Conversations about cancer, tools for coping, and living with hope
The costs of cancer treatment is skyrocketing and the news is filled with accusations of gouging and greed on the part of the pharmaceutical manufacturers. In the middle of that are the cancer patients currently under treatment who are struggling…
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If you were diagnosed with breast cancer when you were 40 years of age or younger, Dr. Susan Love and the Army of Women need your help with a clinical research study! The purpose of the Breast Cancer Risk in…
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You will probably hear a lot about precision cancer medicine in the future. But what is it and how is it used? The purpose of precision cancer medicine is to define the genetic (or genomic) alterations inside the cancers DNA…
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The best treatment for your specific type of cancer is recommended after your doctor looks at several different factors, including the type of cancer you have, overall health and medical condition and whether your cancer is curable. How the treatment…
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There are simple steps you can take today to protect your skin and reduce your changes of getting melanoma or other skin cancers: Stay out of the sun between 10 am and 4 pm when the UV rays are most…
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In 2003 Rich Beecher was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL. In this video he describes his journey including asking “Why me?” to focusing on positive aspects in his life and how his hobby, photography, has helped. This video…
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With the information available to us today, it is often hard to determine when you should be screened for colon cancer or not. In a recent study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS) the age to start colorectal screening…
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