Both women learned they’d inherited the Breast Cancer Gene 2 mutation, BRCA2, that gave them an 87% chance of developing the cancer in their lifetimes. "The BRCA gene is normally one that ...
As a former consultant breast surgeon who has battled breast cancer three times in the last 10 years, Dr. Liz O'Riordan knows a thing or two about treating the disease. She has had a mastectomy, ...
(WKYT) - This month is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a reminder for women to get their annual screenings ... I’m going to beat this; I’m going to fight this and live my life better than ...
A new type of intensive chemotherapy is proving highly effective in treating women desperately ill with ovarian cancer, scientists announced today. The pioneering treatment is successful in 80% of ...
Of the Asian women diagnosed with lung cancer, 57% are nonsmokers, according to a study. For all others, only 15% of the ...
October is designated as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Pennsylvania, which serves as a reminder of the importance of women knowing their risk and scheduling their mammograms to promote early ...
The two women were diagnosed within one day of each other, and followed each other's journeys from a thousand miles away.
A salon owner has started a wig line, inspired by her own breast cancer journey. Longtime nurse Kristin Vandenbrink decided to make a major career change before learning she had cancer.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — After experiencing cancer himself, one local doctor is preparing to run the 2024 New York City Marathon to raise money and awareness while also hopefully inspiring others ...
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Colorectal cancer is now the leading cancer killer for men under 50 and number two for women. With deaths among young adults expected to double by 2030. “People are in college who have abdominal ...
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — After experiencing cancer himself, one local doctor is preparing to run the 2024 New York City Marathon to raise money and awareness while also hopefully inspiring others ...