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Increased BRCA1/2 Testing May Improve Patient Outcomes
The current testing rate for BRCA 1/2 mutations is currently 68% in HER2-negative early breast cancer, but eligible patients could receive better care if tested.
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John Smelcer, PhD, CAGS
John Smelcer is the author of 60 books, including a dozen books of poetry. His most recent collection is "Raven." For a quarter century, he was Poetry Editor at "Rosebud Magazine," where he currently serves as senior editor emeritus. From 2016-2020, he was the Inaugural Writer-in-Residence for the Charter for Compassion, the world’s largest compassion movement with over five million members in 45 countries.
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The Healing Power of Time After Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
After fully recovering from non-Hodgkin lymphoma, I’m ready to embark on my next chapter in life doing the things I love with the people I love.
Bri Majsiak
Bri Majsiak is a co-founder of The Breasties, the first all-inclusive nonprofit organization that creates community for survivors, previvors, thrivers and carevivors impacted by breast and gynecologic cancers.
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A Journey to Mastectomy: Here’s What I Learned
It’s amazing the cancer resources and community we have now — something my mom didn’t have.
Chester Freeman
Chester Freeman is a retired college and hospital chaplain. He is also a teddy bear artist whose creations are highly collectible. He travels and lectures on the therapeutic value of teddy bears. He is the author of a children’s book
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The Healing Power of Teddy Bears for Adults With Cancer
There are many instances where teddy bears can be the key to opening hearts and minds during cancer care.
William Ramshaw
William Ramshaw resides in the expansive Pacific Northwest. He is a six-year survivor of pancreatic cancer and has written a memoir Gut Punched! Facing Pancreatic Cancer.
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What I Do When My Doctors Don’t Listen
Here are four signs of your doctor not listening and four things I do when they don't listen to me.
Martha Carlson
Martha lives in Illinois and was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in January 2015. She has a husband and three children, ranging in age from 12 to 18, a dog and a lizard.
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Trusting My Stage 4 Breast Cancer Body
Practicing consistency has made a difference for me while living with stage 4 breast cancer.
Meredith Sherman
For the past two years, Meredith has worked as a nurse practitioner at Roger Williams Medical Center in the Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program. She also has experience with oncology and hospice care. Meredith lives in Rhode Island with her dog, Jasper.
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Treating Cancer's Unknown
Providers spend a great deal of their time treating cancer, but how much time is being spent treating the patient?
Sarah DeBord
Sarah DeBord was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer at age 34. In the years since, she has turned her diagnosis into a calling, and become an advocate for other young adults diagnosed with colorectal cancer and parents with young families facing cancer. She works as a communications and program manager for the Minneapolis-based
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Donating My Body After Cancer: My Final Gift to the Science that Saved Me
Aside from controlling what happens leading up to my death, I've given a lot of thought and put the wheels in motion for what will happen to me after I die.