A Day to Celebrate Survivors
June is the time for a special day of celebration at the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. We hope you will join fellow cancer… Read More »A Day to Celebrate Survivors
The True Value of Volunteering
***This post was written by Deb Stewart, R.N., who leads a group of Survivor Volunteers in the Johns Hopkins Breast Center. In honor of National… Read More »The True Value of Volunteering
Rally for Medical Research Draws Thousands
Thousand of scientists, clinicians, patients, students and advocates rallied today in Washington, D.C. to support federal funding of medical research. Across the street, the American Association… Read More »Rally for Medical Research Draws Thousands
Bo’s Song: Brave and True
Yesterday afternoon, singer Savannah Outen met Bo Oliver, a 16 year-old cancer patient at Johns Hopkins. She had spoken with him by phone a few… Read More »Bo’s Song: Brave and True
The Hope Project
***This post was written by Anna Ferguson, RN, BSN, research nurse and leader of The Hope Project at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. "Hope… Read More »The Hope Project
Cancer News Review
In this month’s Cancer News Review podcast, Dr. William Nelson, director of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, discusses top stories in cancer research ranging… Read More »Cancer News Review
Waiting Room Observations
Over the last thirty years, about every decade I’ve found myself in a cancer center waiting room--first in 1984 with my husband, in 1999 with… Read More »Waiting Room Observations
New Breast Cancer Drug on the Horizon?
In today's news, updated data on an experimental breast cancer drug called trastuzumab emtansine, or T-DM1, shows better survival (by five months) than a standard… Read More »New Breast Cancer Drug on the Horizon?
Cancer News Review
This month, Kimmel Cancer Center director William Nelson reviewed top stories in cancer research ranging from a partnership between a pharmaceutical company and a major… Read More »Cancer News Review
Sharsheret
Rochelle Shoretz was first diagnosed with early stage breast cancer at age 28, and then with metastatic breast cancer at age 37. She is now the founder… Read More »Sharsheret