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Front Lines
Jennifer Humphrey: A Woman of Hope
Already a mother of a young son, Jennifer Humphrey was hoping to become pregnant with a second child when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer. Desperate to be seen by a gynecological oncologist, she called various offices throughout the Indianapolis … Continue reading
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Puppy Love: Therapets of Indiana at St.Vincent Cancer Care
Doctors aren’t the only ones on call 7 days a week at St.Vincent Cancer Care. So are the dogs of Therapets of Indiana, a nonprofit devoted to providing animal-assisted therapy. To see firsthand how pet therapy helps the healing process … Continue reading
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Bulldog Fans: Join Us for Our Annual Pink Day!
It’s time again for our annual Pink Day – a day of Butler Bulldogs Women’s Basketball and an opportunity to support the St.Vincent fundraising organization Women of Hope. Women of Hope raises funds for survivorship and patient navigation programs at … Continue reading
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Raising Funds. Changing Lives.
From spearheading a new women’s cancer symposium to donating flat-screen TVs the St.Vincent Guild is dedicated to uplifting cancer patients. The most satisfying gifts are those you give back. That’s the philosophy of the St.Vincent Guild, which spent a good … Continue reading
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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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Shining a Light on Lung Cancer
If you didn’t already know November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, you aren’t alone. Although lung cancer kills more people than any other type of the disease, it generally fails to attract the attention given to breast cancer or prostate … 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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