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In March, Sound Medicine and WFYI held a series of intimate conversations about cancer with leading clinicians, health care professionals, clergy and…
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In 2007 I spent a lot of time pondering the question, “Why me?” For many years, I had enjoyed a wonderful legal career and a good life with my husband and…
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It is difficult to put mind over matter when struggling to survive a cancer episode. The physical demands of the body can easily overwhelm the psyche and…
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In the early 1970s, a diagnosis of testicular cancer was practically a death sentence for a man in the prime of his life. Then in 1974, oncologist Larry…
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When I was diagnosed with Stage III melanoma at age 23, I faced an onslaught of emotions: frustration that it took two misdiagnoses and 10 valuable months…
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Any biologist worth her salt knows that to properly study abnormal cells – say, cancer cells – you need normal healthy cells for comparison. Before the…
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In this latest edition in our continuing series of conversations about cancer with Dr. Flockhart, he answers the question: "Where do you think American…
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I didn't say goodbye to my husband when we was dying of cancer. It sounds sad, doesn't it? It wasn't. It was my gift to him. I'll never regret it. My…
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Ed's glasses rest on the bedside table next to a piece of uneaten cherry pie covered with saran wrap and a pocket Bible with an orange vinyl cover. Ed's…
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Last week a friend of mine messaged me, asking how I was. I had just had some tests and another treatment for my third recurrence of cancer and he wanted…