Whether you have just been diagnosed with cancer, are currently undergoing treatment, or are in remission…. YOU are a cancer survivor! This survivorship experience is unique for each cancer survivor and their caregivers. Some are challenged by changes in appearance or physical abilities, by changes in priorities, or by changes in daily routines. Others are […]
What can a cancer chaplain do for me as a cancer patient?
Posted by admin | treatment“Don’t be shy. It is not a sign of weakness to want a person of faith by your side at a time like this,” says Rhonda Cooper, an oncology chaplain at the Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore. If you are struggling to understand why you have cancer, are feeling a range of emotions from […]
Aug 8, 2014 No comments
Johns Hopkins—Everest?
Posted by Valerie Matthews-Mehl | UncategorizedPhoto at Left: Dr. Ted DeWeese at the summit of Mt. Kala Pattar. It is 18,600 feet above Everest Base Camp and is considered the best place in the world to view Everest. The name is even more recognizable than our own Johns Hopkins and mispronounced with far less frequency. The country of Nepal’s Mount Everest—for […]
Jul 30, 2014 2 comments
Paying It Forward
Posted by admin | Patient Stories**This blog post was written by Kimmel Cancer Center development specialist Allison Rich. With August just around the corner, it is crucial that we pause and take stock of our progress towards the goals we hope to reach before the starting line on September 13th. For Michael Iati, the Senior Director of Architecture and Planning […]
Jul 22, 2014 No comments
Conquering Cancer on the Ride and on the Unit
Posted by Michelle Potter | Uncategorized**This blog post was written by Kimmel Cancer Center development specialist Allison Rich. There are as many reasons to gear up and join the Ride to Conquer Cancer as there are riders. Whether you are riding for the physical challenge, or are a cancer survivor yourself, each reason for riding paints a compelling picture of […]
Jul 9, 2014 1 comment
Cancer News Review
Posted by Michelle Potter | ResearchIn this month's cancer news review podcast, Dr. William Nelson, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses top cancer stories on a new bladder cancer center announced at Johns Hopkins, liver cancer on the rise, cancer cells in tumors and more. First, Dr. Nelson speaks on the announcement of a new bladder cancer […]
Jun 25, 2014 No comments
Healthy Living Starts at Baltimore’s Northeast Market
Posted by Valerie Matthews-Mehl | Prevention/ScreeningHealthy living was the theme of June 18th’s Day at the Market event held at Northeast Market on Monument Street in East Baltimore. The bimonthly event brings together Johns Hopkins nurses and other clinicians, safety experts, and others to interact and to share information with Baltimore citizens on simple things they can do to prevent […]
Jun 20, 2014 No comments
9 Issues Clinicians Are Talking About in Breast Cancer Care
Posted by admin | treatment**Note: This blog was written by Elissa Bantug of the Kimmel Cancer Center's Breast Cancer Program. On March 7-8, 2013, over two hundred physicians, nurses, and other healthcare providers from around the region attended the Seventh Bi-Annual Johns Hopkins Breast Cancer Conference to discuss the latest trends in research and clinical care. Due to improved […]
May 1, 2014 3 comments
Cycling 150 Miles to Conquer Cancer
Posted by Michelle Potter | UncategorizedAmber Warrington has seen the first hand advancements that take place at Johns Hopkins, as she works as a Administrative Supervisor in Medical Oncology. Unfortunately cancer became personal, when her mother was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009, but Warrington knew her mother was in the right hands and would receive the best care possible. […]
Apr 21, 2014 1 comment
Out-of-the-box science finds drug target for cancer and asthma
Posted by admin | Research, treatmentLast week's news announcement of a new drug target for asthma and cancer heralded an example of the type of out-of-the-box thinking that has now widened the scope of research in both diseases and has the potential for great impact. This research starts with innovative scientists willing to cross disciplines to understand how biological processes […]
Apr 17, 2014 No comments