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Meet Pete
There is no explaining how you feel when your doctor says, “you have cancer.” This diagnosis was so overwhelming that I was not myself, and my...
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We Celebrate Aireen
It was an average day at work as a medical doctor in 2017 when the nurses noticed something was off with Pedro. When he started to lose his speech,...
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Community Gives Day: Portia’s Story
Portia was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2019. She credits regular mammograms for early detection. After her diagnosis, Portia had surgery...
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Superhero Lincoln
Written by: Courtney Kurtz, Lincoln’s mama When Courtney took her son Lincoln to the doctor for a check-up, she never thought it would result in a...
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Mesothelioma Isn’t Going Anywhere
For more information please visit, https://www.mesotheliomaguide.com/mesothelioma/ In the latter half of the 20th century, the general public learned...
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Return to Sex & Intimacy – For Cancer Survivors and their Partners
Michael J. Russer and Jacqueline V. Lopez are partners who work together to help others understand the challenges of maintaining a romantic...
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A Place of So Many Thank You's
One sentence, three words— “You have cancer.” Hearing this once is enough for an entire lifetime, but for Cheryl Eddy, that was not the case. Over...
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Empowering Patients to Become Effective Self-Advocates
When it comes to self-advocacy, we talk a good game. We tell patients to ask questions, to seek clarification when they don’t understand the answers...
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Why We Don’t ‘Battle’ Cancer
Often times we hear people say they are ‘battling cancer’ or that they are ‘fighting with cancer.’ In war, there is always a winner and a loser, and...