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      Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, we work to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.

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    Patient Perspectives
    Living With Disease
    Mar 20, 2025

    Marc’s story: Raising awareness of elevated Lp(a) in cardiovascular disease

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    Patient VoicesOncologyCancerClinical Trials
    Feb 13, 2024

    Listening to the CML patient community

    Improving the patient experience and removing potential barriers to clinical trial participation

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    Disease AwarenessLiving With DiseasePatient Voices
    Jan 25, 2024

    Giving voice to people with a misunderstood disease

    Shanelle Gabriel was diagnosed with lupus — a chronic autoimmune disease that mostly affects women of African American and Hispanic descent — while she was at college. Today, as a singer, poet and advocate, she uses her voice to highlight challenges faced by people living with this complex and often misunderstood condition.

    Photos: Brent Stirton, Getty Images for Novartis

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  • Laurie Brunner, a breast cancer survivor who participated in a Novartis clinical trial, in her home city of Boston, MA, US.
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    Jan 25, 2024

    Facing the fear of breast cancer recurrence

    When Laurie Brunner found a lump in her breast just before Thanksgiving in 2018, it was the beginning of one of the most difficult periods of her life. Although treatment put her cancer into remission, she found herself dealing with an emotional toll that affects many survivors of early-stage breast cancer: the fear of it coming back.

    Photos: Brent Stirton, Getty Images for Novartis

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    Dec 2, 2023

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    People with breast cancer need better medicines that help reduce the risk and anxiety of it returning.

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    May 4, 2023

    Q&A: Addressing unmet needs for people living with PNH, a rare and chronic blood disorder

    Hear from Director of Patient Services at AAMDSIF on how she supports patients with PNH, a blood disorder that significantly impacts quality of life.

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    Feb 2, 2023

    When you think of the word ‘cancer’, what are the first words that spring to mind?

    Fighter. Hero. Cancer-stricken. The words and metaphors people use to talk about cancer often feel worlds apart from any other disease. But how far does it go? Do words matter?

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    Patient Perspectives
    Jan 25, 2024

    A cancer patient gets a new lease on life

    After being diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer, Van Lacour received a Novartis radioligand therapy as part of a managed access program in 2021. Today, he is living a fulfilling life in his hometown of Natchez, Louisiana, US.

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    Oct 28, 2022

    Prostate cancer and support of the care partner – Carl and Arlene’s story

    When Carl was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer, he and his wife Arlene began navigating his cancer journey while still looking to enjoy their retirement – hoping to remain active with family and friends in their retirement community.

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    CancerOncologyPatient Voices
    Oct 6, 2022

    Let’s Talk About the C Word: Navigating a cancer diagnosis and the life beyond it with Leanne Pero

    Leanne Pero discusses her experiences of life before, during and after breast cancer, and how it inspired her to advocate for herself and others like her.

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    Patient Perspectives
    Mar 21, 2022

    Understanding hidradenitis suppurativa through Jasmine’s eyes

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    Access to HealthcareEye CareEye DisordersOphthalmologyPatient Voices
    Oct 12, 2021

    Restoring vision and hope to thousands in Southeast Asia

    Eyesight initiatives are restoring vision – and hope – to thousands of people in Southeast Asia by expanding equitable access to eye care.

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