Cure TV

Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., Sixth Congressional District of New Jersey, House Energy and Commerce Committee, discusses the impetus for the 21st Century Cures Act.

Colleen M. O'Leary, RN, MSN, AOCNS, from The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses how patients can manage oral mucositis.

Patricia Carter, PhD, RN, CNS, associate professor, School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, discusses the importance of sleep for patients with cancer.

Julie Fleshman, JD, MBA, president, CEO, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, discusses the role of nutrition in the life of a patient with pancreatic cancer.

Jeannie Woith, BSN, RN, LMT, The James Cancer Hospital, The Ohio State University, discusses the treatment of oral mucositis in patients with head and neck cancer.

Neal D. Shore, MD, FACS, medical director, Carolina Urologic Research Center, provides an overview of biomarkers in prostate cancer.

Anne Katz, RN, PhD, clinical nurse specialist, sexuality counselor, CancerCare Manitoba, discusses young patients with cancer and their sexuality.

Michael Ferraro, executive chef, Delicatessen, discusses his mother's journey with pancreatic cancer and his role in the Cooking. Comfort. Care. Nourishment for the Pancreatic Cancer Fight program.

Jasmine Martin, Director, West Region Medical Science Liaison Team, Takeda Oncology, discusses oral adherence.

Sandra Spoelstra, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, Michigan State University, discusses educating patients about oral agents.

Amanda Yopp, NP, Clinical Nurse Educator, Takeda Oncology, discusses educating patients before they enroll on a clinic trial.

The Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing recognizes nurses whose compassion, expertise and helpfulness have made an incredible impact on someone affected by cancer.

Primo Neary Lara Jr., associate director of Translational Research at the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses emerging therapies for patients with kidney cancer.

Bishoy M. Faltas, medical fellow at Weill Cornell Medical College, explains how the genomic landscape of bladder cancers has an impact on possible treatments for patients.

Oncologist Serena Wong, of Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, reassures patients suffering from cognitive dysfunction, or chemobrain, that they're not alone and there is support.

Michelle Gervino, an oncology nurse with John Theurer Cancer Center, discusses the importance of caregivers, as well as resources for both caregivers and patients.

Surgery has its side effects, says radiation oncologist Richard Stock, including possible incontinence and sexual dysfunction. While radiation is less invasive, it does have its own side effects.

James Battiste, an oncologist with Stephenson Cancer Center in Oklahoma City, Okla., says patients with glioblastoma will likely have a lot of questions about the diagnosis.

Kevin B. Kim, of the California Pacific Medical Center, explains how patients with melanoma who are in remission can get back into a normal, daily routine while still taking precautions.

At age 22, Megan Miller was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, a common form of skin cancer that can be easily treated. But a year later, she was diagnosed with melanoma.

Deanna J. Attai, breast surgeon and assistant clinical professor of surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, in Los Angeles, shares ways social media can help cancer patients and survivors.

In a recent study, researchers looked at statins and survival outcomes, along with potential side effects, in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma.

In 1995, Sam Donaldson, ABC news veteran, found a lump that ultimately led to a diagnosis of melanoma.

Hyman B. Muss, professor of oncology at the University of North Carolina and director of geriatric oncology at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discusses how patients with breast cancer should press their physicians to help them make the best medical decisions.

Naomi Haas, of the Abramson Cancer Center, explains the potential side effects of a class of drugs called mTOR inhibitors, primarily the agents Sutent and Nexavar.

Leonard Gomella, chair of the urology department and director of the Kimmel Cancer Center Network, explains active surveillance when it comes to a prostate cancer diagnosis.

Adam Asch, senior deputy director of Stephenson Cancer Center, gives advice to patients after they have been diagnosed with lymphoma.

Benjamin Levy, of Mount Sinai Hospital, explains why patient-physician communication is so important when dealing with cancer, especially lung cancer, and what his hospital is doing to improve it.

Lung cancer specialist Mark Socinski, of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, discusses how screening for lung cancer has evolved in the past few years, and how it can benefit individuals at high risk for lung cancer.

om Henricks, a former NASA astronaut, shares how the lessons he learned as a pilot and astronaut could be used by someone dealing with cancer.