August 2021 Vol 7 No 4

Lillie Shockney gives a rundown of the inspiring articles and features included in the August 2021 issue, including stories of patients’ experience during the COVID-19 pandemic or “Covid cancer,” mental health, brain cancer, and a close look at caregivers. Read More ›

In June 2021, the FDA approved Rylaze (asparaginase erwinia chrysanthemi [recombinant]-rywn), an asparagine-specific enzyme, to be used as part of a multi-drug chemotherapy regimen for patients older than 1 month with acute lymphoblastic leukemia or lymphoblastic lymphoma who are hypersensitive to asparaginase caused by E. coli infection. Read More ›

When she was 34 with a 6-year-old daughter, Sara Olsher was told she had breast cancer. What followed was a year and a half of treatment and connecting with her daughter in unique ways. Read More ›

Victoria Ramdass experienced strong emotions after being diagnosed with stage I triple-negative breast cancer. She expressed these emotions by attending a Paint and Sip event and painting this scene by the sea. Read More ›

Building spiritual health may be just as important as building physical health, but often goes ignored. Petra Sprik, MDIV, MPH, BCC, provides a plan for a week of spiritual muscle builders to help you nurture your soul and maintain a sense of balance. Read More ›

Kelly Rodenberg, author of There’s Something Going on Upstairs, offers her insights from being a caregiver to her husband Bob to dealing with her own glioblastoma diagnosis. Read More ›

Jessica Morris was blindsided by her brain cancer diagnosis after hiking with friends and having a full-blown seizure. Frustrated by the lack of treatment options for and the short life expectancy associated with glioblastoma, she created the nonprofit organization OurBrainBank. Read More ›

Amy Wu, breast cancer survivor and advocate, relates her experience of living with cancer through the pandemic, noting the parallels between coming out the other side of cancer and COVID-19, and how important keeping realistic expectations and finding joyful distractions can be. Read More ›

In 2015, Amanda Bruffy, RN, BSN, CNRN, OCN, was about to turn 30, newly single, and had a great job as an oncology nurse navigator when she couldn’t get over a nagging abdominal pain. “My role as an oncology nurse navigator has forever been changed after being on the receiving end of a cancer diagnosis,” she says. Read More ›