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Providing Empathy, Strength and Support for Patients with Cancer“It takes a special kind of person to be an oncology nurse,” wrote Donna Hornbuckle in her nomination essay of Julie Burris, RN for CURE®’s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award. "She gives the gift of time to every patient."
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Managing Work-Life Balance After Cancer TreatmentFind out what accommodations you are entitled to under the law, and what your employer may offer.
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Exciting Advances Are Coming for First-line CML TreatmentKendra Sweet, M.D., discussed the various factors that must be taken into account when prescribing first-line therapies to patients with CML, the novel studies that are paving the way for improved outcomes in patients, and the increasing likelihood for TKI discontinuation on the horizon.
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Anthracyclines for Breast Cancer? Who Needs Them?For many patients with early-stage breast cancer, these drugs provide a significant boost to disease-free survival.
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The Day That Snow Brought SunshineAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring SANTA MONICA UCLA ONCOLOGY UNIT – 4 SOUTHWEST [UCLA, SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA]
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The Girls: A Family Remembers Their Two Daughters Lost to CancerWhat a force they were, those two daughters of ours: that little nine-year-old kid Valerie, gone from bone cancer and the more grown-up 37-year-old Stacy, cut off by breast cancer. When we talk of them, however, it is often with a slight grin.
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Cancer: The Ugly BreakdownYes, some days are harder than others, even though my strength has been depleted, my courage has been renewed.
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An Extraordinary Nurse Gave My Husband an 11-Year LifelineAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring SALLY DURHAM, RN [DIRECTOR OF OUTPATIENT INFUSION, FRANCES MAHON DEACONESS HOSPITAL, GLASGOW, MONTANA]
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Peer Support Helps Patients Navigate Their Cancer JourneyKatie Brown, senior vice president of survivorship and support for LUNGevity Foundation, wrote about a program for patients to gain knowledge from survivors.
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'Hoping for a Cure, Advocating for Care': COA's Patient Advocacy InitiativeCOA’s head of patient advocacy discusses the role of self-advocacy in survivorship and receiving quality, affordable, accessible cancer care.
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Living With Uncertainty as a Brain Tumor Survivor in a Changing WorldA brain tumor survivor explains how she chooses to approach life with acceptance of the hard times rather than trying to throw them away.
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Agents of ChoiceDespite a national addiction crisis, opioids remain an appropriate choice for treating severe cancer pain.
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Moving Mountains to Find a Cure"In the midst of all of the difficulty of trying to deal with something this terrible, having that hope in your back pocket is invaluable to my life and to my family." - Brian Smith, on living with multiple myeloma and participating in Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma's recent Iceland trek.
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Ronald Natale on Treatment Options for EGFR-Mutant Lung CancerRonald Natale, medical oncologist at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, discusses treatment options for patients with EGFR-mutated lung cancer.
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Expert Advice for Newly Diagnosed PatientsBe careful where you get your information, said Leonard Gomella, M.D.
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Exploring Unanswered Questions in Hematologic MalignanciesWhile recent advances in hematology are exciting, they open the door to more questions.
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Disparities Exist in Young Patients with Colorectal and Gastric CancersThe incidence of colorectal and gastric cancers has risen for younger patients, and many of them share ethnic and socioeconomic disparities as well.
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Going to the DogsAfter breast cancer, one woman found new purpose and renewed relationships by adopting a special puppy. Now, she fosters others.
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Unique Genetic Change Found in Rare Ovarian Tumor Could Spare Patients from Unnecessary TreatmentInvestigators are studying a rare ovarian tumor called sclerosing stromal tumor, a benign tumor that can be misdiagnosed as cancer.
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'Setting the Stage' in Breast CancerAdditional factors now help determine a breast cancer’s stage, making prognoses more accurate.
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Padcev, Keytruda Combination Proves Impactful for Patients with Metastatic Urothelial CancerThe results of a phase 2 study looking at Padcev and Keytruda combination therapy for patients with metastatic urothelial cancer shows promise with a 73% response that did not differ for a patient’s PDL1 status.
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Why I'm Not Climbing a MountainA cancer survivor doesn’t consider surviving cancer a personal victory, but is grateful for each day.
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My Letter to Nancy, an Extraordinary Oncology NurseAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Nancy Mortlock, RN, OCN, CRNI, CSRN [ Rockwood Clinic in Spokane, Washington ]
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Managing Symptoms For Patients With Myeloproliferative NeoplasmsGabriela Hobbs, M.D., discusses how to manage symptoms associated with a myeloproliferative neoplasm diagnosis.
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The Power a Cancer Doctor’s Reassuring Smile HoldsA patient with metastatic breast cancer honors her medical oncologist, Dr. Maria Raquel Nunes, for her calming and optimistic approach.
