Aug 28, 2021
It is difficult to get a screening for lung cancer and for those who are diagnosed, they often face a cruel and inaccurate stigma. Those are just some of the obstacles attached to a lung cancer journey, which are addressed in detail by Nancy Torrison, executive director of the Twin Cities-based A Breath of Hope Lung...
Aug 11, 2021
Alex Ramirez is a colon cancer survivor. When he started feeling fatigued more than usual, he sought medical attention.
That doctor visit resulted in a blood test, which led to a colonoscopy, which revealed a cancerous tumor in Alex’s colon, and a diagnosis of Stage Two colon cancer. Following surgery, Alex had to...
Aug 9, 2021
In this episode of the Cancer Interviews, podcast Michelle Beck tells how she twice survived breast cancer. In 2012, she was diagnosed with ER-PR+/HER2- breast cancer, which she addressed with a lumpectomy. In 2017, breast cancer returned, and in this instance, she opted for a bilateral mastectomy with latissimus...
Aug 2, 2021
Xylon van Eyck endured a difficult journey, but he survived Hodgkin Lymphoma cancer. In addition to a successful career as a broadcaster, he was in excellent health as a competitive cyclist.
However, while vacationing in Thailand, he began vomiting blood. Upon returning to his native South Africa, first an ulcer was...