9 Tips for Managing Nausea
Nausea and vomiting can occur while getting chemotherapy, right after, or many hours or days later. You’ll most likely feel better on the days you… Read More »9 Tips for Managing Nausea
Issues & Perspectives
What is Compassion? It’s a Nurse.
What is Compassion? It’s a Nurse. Compassion is defined as the awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve that suffering.… Read More »What is Compassion? It’s a Nurse.
Heather the Cancer Warrior
As an oncologist, I am continually astonished by the strength and determination patients bring to bear in their fight against cancer. One such patient -… Read More »Heather the Cancer Warrior
When Cancer Empathy Runs Deep
***This post is written by Judith Minkove, editor of Inside Hopkins and senior writer at Johns Hopkins Medicine. On any given day, as many as 170… Read More »When Cancer Empathy Runs Deep
Appreciating Our Nurses
I read an article about a 10-year old boy who took all the money he had saved to purchase a Super Bowl ring from a… Read More »Appreciating Our Nurses
Do’s and Don’ts for Diarrhea
Chemo can cause diarrhea because it harms your healthy cells that line the large and small bowel. It may also speed up food moving through… Read More »Do’s and Don’ts for Diarrhea
Cancer Screening Tests Everyone Should Know
Kimmel Cancer experts frequently say that “the best way to cure cancer is to prevent it from ever occurring.” Most experts agree that currently-available cancer… Read More »Cancer Screening Tests Everyone Should Know
Communicating Cancer Messages
I'm in Chapel Hill, North Carolina this week attending the annual meeting of Cancer Center public affairs, marketing and development professionals. There are more than… Read More »Communicating Cancer Messages
Twenty-One Years Ago Today
I hate April 25. It’s the day my mother died of breast cancer, 21 years ago. I don’t think anyone is really ever prepared to… Read More »Twenty-One Years Ago Today
Caring for the Caregiver
Speaking at a breast cancer caregiver support group recently, I listened closely as they joked with one another about remaining in the “doghouse“ during the entirety… Read More »Caring for the Caregiver