[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26886" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]A cancer diagnosis is a massive burden across almost every aspect of someone’s life, and recent studies have highlighted one statistic that should not be taken lightly: Individuals battling the disease have an increased likelihood of heart problems. In fact,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26791" img_size="full" add_caption="yes" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] “For me, this is one of the great honors of my research career,” says Dr. Ronald DePinho, who in 2009 won the prestigious Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research—and who has a touching personal tie to the namesake...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26787" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Any brain cancer surgery carries a significant risk. For one, post-procedural swelling can be deadly. Doctors must also take into account the size of the tumor, its type and grade, the location, and whether or not it is pressing against...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26126" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Here is the hard truth: Research is expensive. Salaries, equipment, upgrades, experiments, clinical trials and prototyping voraciously eat up budgets, even those in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars. And this is before success (or failure) is declared. Unfortunately,...
“Chinese traditional medicine” (TCM) is a cultural catch-all term for a series of practices including herbal medicine, diet, acupuncture, massage and exercise (like tai chi) whose combined history stretches back over four thousand years. Western science acknowledges the benefits of some forms of TCM —...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26736" img_size="full"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]While mothers across the country yesterday were rightfully loved, honored, and spoiled, the day also marked another special celebration: the kickoff of Women’s Health Week, which is being recognized through May 18th. This week is an opportunity to encourage women from coast...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] [caption id="attachment_26746" align="aligncenter" width="1050"] Melinda Bachini (second to left) with her husband and 6 children.[/caption] On December 1, 2009 at age 41, I was diagnosed with Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma, aka Bile Duct Cancer—a very rare, aggressive and difficult to treat type of cancer. Just 20 days...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26712" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]Sunscreen has been the poster child for melanoma prevention since the mid-1900s. Since discovering the relationship between sun exposure and melanoma, medical professionals have strongly advised the public to apply a broad-spectrum sunscreen whenever skin is exposed. In fact, when...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_single_image image="26119" img_size="large" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text css=""]Desiree Maldonado’s story began around Thanksgiving 2014. She received a notice in the mail for her annual mammogram. It’s the holidays, Desiree thought as she tore it up and threw it in the trash. I don’t have time for...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="26066" img_size="full" alignment="center"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]We often hear that it’s what is on the inside that counts. However, when tragedies of any kind strike, people often lose sight of themselves from the inside out. When battling cancer, both men and women are likely to experience side...
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