Items Tagged ‘5270’
November 14th, 2013
Flying High after Successful Laparoscopic Pancreatic Cancer Surgery
By SMHNadmin 
Barbara Nehr and her husband Adam had recently retired. Their shared passion for designing and flying experimental airplanes had taken them on many adventures in the past 20 years – adventures they planned to continue. But then the Orlando couple’s plans took a detour. A routine test showed Barbara’s body was not flushing out toxins […]
Tags: 2254, 5270, 5275, 5279, 5288, 5334, Adam Nehr, Barbara Nehr, Dr. Asbun, hepatobiliary, horacio asbun, Jacksonville
October 14th, 2013
Antoinette Benevento: Battling Breast Cancer One Day at a Time
Joy, music, vibrancy and energy. Antoinette Benevento embraces the gifts of dance and shares how lessons learned as a professional dancer prepared her for her biggest challenge ahead. In December of 2010, Antoinette discovered a large lump in her breast. Alarmed by her finding, she quickly sought medical care and was told it was benign. […]
Tags: 1136, 2375, 3719, 3720, 4728, 5270, 5279, 5333, Antoinette Benevento, Arizona, Barbara Pockaj, breast cancer
May 17th, 2013
To Test or Not to Test – Genetics, That Is
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? What decision would they make – to keep their breasts and uterus or […]
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December 7th, 2012
Surgery takes care of cavernous malformation
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist 
When Dan Smith experienced numbness in his hand, arm and cheek, he came to Mayo Clinic where doctors diagnosed a cavernous malformation.
Tags: 5270, 5292, 5294, 5328, 5335, 5347, 5399, cavernous malformation, Dan Smith, John Atkinson, Mayo Clinic, Neurology & Neurosurgery
December 5th, 2012
Mother and daughter bond over brain surgery
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Talk about a strong mother-daughter bond — Margie Hartmann and her daughter, Jessica McNeil, had Gamma Knife surgery on the same day.
Tags: 1136, 2869, 3013, 5159, 5231, 5270, 5292, 5294, 5335, 5400, AVM, Dr. Bruce E. Pollock
December 4th, 2012
Christina goes to the head of the class
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Epilepsy surgery was a scary thing, but it was the miracle Christina needed to go forth and grow.
Tags: 2589, 5270, Christina George, Epilepsy, ketogenic diet, Mayo Clinic
November 28th, 2012
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Epilepsy surgery ended Tiffany Hanson’s seizures and started a new, active life.
Tags: 2589, 5270, Epilepsy, Mayo Clinic, seizures, temporal lobectomy, Tiffany Hanson
November 20th, 2012
Brain tumor surgery stops seizures
By Margaret Shepard, Communications Specialist
Thorough evaluation at Mayo Clinic solved the mystery of why Emily Crawford was having seizures, and successful removal of a brain tumor stopped them from occurring.
Tags: 5236, 5270, 5292, 5294, 5304, 5306, 5335, Emily Crawford, Mayo Clinic, pediatric neurology, seizures
August 24th, 2010
Irma Poznecki – Far from an “ordinary” mom
By CSMMayo 
Inspiration comes in many forms – for Irma Poznecki, a 45-year-old mother of three from Anthem, Ariz., it was brownies and cupcakes. In late 2009, Irma was diagnosed with breast cancer. The news came as an obvious shock to Irma who says she has always been active and healthy. And while she may describe herself […]
Tags: 1136, 2375, 3093, 3640, 3646, 4163, 5250, 5270, 5333, breast cancer, Cancer, Patient Story
August 12th, 2010
Ten Years and Still Cancer Free
By CSMMayo
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, with a 20 percent relative survival rate after one-year and a four percent survival rate after five-years for all stages combined, according to the American Cancer Society. With these shocking statistics, one pancreatic cancer survivor wonders how he has beaten all […]
Tags: 1136, 2254, 3640, 3719, 3723, 5270, 5275, 5334, 5335, Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Patient Story