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How a 6-year-old said no to a lollipop. The impact of authentic inspiration.

How a 6-year-old said no to a lollipop. The imp...

After spending a few minutes, I moved to the next bed. There was a 3-year-old. The same thing happened. Then it happened again with a 13-year-old, then with a 6-year-old,...

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How a 6-year-old said no to a lollipop. The imp...

After spending a few minutes, I moved to the next bed. There was a 3-year-old. The same thing happened. Then it happened again with a 13-year-old, then with a 6-year-old,...

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Life, Death and Data: The importance of owning one's medical data

Life, Death and Data: The importance of owning ...

Patients need easy access to our data. We need to know it is secure and kept private. While the federal laws of the US purport to guarantee that the systems we have deployed are inadequate...

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Life, Death and Data: The importance of owning ...

Patients need easy access to our data. We need to know it is secure and kept private. While the federal laws of the US purport to guarantee that the systems we have deployed are inadequate...

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Tumor boards - a multidisciplinary group of doctors who review complex cases like cancer.

Tumor boards. What are they, and should we care?

Tumor boards can be a patient's best tool in obtaining a wide range of clinical opinions. A tumor board is a group of multi-disciplinary doctors who meet and discuss treatment options for individual cancer patients....

Tumor boards. What are they, and should we care?

Tumor boards can be a patient's best tool in obtaining a wide range of clinical opinions. A tumor board is a group of multi-disciplinary doctors who meet and discuss treatment options for individual cancer patients....

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Healthy cooking for November Holidays! Recipe for Gingery Broccoli Soup with Mint

Healthy cooking for November Holidays! Recipe f...

Cooking for the holidays can be stressful for anyone. For those of us on the cancer train, it's incredibly stressful. As a caregiver, you might be trying to accommodate your...

Healthy cooking for November Holidays! Recipe f...

Cooking for the holidays can be stressful for anyone. For those of us on the cancer train, it's incredibly stressful. As a caregiver, you might be trying to accommodate your...

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After a Cancer Diagnosis, I Became a 'Patient From Hell'

After a Cancer Diagnosis, I Became a 'Patient F...

I had just turned 30. My birthday is 2 days before my partner’s birthday, and we always take the week to travel somewhere.

After a Cancer Diagnosis, I Became a 'Patient F...

I had just turned 30. My birthday is 2 days before my partner’s birthday, and we always take the week to travel somewhere.

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Another cancerversary, another reason to celebrate!

Another cancerversary, another reason to celebr...

Next week is my 11-year cancerversary, which brings a mixture of feelings. I’m incredibly grateful to see another year. My daughters were just 3 and 5 years old at the...

Another cancerversary, another reason to celebr...

Next week is my 11-year cancerversary, which brings a mixture of feelings. I’m incredibly grateful to see another year. My daughters were just 3 and 5 years old at the...

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