Tim Leary still remembers the shock he felt after he was diagnosed with two cancers in two years – prostate cancer and pancreatic adenocarcinoma. The feeling continued when his wife, Emily, was diagnosed with a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor that would require the same lifesaving surgery.
Taking on the roles of patient and caretaker allowed Tim and Emily to learn and heal together in unexpected ways.
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If you’ve never had a colonoscopy before, you might have some questions about anesthesia.
Is there more than one option, for...
Cancer is no stranger to Robyn Heid’s family. Robyn, the youngest of 10 children, lost a brother in 1992 to lymphoma and her father to prostate...
Finding out you have cancer can be hard enough. Telling your family, friends and employer that you have cancer can add another layer of stress.
You may wonder when the right time is to share this information or even how much you should share. We asked senior social work counselor Melanie Cavazos and social work counselor Amber Jackson for advice on how to disclose your cancer diagnosis.
How to tell your children you have...
I was diagnosed with an extremely rare myeloproliferative disorder called Rosai-Dorfman disease in 2014. It’s not fatal, but it does cause...
Scott Brenneman embodies a spirit of endurance in every aspect of his life.
He is a corporate attorney focused on security and risk...
On a Saturday in late February, Hussein Abbas, M.D., Ph.D., celebrated becoming a U.S. citizen. It was nearly two decades in the making and...
Most colonoscopies end with a gastroenterologist saying to come back in 10 years for another colorectal cancer screening, a woozy ride home...
Pelvic organ prolapse — or the intrusion of nearby organs into the vaginal canal — is a condition that occurs most often as a side effect...
Throughout cancer treatment, patients may undergo anesthesia for a variety of reasons. Surgery may be the most obvious, but patients may also...