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Attacking Advanced Cancer

“The good news is that everything worked out pretty much how I told them it would.”
A woman survives late-stage breast cancer thanks to leading-edge therapies. Erin Buchalter remembers the day she noticed a lump ...
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Maria: Giving Back for the Future

“I consider myself very fortunate,” shares Maria. “I took part in the clinical study with the goal to help others.”
Participating in a clinical trial often represents an opening to new possibilities, offering patients the opportunity to access ...
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Norine: Giving Back Through Clinical Trial Participation

"Joining the I-SPY 2 clinical trial was the biggest 'no brainer'."
When presented with the possibility of participating in a clinical trial, breast cancer patient Norine Bagate had no doubts ...
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Giving Back as a Research Nurse Clinician

“Based on all my nursing experience and my own personal experience with breast cancer, I feel like I can empathize with patients from diagnosis, through their treatment, recovery, and beyond.”
Liz Steinwandtner, RN, BSN, NEBC, OCN, has been a nurse since 1980, working in various specialties. Then, following her own ...
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Shirley Ann: Giving Back Through Volunteering

“From my initial visit and throughout my entire treatment and recovery, the team at CBMC who cared for me were just fantastic.”
Even prior to having breast cancer, Shirley Ann always loved to support and give back to causes she believed deeply in. So, ...
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RWJUH Hamilton Treats a Breast Cancer Patient Like Family

"That hospital saved my life."
Jackie Vereen, a breast cancer survivor, shares how special she felt and how thankful she is for the amazing care and treatment ...
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Faces of Breast Cancer: Grace and Gladys

Sisters, Nurses, Breast Cancer Survivors
Identical twins Gladys and Grace have more in common than being nurses. Both are breast cancer survivors; Grace for 13 years and ...
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Faces of Breast Cancer: Maureen

Mother, Advocate, 11-Year Breast Cancer Survivor
It has been 11 years since Maureen Karsen was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. Since then, her family has grown. ...
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Faces of Breast Cancer: Kristine

Mother, Wife, 8-Year Breast Cancer Survivor
Eight-year survivor Kristine Quijano has much to be thankful for this year. Since being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2014, ...
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