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I Am...More Than My Headache

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Willing to Participate: What Gets in the Way

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When Patients Move Faster Than Peer Review

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I Am...Between Stable and Well

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I Am...Paying Attention

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The Grief That Comes Before the Loss

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I Am...Making the Next Decision

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Between Appointments: What Two Sjögren's Doctors Want You to Know

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What Chronic Illness Looks Like From the Inside

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Where Sound Baths Meet Surgery: Inside Stanford's Head and Neck Cancer Symposium

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Celebrating the Heroes Among Us

As we observe Caregivers Month this November, it's time to spotlight the unsung heroes in our Sma...

I Am On, I Am Off, I Am...Still Here

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-am-on-i-am-off-i-amstill-here  April is ...

Stay Strong and Lighthearted

Recently, members of our caregiving community started a conversation about the steep learning c...

Life Is Good: Eighteen Years of Knowing It

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Patient Resource for Hormone Receptor-Positive/HER2-Negative Early Breast Cancer

Welcome to our resources page dedicated to Clinical Care Options LLC's medical education program,...

500 Calls and Counting: A Love Letter to Our Esophageal Cancer Community

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Equitable Healthcare Experience

Welcome to "Smarter. Stronger. Together. Optimizing Outcomes and an Equitable Healthcare Experien...

Meet Pete: The Man Who Keeps Showing Up

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/meet-pete-the-man-who-keeps-showing-up  Pe...

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Welcome to our resources page dedicated to Clinical Care Options LLC's medical education progra...

The Sentence That Stopped Everything

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Early Breast Cancer

In support of Clinical Care Options, medical education program, Individualizing Neo/Adjuvant Trea...

I Am...Planting a Flag

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amwondering-about-the-blue-flags  On Mon...

Bringing the Patient Voice into GYN Cancer Care Decisions

In support of Clinical Care Options, LLC’ s medical education program, Smarter. Stronger. Togethe...

After ASH 2025: What Our Community Wants To Know

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Bringing the Patient Voice into Cancer Care Decisions

New advances in the treatment of advanced breast cancer continue to be FDA-approved at a rapid pa...

I Am...Living in a Diagnostic Wilderness

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Understanding Patient Perspective on Oral Breast Cancer Treatments

In support of Clinical Care Options, LLC’ s medical education program, Smarter. Stronger. Togethe...

The Weight of Being Unheard: Closing the Gap in Obesity Care

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Oncology Patient Education Forum

Practicing Clinicians Exchange and Smart Patients brought together cancer patients and clinicians...

Empowering Patients in Clinical Trial Design

A New Frontier for Engagement and Trust The intersection of patient involvement and clinical tri...

Joyce Graff's 50-Year Fight Against VHL

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Essential Conversations with Your Doctor about HER2-Negative Early Breast Cancer

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I Am...Holding Everything at Once

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amholding-everything-at-once In honor of...

Patient Perspectives on Multiple Myeloma

mart Patients and Clinical Care Options, LLC, are working together on a project about multiple ...

I Am...Getting Beyond the Diagnosis

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Living with Multiple Myeloma

We spoke with Norma Jean, a patient with multiple myeloma, to gain insight into her personal expe...

Breast Cancer Treatments

In support of Clinical Care Options, LLC’ s medical education program, Smarter. Stronger. Toget...

I Am...Living Between Stable and Uncertain

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-am-living-between-stable-and-uncertain “...

I Am...Writing a Note to My Younger Self

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amwriting-a-note-to-my-younger-self Janu...

I Am...Rescued by Music, Movement IV: The Chorus

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amrescued-by-music-2 Movement IV is the ...

Ask the Expert: Esophageal and Gastric Cancer

Introduction to Dr. A. Craig Lockhart's Q&A Session at Smart Patients Dr. A. Craig...

I Am...Rescued by Music, Movement III: Staying with It

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amrescued-by-music-1  This four-part ser...

Ask the Expert Understanding Barrett's Esophagus

Barrett's esophagus is a condition that not only increases the risk of developing esophag...

The Long Wait: Life, Fertility, and Uncertainty in Desmoid Tumor Care

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Ask the Expert Guide to Hospital Debt Forgiveness

Hospital debt can be overwhelming, particularly for patients unaware of the financial assistance ...

I Am...Rescued by Music, Movement II: The Long Notes

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The Healing Power of Paws

At Smart Patients, we understand that caregiving comes in many forms, from dealing with a healt...

Every Six Months, Another Scope: Patients and Experts Frame Life with FAP

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I Am...Rescued by Music, Movement I: The Opening Track

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amrescued-by-music  One of the most endu...

