On September 14, 2011, I was invited to a special premiere of the movie 50/50. A group of cancer care providers packed into a movie theater… Read More »Beating the Odds of Cancer with Humor: 50/50 Movie
When former Olympian Patrick Kennedy fired the starter gun yesterday morning to officially begin the Swim Across America Baltimore event, I nervously jumped in a… Read More »Making Waves to Fight Cancer
Coming up later this month is the 3rd annual Semi-Colon Crawl - a 5K walk here in the Baltimore area to spread the word about… Read More »Semi-Colon Club
Everyone has their own reason. For some, they feel grateful for how far they have come or to remember those they have lost. For others,… Read More »Part 4: Why I Walk
My fellow team member Julie Thomas raised $13,760 this year alone, in her eleventh Avon Walk. Julie’s been raising money for breast cancer for almost… Read More »Part 3: Bonds that Bring Us Closer
Fatigue during cancer treatment can be tough to manage. While ranging from mild to extreme, for some there’s no tired like “chemo tired.” Many patients… Read More »5 Ways to Beat Fatigue During Chemotherapy
It’s not every day that you commit to walking 40 miles in the heat and rain, but on April 30 of this year, I walked… Read More »Part 2: Walk the Talk
Recent news of the full results of the National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) published in the New England Journal of Medicine underscores the heavy toll… Read More »Lung Cancer: Still the Top Cancer Killer
Recent news that the FDA will not approve the use of the drug Avastin for breast cancer has many patients who have benefitted questioning why. … Read More »Avastin: Good Drug, Bad Decision?
This month, in Dr. Bill Nelson's Cancer News Review podcast, you'll hear about cell phone hazards, breast and prostate cancer prevention drugs, and screening for… Read More »Top Cancer News