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An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring JACKIE MILLER, B.S.N., RN, OCN [PENN MEDICINE VIRTUA CANCER PROGRAM, VOORHEES, NEW JERSEY]

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For many cancer patients, joint pain subsides when treatment ends.

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How your body's biological clock could affect the success of cancer treatment.

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Aziz Nazha, Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellow, Cleveland Clinic, discusses adverse events associated with treatment for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).

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One patient with breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma spoke out for herself throughout therapy — and encourages other patients do the same.

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Multiple myeloma begins with a single precancerous plasma cell that multiplies uncontrollably and can eventually cause bone lesions and anemia.

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Multiplex gene testing may not bring about unnecessary surgery or adverse psychological effects, according to findings from a recent study.

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The addition of novel agents in the prostate cancer treatment landscape could create a shift in the way patients with advanced disease are treated, said Dr. Daniel George.

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CURE spoke with Maria Ignez Braghiroli, M.D. about the need for individualized treatment for patients with NRAS-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

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A power outage gives a patient new perspective on radiation and life.

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MY SON RICHIE was diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma in February 2013.

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February is National Cancer Prevention Month; do you know your risk of hereditary cancer?

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I’m writing to say how much I missed you this Father’s Day. It’s hard to believe that it’s been eight years since I told you how much you mean to me in person. And to think you were so worried about my breast cancer recurring; the thought that your only child and mother of your granddaughters might suffer a long and painful death – as did your own mother – before you died yourself.

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When Mary Colasuonno, B.S.N., RN, BMTCN, set her first career goal, it was about as far from nursing as it could be: She wanted to be a commercial artist.

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January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Learn how women with cervical cancer can manage potential fertility concerns.

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The addition of Onivyde to some chemotherapy regimens for pancreatic cancer improved survival and did not affect patients' quality of life.

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Emily Cousins' personal story about dealing with breast cancer as a young mother.

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A poem about how the medical community has helped reduce cancer and save lives.

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Nancy Davenport-Ellis, a breast cancer survivor and founder of the Patient Advocate Foundation, discusses the expense of cancer care for patients and the complexities of health insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.

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Jeff Goad and his wife, Ramona Biliunas, discuss why the climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as part of the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma team. Jeff was also one of our 2016 Multiple Myeloma Heroes.

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Melanoma should not be considered to be in a "special category" that responds well to immunotherapy, according to Christian M. Capitini, M.D., assistant professor of Pediatrics at the University of Wisconsin.

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Finn says it's important for advocacy organizations to attend and socialize at these conferences to explore possible collaborations.

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Why is November not named an "awareness month?" Because stomach cancer isn't only about awareness.

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Typically, the longer a patient with cancer is exposed to a drug the more side effects they experience, but in the case of Imbruvica, the opposite appears to be true for patients with MCL.

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There is no right way to celebrate (or not celebrate) a cancerversary.