[vc_row][vc_column width="1/4"][vc_single_image image="27042" img_size="large" css=""][/vc_column][vc_column width="3/4"][vc_column_text css=""]In what could be a major breakthrough, scientists at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in South Korea claim to have identified the cellular origin of glioblastoma, a fast-growing type of central nervous system tumor that...
[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="25256" img_size="full" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]While it may not be an extremely common cancer, multiple myeloma, awareness of which is highlighted throughout the month of March, remains a severe, life-threatening disease. Multiple myeloma is a cancer affecting plasma cells within the bone marrow. With the cancer...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="21975" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""]We all know that a pink ribbon symbolizes the fight against breast cancer, but what does a yellow ribbon symbolize? Can recognizing and bringing attention to the yellow ribbon help “the forgotten cancer” emerge into understanding? The yellow ribbon has many...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="19774" img_size="full" alignment="center" css=""][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=""] Rare Disease Day falls on the last day of February each year, raising awareness to support the millions of people worldwide who are suffering from nearly 7,000 different types of rare diseases. In the United States, a disease falls into the...
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