Any medical issue can end up being very pricey in the United States, with cancer bills often especially hard to address. A new study shows that worrying about the cost of cancer treatment may also lead to worse health outcomes. Researchers from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, surveyed hundreds of cancer
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I am writing this blog for Colon Cancer Awareness month which is this month, March. March has always been one of my favorite months because of March Madness (NCAA basketball tournament). It is also the month when in 2000 then President Bill Clinton signed a White House Proclamation officially designating March as Colon Cancer Awareness
Watching a loved one go through a bout with cancer is pretty tough for people of all ages. Being a little girl and witnessing your young mother go through it has extra challenges. The experience inspired one girl in Florida to help others like her mom, and she’s using teddy bears to do it. Eight-year-old
“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way:on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.”– Jon Kabat-Zinn Each of us averages 20,000 breaths per day. Yet only a tiny percentage of those breaths are conscious, in the sense that we are not aware of each individual breath. Breathing is involuntary until we place our attention
Our doctors always remind us to keep up with routine health screenings. Sometimes we may feel like putting them off, due to time constraints or because we don’t particularly want to go to the doctor. A new study shows just how important it is to make sure you get in those routine breast cancer screenings.
GreaterGood and our supporters have spent an entire year supporting frontline workers by donating and distributing masks and other types of aid to where they’ve been needed most during the COVID-19 pandemic. We have made mask donations in almost every state and in other countries as well, such as Mexico and Armenia. Masks have also
By Maddie Hunter I will never forget the words of my stem cell transplant doctor on that New York City summer day in 2001. We spoke shortly after my arrival at the hospital. He listened to me reviewing all the steps I had taken to be prepared, including the completion of my will and a
In 2020, more than 2.3 million women throughout the world were diagnosed with breast cancer. As a result, many women have needed surgery to remove tumors. New technology from Purdue University may help breast cancer patients and survivors see better tissue regeneration following these procedures. Purdue researchers teamed up with breast surgeon Carla Fisher from
This story was originally shared TheAnimalRescueSite.GreaterGood.com. Submit your own rescue story here. Your story just might be the next to be featured on our blog! My uncle Charlie always loved cats. When I was young he had so many. Every weekend when I visited him I’d watch him pick up strays off the street.. He’d
Experts are now warning that women who have recently gotten the COVID-19 vaccine should not get mammograms right away. It’s not exactly dangerous, but it can lead to a frightening false result. All across the nation, women who have recently been vaccinated and then gotten a mammogram are getting worrisome results from their mammograms. Their
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the hardiness of our spirits. We are all filled with spirit. It is the essence of who we are. Within our spirit we find strength, resilience, character, places of hope and perseverance. The spirit within each of us is a life force that gets us through our challenges.
Sue Garmonsway says she was in “complete shock” when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019. She had no symptoms and never expected anything like that to happen to her. Six weeks later, she underwent a single mastectomy on her right breast. As soon as she woke up from surgery, she knew she’d prefer
In April of 2007, OncoLink launched the OncoLife Survivorship Care Plan, a tool to create care plans for people who have survived cancer. As that tool reaches the milestone of 100,000 care plans created, OncoLink’s Editor in Chief Christine Hill-Kayser, MD, explains that we have also learned a lot from the users of the care
Rena Williams radiates positivity and joy. According to friends, family, and coworkers, this has always been true of Rena, and she wasn’t about to let a cancer diagnosis change that. Instead, Rena chose to dance her way through her chemotherapy sessions, getting a big surprise after her final day. Photo: Instagram/rena_williams_ Back in August of
Max and his wife We caught up with people living with cancer across the country, to find out how the coronavirus pandemic has been affecting them and their families. Benita: “COVID-19 is making me feel helpless and hopeless” Benita during a treatment in 2019 Benita was diagnosed with breast cancer in August 2018, just after
March is National Nutrition Month! To honor National Nutrition Month, our resourceful dietician friends have created a number of blogs that will post during the month of March. These blogs will cover popular nutrition topics and myths. Check back often to see what new topics are being blogged about! “All registered dietitians are nutritionists but
Marybeth Kersey has wanted to donate her hair to her mother, Lynn Hier, since she first found out she had stage I breast cancer. But at the time, her mother shot the idea down. “I originally wanted to cut my hair and make it into a wig for her and she told me I couldn’t,”
People with cancer have been severely affected by COVID-19, with the pandemic impacting how they’re diagnosed, treated and cared for. When the pandemic began, scientists across the UK looked at what they could do to support the COVID-19 efforts – from volunteering in a testing facility to 3D printing masks. And with an excellent track
March is Multiple Myeloma Action Month. This blog series will feature facts about this blood cancer as well as voices from the myeloma patients and caregivers highlighting the resilience of this community. Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the plasma cells found in the bone marrow. It makes up approximately 2% of all new cancer
Victoria Glosson has always been a fighter. She enrolled in nursing school so she could fight and advocate for those in need, and the underserved communities that sometimes face discrimination in the healthcare field. She never anticipated, however, that she would be facing a battle of her own before her journey as a nurse had
In the wake of the winter storms in the south, you and other generous donors have helped GreaterGood raise more than $360,000 (and counting) to help the people and animals affected by these frigid conditions. In mid-February, 2021, days of brutal winter storms plagued Texas and other southern states. The freezing temperatures, coupled with a
Every year on the last day of February, the world recognizes rare diseases—a day now known as Rare Disease Day. Rare diseases affect approximately 25 million to 30 million people in the United States each year. The purpose of Rare Disease Day is to educate the public and raise awareness among decision-makers about the impact of
Alex Trebek, the late host of Jeopardy!, passed away on November 8th, 2020, at the age of 80, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Now his son, Matthew Trebek, is honoring one of his father’s last wishes by giving away his clothing so that it can be put to good use. There were 300 neckties,
In April of 2007, OncoLink launched the OncoLife Survivorship Care Plan, a tool to create care plans for people who have survived cancer. As that tool reaches the milestone of 100,000 care plans created, OncoLink’s Managing Editor, Carolyn Vachani, explains what a survivorship care plan really is – and is not. In 2006, The Institute
The height of the pandemic may not be everyone’s ideal time to try and open a business. With restrictions limiting consumerism and Americans across the nation feeling financial strain, many would see tackling such an endeavour as a huge risk. But not Julie Logan. She faced her new adventure head on, relying on her faith
Professor Willie Hamilton specialises in primary care diagnostics at the University of Exeter. Comment and opinion from Cancer Research UK’s community of experts. The opinions outlined in this article do not necessarily represent the views of Cancer Research UK. The original cancer problem was that we weren’t testing smartly enough. When I became a GP
Many of us have questions about breast cancer prevention or screenings. Getting lost in a Google rabbit hole can sometimes be overwhelming and could lead to some false information. Heading to the doctor with basic questions isn’t always necessary, either. Luckily for New Zealanders, a pink caravan full of answers periodically makes the rounds to
In April of 2007, OncoLink launched the OncoLife Survivorship Care Plan, a tool to create care plans for people who have survived cancer. As that tool reaches the milestone of 100,000 care plans created, OncoLink’s Managing Editor, Carolyn Vachani, looks back on the program’s origins. In 1996, The Institute of Medicine published a report called
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