Tag: recurrence
The First Mobile Clinic to Serve Cancer Survivors
by Owen Carson CancerForward was on hand earlier this year at the debut of a custom-built $1 million big rig that’s a first-of-its-kind mobile cancer survivor clinic. Mid-February, UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Moncrief Cancer Institute and Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center unveiled an 18-wheeler equipped with a 3-D digital mammography suite and two exam…
I Never Wanted To Be a Cancer Expert, But Then My Wife Got Sick. A Caregiver’s Tale.
Editor’s Note: Saul Schwartz is a labor and employment attorney who lives in Maryland. This blog post first appeared February 17, 2014 in The Washington Post which owns the copyright to the post. By Saul Schwartz It was my wife’s first colonoscopy; it turned out to be the only one she ever had. She was…
Summertime and the Livin’ is Healthy
Summer is here…school is out. Compared to the fall and spring, there aren’t as many things to do or as many events on my calendar. All of a sudden, my life has become less deadline-driven. My mind has become less cluttered with competing thoughts. For me, the season allows me to indulge a bit in…
Emotional Scars: Less Visible But Run Deep
In a previous CancerForward blog post, I relayed some of my experiences with the physical scars I received from my treatment for cancer. Although perhaps less visible to others, the emotional scars from cancer do not quickly fade and can be very serious. A recent study conducted by the Duke Cancer Institute discovered that cancer…
Men, Women & Survivors Are the New Pink
We all know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer awareness events occur in almost every city and pink ribbons and products appear everywhere, including NFL football games and locker rooms. Breast cancer awareness and breast cancer research organizations have ensured that research on breast cancer cures and treatments are well-funded. Breast cancer…