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The Best Thing That Ever Happened, Advocating For the Patient

September 21st 2020

You have a new cancer diagnosis that stops you in your tracks. You are sick, afraid, vulnerable and in pain when you come to the cancer center at Temple University Hospital. The first advocate you will meet on your cancer journey is your nurse navigator

Nurse Goddess

September 20th 2020

In a finalist essay, Laurie Loe details why Vicki Dodson, B.S.N., RN, OCN, is an extraordinary healer and a great mentor.

Caring For The Caregiver

September 19th 2020

Lynne O’Connor’s winning essay describes how Christine Santure, B.S.N., RN, OCN, is this year’s Extraordinary Healer winner by caring for the caregiver.

Christie Santure, B.S.N., RN, OCN, Wins CURE®'s 2020 Extraordinary Healer Award for Oncology Nursing

September 18th 2020

By Beth Fand Incollingo

At a virtual event Sept. 17, CURE® also named Elizabeth Farrat, B.S.N., RN, CCRN-K, the winner of its first-ever Finest Hour Award for selfless achievements in care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

There are No ‘Right’ Answers When it Comes to Cancer

September 16th 2020

By Erica Finamore

As a caregiver, you rarely have 10 seconds to think or reflect on anything, but with my husband gone now, I find myself looking back more than ever. There are so many things we did right, and so many things I’ll probably always feel unsure of.

You’re Never Prepared to Learn Your Adult Child Has Cancer

September 10th 2020

By Debbie Legault

I received a phone call that would alter the course of my life in ways that I couldn’t possibly have imagined. On the other end was my 27-year-old daughter and I sat dazed and confused as she tearfully said, “Mom … it’s cancer.”

Creating a Community Around Hope for Stomach Cancer

March 12th 2020

By Kristie L. Kahl

In this episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with Aki Smith, founder of Hope for Stomach Cancer, about her journey as her father’s caregiver and what she hopes the organization offers for others affected by a stomach cancer diagnosis.

The Forgotten Caregivers

February 22nd 2020

By Kathy LaTour

When people think of caregivers, they often think of adults taking care of their elderly family members, but that is not the reality for many adolescents and young people who are forced into distressful situations when loved ones are diagnosed with cancer.

Surviving Pink: A Mother-Daughter Duo on Believing in Hope

January 9th 2020

By Kristie L. Kahl

In this week’s episode of the “CURE Talks Cancer” podcast, we spoke with breast cancer survivor Felicia Robinson, who recently wrote a book with her daughter on their personal experiences with the various aspects of a life-changing diagnosis.

National Family Caregivers Month: What You Need to Know

November 16th 2019

By Jessica Skarzynski

For National Family Caregivers Month, here’s a round-up of the latest news and updates that focus on the friends and family members that take up the role of caregiver when their loved ones need them most.