ‘chemo brain,’ a nurse researcher combined mindfulness with physical exercise.


LAURI MEDINA, M.D., FACS

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Getting 'Smart' About Survivorship

Apps and online resources can help the mind, body and soul.


Samantha Mixon

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Living with Lung Cancer: The Silver Linings

How a cancer diagnosis leaves one woman feeling humbled.


Celia Miltz

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Turning Love for Family Into Cancer Research

After her daughter was diagnosed, Celia Miltz founded the Friends of ET Research.


Sara A. Hurvitz, MD

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Treating HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Caitlin Flanagan, a patient with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, and Sara A. Hurvitz, M.D., discuss treatment approaches and modifications during the COVID-19 pandemic.




Erin Wallace

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IP/IV Chemo Improves Overall Survival in Ovarian Cancer

Maurie 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.


Gregory L. Beatty, M.D., Ph.D.

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Facing Challenges and Excitement for Immunotherapy in GI Cancers

The science behind immunotherapy and gastrointestinal cancers is not quite perfected yet, but one subset of patients is seeing remarkable results.


Stand Up To Cancer

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Stand Up To Cancer, Working to Help Colorectal Patients Become Cancer Survivors

By gathering teams of cancer-fighting scientists, Stand Up To Cancer hopes to one day eradicate the disease.


Jasan Zimmerman

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When Do I Tell Her?

The struggle of when to reveal my health history to a romantic interest.


Karyn Dyehouse, M.D.

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The Center of Attention

Under Medicare’s new oncology care model, patient-centric treatment aims to save money while improving health outcomes.


Jodi Leas

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Lost and Found

From mastectomy to reconstruction and beyond.


Jeffrey D. White, MD

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The National Cancer Institute's CAM Agenda

The National Cancer Institute intensifies quality cancer research and discussion about complementary and alternative medicine.


Lea White

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Helping Me Win in My Own Way

Here, 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.


Nicholas Howe

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Into the Future With CAR-T Cell Therapy

An early clinical trial participant likens his journey into the unknown to a space mission.


Michael Wang, M.D.

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It's an Exciting Time for Mantle Cell Lymphoma

There are many exciting advances happening in the field of mantle cell lymphoma.


Linnea Olson

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From Brave To Fearless: How Volunteering In Peru Shifted My Cancer Perspective

Traveling helped me remove myself from the storyline of cancer and reconnect with the world around me.


Debu Tripathy, M.D.

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Moving Forward in Multiple Myeloma: Earlier Lines of CAR-T Cell Therapy

Three years after the first FDA approval of CAR-T cell therapy, patients with multiple myeloma are starting to see the therapy emerge in earlier lines.



Mirchelle Louis

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End Stage: Talking About End-of-Life With Those With Cancer

A nonprofit is partnering with performance artists to stimulate end-of-life discussions.


Melanie A. Nix

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Melanie A. Nix Discusses the Spectrum of Advocacy

Melanie A. Nix, co-founder of the Breast Cancer Comfort Site, discusses the various stages of advocacy.


Ginger Tam

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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.


Mary B. Daly

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Mary B. Daly on Men and Their Genetic Risk for Cancer

Mary B. Daly discusses genetic risk for cancer among men.


Mary McCabe

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Mary McCabe on the Need for Personalized Survivorship Care

McCabe addressed this topic and others in her talk, "Models of Delivery" at the 2016 Cancer Survivorship Symposium in San Francisco.


Jill Vondrasek, MBA Marketing

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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]


Metastatic Breast Cancer Network

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Finding Financial Assistance

MBCN offers advice for finding financial assistant for medical costs, daily living expenses and transportation to treatment.