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To Test or Not to Test – Genetics, That Is

May 17th, 2013 - 11:45 am

So I wonder if anyone else spent part of Tuesday, May 14, 2013, pondering what they would do. Would they take the test to learn if they were at increased risk of breast and ovarian cancer? What if it came back positive? … Continue reading →

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“I wanted to do something for myself”

December 26th, 2012 - 8:00 am

Heidi wanted to reward herself for getting through a hard time in her life. Her choice: cosmetic surgery. Continue reading →

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Thumbs-Up After Successful Thumb Reattachment

March 15th, 2012 - 11:40 am

Anistasia Smith and her mother, Bridgette Grunewald, give a big thumbs-up to Brian Carlsen, M.D., and the team at Mayo Clinic who cared for the then 4-year-old in February 2011. Anistasia’s left thumb had been severed in a recliner chair. … Continue reading →

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Knowledge: A Powerful Tool in the Battle Against Breast Cancer

October 18th, 2011 - 6:00 am

Tamieko, a 38 year old woman, was completely caught off guard when she was diagnosed with Stage I/II breast cancer in December 2010. After two years of observing suspicious changes in her breast that appeared normal on mammograms, she requested … Continue reading →

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Melanoma can Happen to Anyone

June 21st, 2011 - 4:04 pm

By Caitlyn Potter When I was 17, I was diagnosed with stage one skin cancer. My primary care doctor, Dr. Sonia Lenzmeier has been checking my skin since I was 15 years old.  On one of my office visits, she … Continue reading →

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Spreading the Message of Skin Cancer Awareness

May 10th, 2011 - 12:44 pm

Karen Teaser has always led a very active lifestyle outdoors. A former lifeguard, Teaser, who resides in Iowa and winters in Arizona with her husband Jim, spent years out on the water and relaxing in the sun. After being diagnosed … Continue reading →

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Mayo helps athlete get back on her feet

August 19th, 2010 - 2:34 pm

I was diagnosed with bone cancer in ninth grade. It was December 2006, just before the holidays. For several months, I’d had a bump just below my right knee that the local orthopedic surgeon thought was just an extra piece … Continue reading →

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