The Smart Patients Revolution: How pharma can transform healthcare with enhanced patient engagement

Personalized medicine involves tailoring healthcare to an individual’s unique clinical and biolog...

I Am...Grateful for You

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amgrateful-for-you There are lots of way...

Medication Management in Parkinson's Disease

Facing Parkinson’s Disease (PD) can feel like standing at the edge of an unknown pa...

Checking In with Don and Ann: Eight Months Later, Good Cheer to End the Year

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/checkinginwithdonandann Chapter 1: Don’s S...

I Am...Building a Courageous Community

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The Power of Connection in Ovarian Cancer

Our ovarian cancer community offers a lifeline to women navigating this challenging diagnosis. Th...

Smart Patients Guide to Creating Patient Education Videos That Truly Engage

When good intentions fall short Often, we get to see pharma’s signif...

The Making of a Podcast: Behind the Mic With Smart Patients

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A Notebook and a Question

A Guide to Working with Your Gynecologic Cancer Care Team Challenges Faced by Gynecologic ...

I Am...Finding Delight

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amfinding-delight-x3zcr A seasonal story...

Understanding Pancreatic Cancer Together: Patients Talk About What Matters

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Understanding Functional Cancer Testing: A New Approach to Treatment Selection

When standard cancer treatments aren't working, patients face the difficult question: "What's nex...

I Am...Living One December at a Time

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amliving-one-december-at-a-time What 30 ...

Living with Dysautonomia: Understanding the Condition That’s Hard to Explain but Impossible to Ignore

Dysautonomia affects the body's autopilot—like blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature contro...

I Am...Trying To Live Normally with GERD

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Invisible Patients: What Caregivers Wish the World Understood

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How Hope, Community, and a Single Comment Saved One Man's Life

When a stage 4 cancer patient faced impossible odds, a chance online comment became his lifeline....

I Am...22 to 89: Generations Facing Stomach Cancer Together

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Antibiotics: A Shared Responsibility

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/antibiotics-a-shared-responsibility A Pati...

Gastric Cancer Treatment: New Developments and Clinical Trials in 2025

Stomach cancer rarely makes headlines—yet it should. In our recent Ask the Expert session, gastro...

Kidney Cancer Community: How Peer Support Changes Patient Journeys

When you hear the words “kidney cancer,” your wor...

I Am...Choosing When to Act

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-am-choosing-when-to-act-s4kxa A story ab...

I Am...Blindsided by a Whole New Disease

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Fifteen Years with Kidney Cancer: Turning Fog and Fear into Advocacy

When Glenn was diagnosed with cancer in 2010, he entered what he now calls “super dark days.” He ...

I Am...Learning to Say the Right Words

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amlearning-to-say-the-right-words When s...

One Registry, Countless Voices: Rethinking Autoimmune Data Together

From June 16–18, the Smart Patients community hosted an Ask the Expert session with Aaron Abend a...

From Story to Strategy: Bringing Patient Voices into Medical Education

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When Hope Has No Borders

In the darkest moments, sometimes the brightest light comes from unexpected connections across co...

Beyond Dry Mouth: Understanding Parotid Tumors and Lymphoma Risk in Sjögren’s

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I Am...Inhaling and Exhaling

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Curiosity Saved the Cat

No doubt you’ve heard the saying, “Curiosity killed the cat.” Not for Bill. For him, ...

The Art of Identifying (Scientific) Misinformation

Different fields of knowledge have always coexisted. Each offers a different lens on understandin...

I Am...Looking to Research for Hope

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amlooking-to-research-for-hope October i...

Is It Possible to Be Too Accommodating? Living (and Laughing) with Parkinson’s Caregiving

At what point do you stop helping your partner shower at midnight just to calm them down? That f...

I Am...in the Middle

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-amin-the-middle I am not at the beginnin...

When Dementia Distorts Reality, Love Bends With It

When my wife stopped recognizing me, she didn’t scream or cry. She just calmly told me I should l...

I Am…One of Many Men

I am one of many men living with prostate cancer. Our journeys may differ, ...

I Am...More Than Liver Cancer

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/i-ammore-than-liver-cancer Did you know th...

Hope Grows Stronger When We Share It

These words aren’t just one person’s alone -  they’re stitched together from the stories, questio...

What I Wish I Had Known About Ovarian Cancer

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When Patients Speak Up, Hospitals Get Safer

Patients and families can play a vital role in preventing medical errors. Learn how speaking up s...

Vacation? I Choose Home!

Website: https://research.smartpatients.com/resources/vacation-i-choose-home For Alzheimer’s Awa...