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Features
Physical Therapy after Cancer Treatment Builds Strong Survivors
Most people know October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Fewer know it is also National Physical Therapy Month. And fewer still likely connect physical therapy with cancer treatment. “That’s something we’re trying to change,” Andrea Bognar, a physical therapist with … Continue reading
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Cancer survivors transition to life’s new normal
Ralph Waldo Emerson said life is a journey, not a destination. Five St.Vincent Cancer Care survivors recently took large steps forward in their life journey with support from Cancer Transitions, a six-week program to empower cancer survivors to become successful … Continue reading
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Woman of Hope 2011: A Smashing Success
On Saturday, October 1, 2011, St.Vincent presented the very first annual Women of Hope event. It included a one-day Walk of Hope and a community fair — all to support St.Vincent cancer patients and families through survivor initiatives and programs. … Continue reading
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Understanding Lung Cancer
What is lung cancer? Lung cancer is cancer that forms in tissues of the lung — usually in the cells lining air passages. The two main types are small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer. Lung cancer kills … Continue reading
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Dr. Richard Freeman on Lung Cancer
No type of cancer kills more Americans — men or women — than lung cancer. It accounts for 29 percent of cancer deaths in men, followed by prostate cancer at 11 percent. In women, it accounts for 26 percent of … Continue reading
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Called to Serve: Danielle Thompson
After beating breast cancer, Danielle Thompson decided to pay it forward with a new career as a mammographer at the St.Vincent Breast Center. Continue reading
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Understanding The First-Ever Cancer Vaccine, Provenge
St.Vincent Cancer Care oncologist Niraj Gupta explains how the breakthrough drug Provenge – available at St.Vincent – extends and improves life for men with advanced prostate cancer. When the FDA approved the Provenge vaccine for prostate cancer last year, many … Continue reading
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Podcast: St.Vincent Genetic Counselor Dawn McIlvried on ovarian cancer.
Listen in as St.Vincent Cancer Care Genetic Counselor Dawn McIlvried sorts misconceptions from the real story about the hereditary element of ovarian and breast cancers. In this podcast, she talks with St.Vincent Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Julie Schnieders about why … Continue reading
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Beating the Odds: Pam Faerber of Ovar’coming Together
Pam Faerber of the Indianapolis-based advocacy group of Ovar’coming Together has helped shine a light on the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Pam Faerber owes her life to a horse that clearly didn’t like her. In 1994, Faerber borrowed the horse … Continue reading
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Gene Matters: Targeting Ovarian Cancer on a Genetic Level
In a study published online in Nature Genetics in early August, researchers heralded an important new discovery: a mutation in a gene called RAD51D, which is associated with an increased risk for ovarian cancer in a small set of women … Continue reading
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