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BY Candice Lowe

My son Benjamin was born weighing only 3 pounds. He stayed in the NICU for seven months. It was challenging and financially draining. We had a kindergartener and toddler at home, while also visiting Benjamin at the hospital every day. 

When Benjamin was able to come home, he had a total parenteral nutrition (TPN) central line, an ostomy bag and a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) to receive nutrition.  

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Benjamin Lowe lying on a towel and reading a book outside.

BY Devon Carter

B cells are an important part of the immune system. One of their jobs is to neutralize the threat from a foreign invader known as a pathogen...

BY Cynthia DeMarco

Redness or another change in the skin color of the breast, swelling on one side and/or a rash that appears quickly — sometimes literally overnight...

BY Valerie Jones

Overcoming cancer or completing treatment can make many survivors feel like they’re on top of the world. But there’s another very real, raw emotion that cancer survivors feel as well: fear of recurrence, or fear of cancer coming back.

While fear of recurrence is normal among cancer survivors, grappling with that fear can be difficult, especially when you just want to move forward in your life.

To learn more about fear of...

Woman looks out the window with a worried expression on her face

BY Cynthia DeMarco

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), roughly 6 in every 10 adults live with some form of chronic illness. Many are severe enough...

BY Molly Adams

There are four main types of thyroid cells: follicular, papillary, medullary and Hurthle. While they’re all different, each of these cells...

BY Karen Vollmering

What does it mean when your cancer has spread? Many patients given a cancer diagnosis of metastatic cancer or stage IV cancer do not know...

BY Ann Sorhouse

I’ve been in treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma for more than 30 years. Since I was first diagnosed in 1992, I’ve had radiation therapy, a...

BY Cynthia DeMarco

The symptoms of urinary tract infections (UTIs) and the symptoms of bladder cancer can be very similar. Both may involve pain while urinating...

BY Valerie Jones

You’ve probably heard that a colonoscopy is the gold standard for colorectal cancer screening and prevention. But you may still have questions...