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Patient PerspectivesFacing 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.
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Patient PerspectivesGiving 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.
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Access to HealthcareA partnership against epilepsy
Parts of Cameroon have rates of epilepsy that are among the highest in the world. Despite the availability of effective therapies, poverty, a lack of medical resources and superstition about the causes of epilepsy often lead to inadequate treatment and social exclusion for people living with the neurological condition. Novartis is working with a Catholic mission on the ground in a central part of the country to overcome these barriers and improve care.
Photos: Bjoern Myhre, Novartis
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DiscoveryWater project revives rural community in India
Novartis is aiming for water neutrality in our own operations by 2030. In India, we are contributing to this goal through a project near Hyderabad with a nonprofit organization. By tackling both water scarcity and the deprivation it causes, the project has revived the community.
Photos: Bjoern Myhre, Novartis
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People and CultureBalancing family life with a legal career
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DiscoveryInnovation fueled by compassion
We're striving to help more people with chronic spontaneous urticaria—a skin condition marked by hives and distressful itching—return to their daily lives.
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Patient PerspectivesShoulder to shoulder
People with breast cancer need better medicines that help reduce the risk and anxiety of it returning.
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People and CultureBelonging here: How Novartis helped me come out as a transgender woman
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People and CultureMentoring matters: how we grow together at Novartis
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People and CultureHow I found my true purpose at Novartis
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Access to HealthcareBeacon of Hope lights the way for a more equitable future
Sharing Key Insights and Lessons to Accelerate Progress.
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DiscoveryTreatments for blood cancers and serious blood disorders are advancing rapidly – Novartis is helping lead the way
Novartis has been at the forefront of advances in how blood cancers and serious blood disorders are treated, helping patients live their best lives.
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