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Three Things Everyone Should Know About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Updated March 16, 2022 Colorectal cancer is one of the most widespread cancers in the U.S., but it’s also one of the most preventable. The key to preventing it: routine screenings. Take a look at the three things everyone should know about colorectal ...
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Three Things Everyone Should Know About Colorectal Cancer Screening
Metastatic Cancer: What Patients and Their Families Should Know
When you or someone you love receives a cancer diagnosis, you may be overwhelmed by the many words used to describe the disease. Two common terms you may hear are “metastasis” and “metastasized,” but what do they mean? Jason A. Incorvati, MD, a medical o...
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Metastatic Cancer: What Patients and Their Families Should Know
When Treating Thyroid Cancer, Less May Be More
Not long ago, a thyroid cancer diagnosis all but guaranteed a patient would have their entire thyroid removed. But newer guidelines have called for a less radical, more personalized standard of care.“There has been a big shift in the pendulum in the way we ...
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When Treating Thyroid Cancer, Less May Be More
Why a Second Opinion Is Encouraged After a Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Thyroid cancer is one of the most rapidly growing cancers in the U.S., and the approach to treatment has changed in recent years. If you have been diagnosed with this cancer, getting a second opinion from a specialist can increase your chances for a success...
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Why a Second Opinion Is Encouraged After a Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Riding the Caregiver Roller Coaster
By Marian DennisOriginally published in Forward – Summer/Fall 2020Being a caregiver for a loved one with cancer can be frightening and heart-wrenching, but it can also be rewarding. In many ways, it’s a job as complicated as the disease itself.“I alway...
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Riding the Caregiver Roller Coaster
Coping With Cancer Weight Loss
By Marian Dennis Originally published in Forward – Winter/Spring 2021 Among the many changes that cancer and its treatment bring, perhaps none is more challenging than cachexia (pronounced “kuh-KEK-see-uh”), a wasting syndrome in which patients experi...
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Coping With Cancer Weight Loss
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