Entries by Jennifer Lessinger

Caregiver Profile: Heather Cimino

November 10, 2017 in , , , /by

In recognition of National Family Caregivers Month, we are using this month’s Patient Profile to profile a caregiver. You can learn more information about National Family Caregivers Month here. Heather Cimino’s father died in 2008. He had mesothelioma and lived only six weeks after his diagnosis. So, when Heather’s mom was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in […]

Notable News

October 25, 2017 in , /by

Immunotherapy is back in the headlines this month with nytimes.com reporting another treatment being approved by the FDA. This second therapy is called Yescarta and is made by Kite Pharma and uses the patients own cells to create a “living drug” that is administered to the patient through a one-time injection. The patients altered cells then battle […]

Patient Profile: Dana Oakes

October 11, 2017 in , , /by

Dana Oakes Breast Cancer Her diagnosis came in October 2011 during a routine mammogram. She says that when the technician came in for more pictures she knew immediately she had cancer. A biopsy confirmed malignancy and without any “debate or deliberation” Dana Oakes opted for a double mastectomy. Her surgery was scheduled for the next […]

Notable News

September 25, 2017 in , /by

Remember last month when we told you about the successful immunotherapy test trial known as CAR T therapy using the patient’s own immune cells to fight leukemia? There was a big push for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve the therapy and they did! According to NPR.org the approval of the first cell-based gene […]

Patient Profile: Elizabeth Carswell

September 20, 2017 in , , , , /by

She was 25 weeks pregnant and felt like she had the flu. It was early July 2015 and she made her way to her obstetrician’s office because the antibiotics she’d taken over the Fourth of July holiday hadn’t made her feel better. A couple hours later Elizabeth Carswell was in the hospital being diagnosed with […]

Notable News

August 23, 2017 in , /by

Knowledge is power, but staying on top of and researching all the latest headlines can be a time-consuming and daunting process. That’s why we’re doing it for you. That’s right. We’ll keep an eye on the most interesting and newsworthy developments of the past month or so and then we’ll summarize them for you here. […]