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Suiting up for a celebration
“My sweet boy,” Deborah Morey said as she practically skipped across the room to join him in a group photograph. The boy is her son, 15-year-old Curtis Morey, who was diagnosed with medulloblastoma (a type of brain tumor) on Jan. 27, 2012. … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Pediatrics
Tagged 1136, 2868, 2871, 3640, 3719, 5304, 5335, brain tumor, chemotherapy, Curtis Morey, Dr. Amulya Nageswara Rao, Mayo Clinic Children's Center, medulloblastoma
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Mayo’s caring attitude brings hope to patient
Jim Brooks was vacationing with his family in Spain when suddenly he couldn’t speak for 10 minutes and wound up in the hospital. Jim and his wife Louanne decided together they wanted to return to their Minnesota home and Mayo … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 1136, 2871, 3640, 3719, 3723, 5279, 5292, 5335, brain cancer, chemotherapy, clinical trial, Dr. Joon Uhm, glioblastoma, Jim Brooks, Neurology & Neurosurgery, oncology, radiation, stage 4
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A Young Woman’s Battle Against Breast Cancer – One Day at a Time
“I think it’s cancer,” are not words that anyone, especially a 29 year old nurse recently relocated to Arizona, expects to hear. Jennifer McGoldrick faced these words and the eventual diagnosis of breast cancer shortly after moving to Scottsdale to continue … Continue reading
By susanashephard |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged 1136, 2375, 3640, 3719, 4728, 5250, 5315, 5333, Alanna Rebecca, Arizona, breast cancer, chemotherapy, Donald Northfelt, Jennifer McGoldrick, Mayo Clinic, Northfelt, Patient Story, Rebecca, Wasif
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My 30-Year Journey with Mayo
My name is Ardyth Carpenter, and in 1982, I went to Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, after experiencing a TIA. While there, Mayo’s work up discovered a malignancy in my right breast. I had no ill effects from the “mini-stroke” … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged 1136, 2375, 5250, 5279, 5335, Ardyth Carpenter, breast cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Lymphedema, mastectomy, melanoma, radiation, Surgery, thyroid cancer
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Inflammatory Breast Cancer – Suzy’s Story
Suzy Underhill’s life took an unexpected turn less than a year ago when she discovered a large lump under her breast. She immediately went to see her gynecologist who recommended that she consult with a specialist. Suzy’s good friend had … Continue reading
By susanashephard |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged 1136, 3640, 3719, 3723, 4050, 5250, 5333, Arizona, breast cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, mastectomy, Mayo Clinic, Patient Story, Suzy Underhill
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Breast Cancer Hits Home Three Times in One Year
A mother and her three daughters – all diagnosed with breast cancer. Kathleen O’Brien shares her family’s history battling a disease which eventually took her mother’s life and now has struck three more times. Kathleen and her sisters, Angel and Brenda, … Continue reading
By susanashephard |
Posted in Cancer, Women's Health
Tagged 1136, 2375, 3640, 3719, 3723, 5250, 5333, Arizona, BRCA, BRCA gene, breast cancer, Cancer, chemotherapy, Kathleen O'Brien, mammogram, Mayo Clinic, Patient Story
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Perspective
“Is your glass half-empty or half-full?” We’ve all heard the saying, and we all know that half-empty is the pessimistic view, while the half-full perspective is that of an optimist. The thing about cancer is that traditional rules don’t apply. … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged Cancer, chemotherapy, glass, half-empty, half-full, Mayo Clinic, perspective, Rachel Cohrs
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Joey’s Hope – Part 3 of 4
Previously: “Joey’s Hope – Part 1 of 4” and “Joey’s Hope – Part 2 of 4” …Within the next twelve short months Joel, Kimberly, and their daughter made FIVE additional trips to the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester. Joel had a … Continue reading
By makalajohnson |
Posted in Cancer, Neurology & Neurosurgery
Tagged 1136, 5279, 5292, 5335, brain, Cancer, chemotherapy, gamma-knife, Joel Saunders, Joey, Kimberly Saunders, Mayo Clinic, radiation, Yervoy
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Marlys Fox beats cancer death sentence…by 45 years
By Susan Pepperdine “My doctor came in, and in his best Marcus Welby voice told me I was going to die,” Marlys Fox vividly remembers. She was just 32 years old, so “I wasn’t going to take that sitting down. … Continue reading
By joedangor |
Posted in Cancer
Tagged 1136, 5279, 5335, chemotherapy, choriocarcinoma, methotrexate
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