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'Knowledge is Power' in Genetic Testing for Hereditary CancerHaving the right understanding and information of a patient’s genetics can not only help treat cancer but also help prevent it.
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Food Safety Smarts for Patients With CancerHow fresh is your food? Know what's behind those sell-by and best-by dates
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Chris Draft on What Caregivers Should KnowNFL player and founder of the Chris Draft Family Foundation, Chris Draft, explains what caregivers need to know.
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Survivor DefinedWith varying shades of survivorship, many patients who don't fit the stereotypical image wonder if they've deserved the title of cancer survivor.
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Finding a New Friend Through CancerAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring Debbie O’Sullivan, RN, OCN [UT Health Northeast Cancer Treatment and Prevention Center in Tyler, Texas]
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Advice for Survivors on Dealing With Sexual IssuesCancer survivors should speak up about any kind of sexual issues they're having during or after treatment.
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Advocacy Groups Collaborate in the Fight Against Prostate CancerIt is important that advocacy organizations unify their message, says Mike Crosby, the founder of the Veterans Prostate Cancer Awareness group.
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Lung Cancer Living Room Brings Patients TogetherWhile the living rooms take place in the ALCF's California headquarters, people around the world can tune in to the live stream, where they can participate and ask questions as if they were actually there.
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What's New with Stem Cell Transplants?Advances in stem cell transplantation leads to a changing landscape in treating blood cancers, such as lymphoma, leukemia, and multiple myeloma.
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Addressing the Symptom Burden of Patients With MPNThe expert who created an assessment tool to help patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms explain their symptoms to their care ream shares how the idea came to fruition.
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Kindred Spirits: My Cancer Nurse and MeAn Extraordinary Healers essay honoring Barbara Wilson, RN, OCN, CRNI, BSN [Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center in Fitchburg, Massachusetts]
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Oncology Nurse Is in Tune With the Patient's SpiritAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring DANIELLE PINKERTON, B.S.N., CPN [ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE]
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Supriya Mohile on Discussing Worries With the DoctorSupriya Mohile, director of the Geriatric Oncology clinic at the University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute, explains that when geriatric patients visit their doctors and oncologists, it is important to express their worries and any side effects that they are experiencing.
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Patient Forum in NYC will Focus on Hairy Cell LeukemiaThe Hairy Cell Leukemia Foundation will host a free patient forum on July 17th with guest speaker Dr. Martin Tallman from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. This forum is free and open to the public and will cover a range of issues related to patients’ journey with hairy cell leukemia.
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Unshakable LoyaltyThis essay nominating registered nurse Wendy Sconce for CURE®'s 2019 Extraordinary Healer® Award was written by Peggy Hufty of SSM Health Cancer Care, Lake St. Louis, Missouri.
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Bending the RulesYoga has earned accolades as a complementary therapy, and now studies are confirming its value.
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Putting Our Hearts Into Cancer CareAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring KATHLEEN MORRISON, RN, OCN [ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL, ROSLYN, NEW YORK]
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8 Simple Rules for Healthy EatingAmanda Bontempo, MS, RD, CSO, CDN, gives some tips for healthy eating. Join us on 4/18 at 1 PM for our tweetchat, with Bontempo as moderator, to discuss more nutrition.
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FDA Approves Venclexta-Gazyva Combo as Frontline Treatment for CLL/SLLThe Food and Drug Administration has approved the combination use of Venclexta plus Gazyva for the frontline treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or small lymphocytic lymphoma.
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Thinking of Getting a Second Opinion?Getting a second opinion after a cancer diagnosis is considered a routine, essential and necessary component of one’s health care plan, but many people are reluctant to seek one.
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Having a Say in Shaping Brain Cancer TreatmentThe EndBrainCancer Initiative wants patient concerns reflected in national treatment guidelines.
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Finding Success In Immunotherapy TrialsOne cancer survivor details how her immunotherapy changed her cancer journey for the better, and how ongoing trials of immunotherapy are looking to change the cancer landscape for the better.
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Tired of CancerOn taking a mental health break from cancer in order to rekindle a sense of hope.
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Nurturing Patients and NursesAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring TINA FLOCCO, APN-BC, AOCNP [REGIONAL CANCER CARE ASSOCIATES, EAST BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY]
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Cancer Research Advocacy: Progress With a Side of HeartbreakThere's a heartbreaking reality of making a profession out of cancer, but I chose it anyway.
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What Makes People with Myeloproliferative Neoplasms Unique?Carole Brennan Miller, M.D., head of the Cancer Institute at Saint Agnes Hospital, explains what makes people with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) unique, and why she finds it interesting to work with them.
