Perspectives from those who live it every day.
This web page was part of a research study to assess the effectiveness of online support, nurse practitioner Marian Grant, who answered questions on symptoms, treatments and support for pancreatic cancer patients. This page is now closed to questions/comments, but for a list of previously answered questions by Marian Grant, go to the comments section […]
Marian Grant ⋅ Issues & Perspectives nurse practitioner, palliative care, pancreatic cancer, treatment ⋅
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 20 years now, ever since losing a close friend to the disease. She approaches the task with gusto, maintaining a donor list of 200 names, including family, friends, colleagues, and […]
admin ⋅ Issues & Perspectives Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Survivorship ⋅
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 describe it as feeling weak, weary, worn out, heavy or slow and it can be difficult for friends, family or co-workers to understand. No one wants to drag through the […]
As oncologists, we encourage our patients to seek support wherever they can find it - family, friends, religious organizations, community groups... In the last decade or so, thanks to people like Amy Ohm, opportunities for support have begun to emerge on the Web. Several years ago, after Amy was diagnosed with melanoma, she looked online […]
Evan Lipson ⋅ Issues & Perspectives Survivorship, treatment ⋅
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 in my second D.C. Avon Walk for Breast Cancer as part of the Johns Hopkins Breast Center Team. This quite a contrast from my humbling beginning 19 years ago with […]
admin ⋅ Issues & Perspectives Avon Walk for Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer, Survivorship ⋅
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 that lung cancer takes on many lives. It's still the deadliest of all cancers. For Phyllis Curtis, who had enrolled in the trial at Johns Hopkins, the trial and screening […]
admin ⋅ lung cancer, personalized medicine, precision medicine, screening, treatment, vw ⋅
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. Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson believes it is a perfect example of why personalized cancer medicine—getting the right drugs to the right patients—is so important. “Often in trials, drugs […]
Valerie Matthews-Mehl ⋅ Avastin and Breast Cancer, precision medicine, treatment ⋅
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 ovarian cancer. The World Health Organization recently listed cell phones as a probable cause of certain cancers. There is a persistent worry that cell phones may have health hazards, and Nelson […]
admin ⋅ Breast Cancer, Research, vw ⋅
Have you ever considered joining a walk/run/swim or other athletic event to benefit a cause that has special meaning to you? I never thought that participating in my first event would become even more personal, and I didn’t anticipate that the bonds I formed would help me deal with my own issues. This is the […]
admin ⋅ Issues & Perspectives avon walk, Breast Cancer, Survivorship ⋅
What does it mean to have hope, to be hopeful? Each of us have our own very personal ways we might answer such a big question. But, what if you were a child with a cancer or a parent with a child who had cancer? What if you asked that question of a nurse or […]