Tom Crook retired a dozen years ago from a successful career in the oil and gas industry. But instead of taking time to relax, he took another job.
“Keeping busy keeps me happy,” he explains.
But two years ago, Tom had to do something out of character – slow down.
“I was diagnosed with stage IV prostate cancer,” he says. “To beat it, I’d have to put my treatment first, and my job second.”
Prostate cancer surgery...
When Daniel ‘Joe’ Einspahr, M.D., and his son bike into Virginia Beach next summer, they will have more than one reason to celebrate. Not...
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But what causes this condition...
Senior clinical dietitian Christie Siebel can empathize with her patients. With their pain following surgery. With their nausea after chemotherapy. With their worries and their doubts. She knows because she’s been there.
A triple-negative breast cancer and ovarian cancer survivor, she’s been through cancer treatment twice herself. The experience has made her more grateful, and it’s made her better at her job, she says.
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Depending on your lifestyle and how you spend your downtime, you may find yourself sitting or lying down more than you’re moving throughout...
As a retired Navy hurricane research pilot, I don’t leave anything up to chance. When I was with the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration...
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Breast calcifications are calcium deposits found through screening mammograms. When calcium builds up in soft tissue, it can appear like small...