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New Treatments and Tips for Dealing With Blood CancerNew research in blood cancer includes new treatment options for acute myeloid leukemia and a novel therapy using BK virus-specific T cells to treat BK virus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis.
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Preventing Lymphedema Flares in Patients With Breast CancerRESEARCHERS ARE RE-EVALUATING WHAT CAUSES LYMPHEDEMA AGGRAVATION.
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A True Patient Advocate and Holistic CaregiverI BELIEVE that cancer has a way of showing up just when other troubles are present or brewing.
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Illuminating Compassion in Cancer CareThe journey that led to the creation of the Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing began with a simple, yet profound, observation.
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My Guardian Angel Throughout My Cancer TreatmentAn Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Wanda Greeley, RN, OCN [Sacred Heart Cancer Center in Pensacola, Florida]
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Patients With Cancer Are Different From the Average Plastic Surgery ClientNow that I have completed my surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation, I have decided to focus on one important part of my treatment and share my experience with you. Maybe I can reach the right people so that others won’t have to experience what I did.
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Expert Offers Patients with Cancer, Caregivers Tips for Handling COVID-19If you or someone in your home does contract coronavirus, your doctor may suspend or delay your cancer treatments to protect your immune system, an expert from Tampa Bay Radiation Oncology notes.
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Come With Me on My Cancer Journey With TrishAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring PATRICIA L. TUDOR, B.S.N., RN [HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA]
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The Oncology Nurse With the Pale Pink BookletAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Lisa Craven, RN [ Carolina Center of Gynecologic Oncology in Charleston, South Carolina ]
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Author Talks About the Steps Leading Up to His Cancer DiagnosisMichael D. Becker, cancer survivor and author of “A Walk With Purpose: Memoir of a Bioentrepreneur” discusses how he realized that he had head and neck cancer.
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Preventing Lymphedema Flares in Patients With Breast CancerRESEARCHERS ARE RE-EVALUATING WHAT CAUSES LYMPHEDEMA AGGRAVATION.
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Asking the Right Questions as a Patient With Breast CancerAt the 2020 CURE® Educated Patient Breast Cancer Summit, oncology nurse Patricia Jakel had the chance to discuss the types of questions patients should be asking their care team.
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When Beating Cancer Means Battling the SystemWhen my oncologist wanted to start me on a standard treatment, I asked her why. She said some of her other patients had gotten it. She was basing my life on someone else’s results? This survivor decided to seek other opinions and became her own advocate.
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A Couple's CancerFor one side effect of prostate cancer treatment, it takes both the patient and the partner to overcome it.
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My Angel NurseIT IS IN THE DARKEST of moments of one's life that the light is truly able to shine through.
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Finding a Voice for Brain Cancer SurvivorsI was given a three- to five-year life expectancy. I told my neuro-oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center that all I heard was that I could expect more life.
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Navigating Kidney Cancer Treatment During COVID-19Getting kidney cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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CAR T-Cell Therapy for Patients with LymphomaAn overview of the therapies available for patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) and transformed follicular lymphoma.
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The PAN Foundation Opens New Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia Patient Assistance FundThe PAN Foundation today opened a new patient assistance program for people living with Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, a rare type of blood cancer that originates in the lymphatic system and is characterized by an excess of abnormal white blood cells and proteins called immunoglobulins.
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Data Sharing Is Critical in Advancing Cancer CareKathleen Gallagher, MPH, senior director of Health Services Research and Outcomes at the National Patient Advocate Foundation, discusses the importance of data sharing in advancing cancer care.
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Transcending Cure with CareThe winning entry from CURE?’s 2013 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing essay contest.
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Highlights From the 2016 Extraordinary Healer Award EventEach year, CURE magazine gives readers a unique opportunity to honor an oncology nurse through the Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing.
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Male Breast Cancer Survivor Spreads Awareness: 'Men Have Breasts, Too!'Sam Rivera, a 47-year male breast cancer survivor, sat down with CURE at the 36th Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference to discuss the importance of communicating family health history, to advise men to be proactive about their health and to share his positive experience with the Male Breast Cancer Coalition.
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Taking Back Control: Exercise and Nutrition Boost Survivor Well-BeingSurvivors find that physical activity and sound nutrition lower health risks and boost well-being.
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Beth DuPree on What Patients With Breast Cancer Need to Know at DiagnosisBeth DuPree, MD, FACS, ABIHM, medical director of Integrative Medicine and Wellness and vice president of Holy Redeemer Health System, adjunct assistant professor of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania, discusses what patients need to know the day they are diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Exemplifying Excellence in Oncology NursingThis essay nominates registered oncology nurse Linda Chan for the CURE® 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award, written by Chan’s colleagues and mentors at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital.
