In treatment
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Turning Pain into Purpose: The Survivor Behind the Chemo Mouthpiece®
When David Yoskowitz was diagnosed with cancer, he faced one of chemotherapy’s most harmful side effects—severe mouth sores that cause…
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Chemotherapy and Mouth Sores: Far Worse Than ‘Canker Sores’
Chemotherapy comes with a long list of side effects, with mouth sores ranking among the very worst. These painful ulcers…
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Finding Myself Again: How Supportive Oncology Saved Me
If I lost myself in cancer, then I rediscovered myself in Supportive Oncology… Eight years ago at the age of…
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Supportive Care in Oncology: Meeting Cancer with Compassion
“How am I supposed to live my life now?” This question came from a patient I care for—someone diagnosed with…
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For love of family: How one woman persists throughout her breast cancer treatment journey
Southern California native Lisa Shoemaker has been coping with breast cancer for a long time, and one thing keeps her…
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I Made the Decision to Have a Preventative Double Mastectomy Even Though I Do Not Have the BRCA Gene Mutation
Tick, tick, tick. That’s the sound I heard in my head for years, every time I looked at myself braless…
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Talking with your care team about post-mastectomy numbness
Great strides have been made in breast cancer treatment and surgery. However, even with this progress, many women are unaware…
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How Biomarker Testing Changed my Cancer Treatment Plan
On November 30th, 2020 my world was turned upside down. On that evening I received a phone call from my…
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Being your own advocate: Navigating the treatment journey for ovarian or breast cancer
If you’ve been diagnosed with ovarian or breast cancer, you may feel overwhelmed by what it means for you. It…
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Perspective of a Jewish Oncologist
While patients most certainly do not “choose” their disease, I have chosen to care for cancer patients. As a physician,…
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Radiation Therapy: What You Need to Know
Approximately 50% of cancer patients need radiation treatment. It is important to be informed before this stage of your treatment. …
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Undergoing surgery as war broke out in Israel was unbearable, but felt less lonely because of Sharsheret
I was in pain. Everyone told me not to worry because pain is not usually an indicator of cancer. But…
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Second Letter to the Newly Diagnosed (Day +1) And the people who love you…putting together the team
Dear A, You made it through the night. Perhaps you couldn’t sleep, but I hope you did. This is a…
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Effectively Communicating With Your Medical Team
As a cancer patient, I learned that cancer treatment is a difficult and challenging process. I also saw things from…
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Is Your Cancer Likely to Come Back? Know More About Your Risk for Recurrence With Natera Oncology
If you have been treated for breast or ovarian cancer, you may worry about the possibility that your cancer may…
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BRCA and Hereditary Cancer: Finding Cancer During Prophylactic Mastectomy
When Ann tested positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation after being diagnosed with breast cancer she knew there was a 50% chance she…
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10 Things Cancer Taught Me As A Survivor And An Oncology Social Worker
Before I was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago I had a lot of theoretical knowledge of what being…
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Step/Tier Medication Formularies as an Access Barrier in treatment
Another important aspect of treatment is your Medication Formulary. These are lists of what are considered “covered” medications by your…
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I Run For Team Sharsheret To Give Hope To People Facing Cancer
Running the #unitednychalf is unlike any other as you race down New York streets and over bridges usually filled with…
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20% of women getting lumpectomies need a second surgery, but this risk can be lowered
The lumpectomy procedure (sometimes referred to as Breast Conserving Surgery, or BCS) is the treatment of choice for many people…
