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Education Matters in Cancer Outcome
When it Comes to Dying of Cancer, Education Matters The American Cancer Society is out with its annual stats on how many people get and die from the disease in the U.S. Incidence and death rates are on the decline, though this year, the report estimates, there will still be almost 1,597,000 new cases of…
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Inactivity and obesity may pose a greater cancer risk
Weighing Cancer Risks, From Cellphones To Coffee You’re sitting in a freshly dry-walled house, drinking coffee from a plastic foam cup and talking on a cellphone. Which of these is most likely to be a cancer risk? It might be the sitting, especially if you do that a lot. Despite all the recent news about…
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Go get a colonoscopy
Why you need a colonoscopy. As a family who is just recovering from all the things that go along with colon cancer — I never forget to take the time to remind people to get a colonoscopy. If you are over 50, make sure you do but if you have any family history — then…
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New Cancer Patients Struggle to Land Appointments With Oncologists
New Cancer Patients Struggle to Land Appointments With Oncologists How sad is this? You hear you have cancer and you can’t even talk to an ‘expert’. Not sure if this is more of a rural issue but I can only imagine how scary and heartbreaking this is for those families. For Kate-Madonna Hindes, the only…
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Cure By Design – American Cancer Society Event June 18, 2011
Scotty is going to be a cancer survivor model in this Cure By Design Event and I am of course going to be there to root him on. The tickets are a bit on the pricey side but it’s for a great cause and should be a great time — Would love to have some…
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Chemo Brain in cancer patients lingers
Chemo Brain May Last 5 Years or More I had never heard of this foggy brain/chemo brain until Scott got cancer and he started experiencing it. No one had mentioned it in any detail that I remember when we were learning about side effects. But it’s one of those things that once again highlight that even…
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Cancer Patients – What NOT to say to them.
What not to say to a cancer patient Have any experiences or any to add? Three little words kept me from sharing my feelings with family and friends until long after my cancer treatment was done: “You’ll be fine.” Though well-intended, the words were conversation-enders, and made me feel guilty for being sad and frightened.…
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Colon Cancer Sucks
I keep reading about these young people being taken away from all of us from cancer. So many of us live our lives worrying about some pretty insignificant things — cancer is the reality in so many people’s lives and it doesn’t go away. Take a moment every day to realize how much you have…
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Count your lucky stars —
The artist, who teaches at Parsons, was diagnosed with Stage 3 colorectal cancer last month and given a 60% chance of surviving five years. Nine days later, real-estate agent Elisa, 36, learned she has incurable breast cancer – and just a 16% chance of surviving five years. Friends and family have rallied around the Bonds,…
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Cancer — sucks.
Kim Hill dies at 44; woman’s childhood cancer battle inspired creation of Ronald McDonald House It’s always interesting to learn about the origins of things that seem like they have been around forever. Hannah, along with some of her friends, raised money for the Ronald Mcdonald House a few years ago – but I never…