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Melanie Schofield-Norris

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Strange Tattoos: A Look at My Cancer Experience

The temporary tattoos that guided the radiation for my cancer treatment were not beautiful, artistic or cool — they were more than that.

Adriana Santiago

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With Cancer, Quality of Time Matters More Than Quantity

A woman describes how caring for her mother, who has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, drastically changed her life and her priorities.

Steven Eichberg

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Raising Lymphoma Awareness During Blood Cancer Awareness Month

While much progress has been made in treating blood cancers like lymphoma, I know that there is still far more work to be done.

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The Lung Cancer Advocate Who Is a Friend to All

A woman who has worked with Upal Basu Roy in the lung cancer space for many years explains why he is a lung cancer hero to everyone he has worked with, due to his dedication and empathy.

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Cancer Showed Me Who My Friends Were (and Weren’t)

After receiving a cancer diagnosis, it stays with you 24/7.

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A Letter From Your Son (That You’ll Never Read)

This is a poem based on my personal interpretation of my husband’s experience while he cared for his mother with cancer.

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When Eyes and Words Become Smiles and Hugs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

One team of oncology nurses rose above the challenges during the pandemic to continually care for their patients in different ways.

Dr. Jonathan Bank

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Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome: What Patients Need to Know

More than half of patients may experience PMPS, a type of chronic nerve pain, following mastectomy and breast surgery.

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I Wish I Was Told Everything That May Happen While Undergoing Cancer Treatment

Chemotherapy affected my brain in ways that I was never told about.

Dr. Julia E. McGuinness

McGuinness is a medical oncologist and serves as an assistant professor of medicine within the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Columbia University Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, located in New York.

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ctDNA-Guided Therapy May Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes

For patients with metastatic HR+/HER2— breast cancer, there were various trials to have come out of ASCO 2025 that are worth keeping your eye on.

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