April 2015 Vol 1 No 2

Woke up excited. It was my first day of chemotherapy. Yes, excited. I realize now it was the wrong emotion, but the sense of what I would gain in this new adventure enthralled me. I imagined the people I would meet: these amazing people battling for their life and inspiring mine. I, too, would be strong.

The Academy of Oncology Nurse & Patient Navigators (AONN+) is pleased to sponsor a series of interviews with patients to provide a source of support to readers. Recently CONQUER had the pleasure of speaking with Heather, a breast cancer survivor.

Dr. Evan C. Naylor offers a rundown of some of the most common side effects of cancer therapy and how to deal with them.

Have you been screened for colorectal cancer? As a patient with cancer or a cancer survivor, you need to pay attention to your regular cancer screenings, because getting a second cancer is a possibility. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but it doesn’t have to be.

Gail Mahar, RN, MSN, OCN, APRN-BC, from Knoxville, TN, shares a poem of empathy.

Studies indicate that African Americans are twice as likely to be diagnosed with multiple myeloma compared with Caucasians or other ethnic groups.

Did you know that what you drink may be as powerful as what you eat in the fight against cancer? Both tea and coffee contain compounds that are currently being studied for their cancer-fighting properties.