Laura Bruck
Articles
A Life Redirected: Pursuing a Nursing Career After Osteosarcoma
January 11, 2013
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In the summer of 2010, 20-year-old physical therapy student Hannah Komai was diagnosed with low-grade osteosarcoma after an incisional biopsy.
Spinal Cord Ependymoma in the Prime of Life
November 15, 2012
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In January 2007, Erik Kratky was 21 and pursuing his undergraduate degree when he experienced bilateral leg weakness, which was later diagnosed as low-grade spinal cord ependymoma.
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anus During Pregnancy
September 10, 2012
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For Tiffany Keller-Fritz, the safety of her unborn child, weighed against the urgent need to initiate treatment, required close collaboration between her oncologists and OB-GYN.
A Patient Is His Own Best Advocate
August 15, 2012
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Patients (and even clinicians) often don't know which facilities are considered leaders in the treatment of various types of cancer, and a bit of detective work is generally required.
Breast Cancer and Early-Onset Menopause
June 14, 2012
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Whether surgically or medically induced, early menopause forces women to deal with a host of emotional, physical, and practical issues.
Metastatic Melanoma: Timely Approval of Yervoy
May 09, 2012
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After a long fight with melanoma, the Roman Catholic parish priest Father Arthur Humphrey was able to receive the immunotherapeutic agent Yervoy, which greatly improved his prognosis.
Surviving Brain Cancer During Pregnancy
April 09, 2012
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Antonia Reyes was 39 years old and 18 weeks pregnant when an MRI revealed an apparent glioma in the right temporal-parietal lobe region.
Living With Multiple Myeloma: Nurses as the Lifeline
October 07, 2011
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In 2001, Doug Rickert, a 46-year-old industrial management consultant and married father of 3, heard the life-altering words, "softball-sized tumor pressing against your spinal canal."