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MPN Hero Discusses Providing Immediate Cancer Care By Circumventing The Emergency RoomEmergency room visits are costly and take a lot of time patients with cancer don’t have, which is why the creation of a 24-hour clinic to address cancer related symptoms and treatment side effects could prove vital for patients.
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Chewing the FatPeople with cancer are encouraged to engage in honest, early discussions about diet with healthcare providers, not only to help them feel better during treatment, but also so that they will worry less.
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Angela Fishbaugh on Discovering Your Story and SkillsAngela Fishbaugh, author of "Angela's Decision," discusses how to discover your skills and story within.
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Cancer And Your Self-Image: Adjusting Is an Ongoing ProcessCancer changes everything about one’s self-image, but that doesn’t mean it is a negative outcome.
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Keeping the Dream Alive: Supporting Female SurvivorsBarbara Bittner, RN, OCN, a finalist for the CURE® Extraordinary Healer® Award for Oncology Nursing, talked about her advocacy work with Charlene’s Dream – a community-based cancer resource center for women.
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David Dubin Provides Advice to Lynch Syndrome PrevivorsDavid Dubin, founder, AliveAndKickn, provides advice for Lynch syndrome previvors.
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Photos of Furry Friends Who Helped Their Humans Through Cancer"I don't think I could breathe without him," said one patient on CURE's Facebook page. See how four-legged friends helped others through their cancer experience.
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Dr. Rosenberg on Non-Metastatic Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer GuidelinesJonathan E. Rosenberg, M.D., medical oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses the new treatment guidelines for patients with non-metastatic muscle invasive bladder cancer.
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Survivorship ChampionsHow one survivor’s journey led to her realization of what survivorship care is lacking and the importance of advocating for yourself during survivorship.
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Taking Control of Nutrition After a Cancer DiagnosisResources are available to help patients with cancer better manage nutrition.
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Conversations on Patient Priorities and Preferences Should Take Place Before TreatmentWith so many cancer treatment options now available, clinicians may still fall short in understanding what’s important to patients.
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True Breast Cancer Prevention Requires Looking at Environmental ChemicalsA new report reveals more research is needed in addressing environmental chemicals and cancer.
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Precision Medicine: What's Next?Most oncologists are well acquainted with the term precision medicine, often used interchangeably to describe a model of care in which a treatment plan is based on patient characteristics and the molecular and genetic profile of the patient's tumor.
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Coping With Cancer: One Size Does Not Fit AllCoping with cancer and treatments looks different for everyone.
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Halle Moore on Fatigue in Breast Cancer SurvivorsHalle Moore, medical oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses fatigue in breast cancer survivors.
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Tirelessly Committed to Nursing: An Extraordinary Oncology NurseI hope that this glimpse of Ms. Peyton demonstrates what an extraordinary RN she is. She heals her patients with direct care, improvement in policy and a commitment to safety.
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Sharing a Special Bond With a Remarkable Oncology NurseAn Extraordinary Healer essay honoring VICTORIA FENSTERMAKER, RN, AAS [ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK]
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Hope Rugo on Managing Sexual Dysfunction From Ovarian SuppressionHope S. Rugo discusses managing sexual dysfunction from ovarian suppression treatment for breast cancer.
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Fatigue or Autoimmune Disease? Physician Talks Immunotherapy Side EffectsYvonne Saenger, director of melanoma and immunotherapy at Columbia University Medical Center, discusses the side effects patients should look out for when they are on immunotherapy, and how to determine if they are experiencing normal therapy-induced fatigue or if they are suffering from a hormone reaction and should go see their medical team.
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Rare Cancer Doesn't Need to Be Fought AloneA diagnosis of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia can be scary, but it doesn't need to be faced alone.
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Cervical Cancer Survivor Offers Advice for During and After TreatmentFor Gail Powell, helping others through her cervical cancer treatment was, in turn, one of the biggest things she did to help herself.
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Medical Illustration: Marine-Derived Cancer TreatmentsYONDELIS (trabectedin) and HALAVEN (eribulin) are the first chemotherapies originally derived from marine life, although they are now synthetically made. Both drugs are approved for the treatment of liposarcoma, and Yondelis also for the treatment of leiomyosarcoma.
