Emergency 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.
People 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.
Angela Fishbaugh, author of "Angela's Decision," discusses how to discover your skills and story within.
Cancer changes everything about one’s self-image, but that doesn’t mean it is a negative outcome.
Barbara 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.
David Dubin, founder, AliveAndKickn, provides advice for Lynch syndrome previvors.
"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.
Jonathan 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.
How one survivor’s journey led to her realization of what survivorship care is lacking and the importance of advocating for yourself during survivorship.
Resources are available to help patients with cancer better manage nutrition.
With so many cancer treatment options now available, clinicians may still fall short in understanding what’s important to patients.
A new report reveals more research is needed in addressing environmental chemicals and cancer.
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.
Coping with cancer and treatments looks different for everyone.
Halle Moore, medical oncologist at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses fatigue in breast cancer survivors.
I 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.
An Extraordinary Healer essay honoring VICTORIA FENSTERMAKER, RN, AAS [ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE, BUFFALO, NEW YORK]
Hope S. Rugo discusses managing sexual dysfunction from ovarian suppression treatment for breast cancer.
Yvonne 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.
A diagnosis of Waldenstrom's macroglobulinemia can be scary, but it doesn't need to be faced alone.
For Gail Powell, helping others through her cervical cancer treatment was, in turn, one of the biggest things she did to help herself.
YONDELIS (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.