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The New Biomarkers Impacting Cancer Care
Read More: The New Biomarkers Impacting Cancer CareWhen my healthcare provider (HCP) told me I needed HER2 and BRCA testing, I nodded politely like I totally understood everything she was saying. But, in reality, I had no clue what those letters meant. BRCA and HER2 were just part of the acronym soup dumped in my lap after I was diagnosed with breast…
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Understanding Severe Asthma
Read More: Understanding Severe AsthmaMay is Asthma Awareness Month. Coughing. Wheezing. Shortness of breath. All things on our not to-do list. But if you have asthma, youโre all too familiar with these symptoms and the many ways asthma can affect everyday life. Asthma causes inflammation in the airways, and the symptoms range from mild to severe. While most people…
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I Choose Hope โ Not Fear โ in Facing My Multiple Myeloma
Read More: I Choose Hope โ Not Fear โ in Facing My Multiple MyelomaMarch is Multiple Myeloma Awareness Month. As told to Erica Rimlinger Iโm not in denial โ I know having multiple myeloma is serious and I know what I have to do โ but choosing a hopeful mindset helps guide me forward. My cancer journey began when I visited my general practitioner thinking I might have…
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Managing Side Effects of Head and Neck Cancer Treatments
Read More: Managing Side Effects of Head and Neck Cancer TreatmentsHead and neck cancer, which is cancer in the head or neck region, accounts for about 4% of all cancers in the United States. When itโs caught early, itโs treatable. But these treatments โ including surgery, radiation and chemotherapy โ may come with side effects. Here are some of the most common side effects of…
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Breaking Down Graves’ Disease Treatment Options
Read More: Breaking Down Graves’ Disease Treatment OptionsYou might not spend that much time thinking about your thyroid, but itโs doing an awful lot for you. The small butterfly-shaped gland in your neck helps regulate things like your body temperature, heart rate and metabolism. When you have Gravesโ disease, an autoimmune condition that affects five times as many women as men, the…
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Medical Tourism 101
Read More: Medical Tourism 101Millions of people travel to a different country for medical care every year. My friend Ann* is one of them. My first response when I heard she wanted to have a procedure outside the country: Nope. N-O. Absolutely not. Iโm calling your mother. She laughed at me but I was serious. (Her mom and I…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Biosimilars for Cancer Treatment
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Biosimilars for Cancer TreatmentA biosimilar is a medicine that is similar to an existing, brand name biologic medicine (a medicine made from living cells and organisms). Although biosimilars are not identical copies of biologics, theyโre very close and work in the same way. Like biologics, biosimilars have many different uses, including treating certain types of cancer. We spoke…
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Is Your Asthma Under Control?
Read More: Is Your Asthma Under Control?If you have asthma, you know how terrifying it is when an asthma attack makes it feel like the air has been sucked out of the room and youโre struggling to breathe. But asthma attacks are not just terrifying, they can also be life-threatening for some people. And theyโre a sign that your asthma is…
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CAR T-Cell Therapy 101
Read More: CAR T-Cell Therapy 101Letโs take a minute to give props to your immune system. If youโre not exactly sure what your immune system does, think of it like the mama bear of your body. The cells, tissues and organs that make up your immune system fiercely protect your body against threats (germs, viruses, etc.) and attack anything thatโs…
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What Is a PA?
Read More: What Is a PA?When you get a checkup, or see any healthcare provider (HCP), you may see a physician assistant (PA). You might be wondering why youโre not seeing a โdoctor,โ and thatโs a good question. PAs are licensed HCPs that work in every medical and surgical setting across the U.S. PAs can diagnose and treat health conditions,…
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Metastatic Cancer
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About Metastatic CancerHearing the words, โYou have cancer,โ has become an unfortunate reality for many women in the U.S. Research shows 4 out of 10 women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lifetime โ and an estimated 972,000 new cases will be diagnosed this year. Everything about cancer is scary โ especially the…
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Does Cold Capping Work?
Read More: Does Cold Capping Work?I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, right around the same time the first FDA-approved cold cap came out. Iโd heard about the potential hair-saving helmet on the news, and I crossed all my follicles that it could work for me as I prepared to start chemotherapy. Unfortunately, I wasnโt a candidate for scalp…
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The Promise of Prescription Digital Therapeutics
Read More: The Promise of Prescription Digital TherapeuticsIf youโre sick of hearing about all the ways technology is bad for us, hereโs some good news to consider: Prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) are among the latest digital health products helping to increase access to quality healthcare. PDTs and digital therapeutics in general are used to help prevent, treat and manage a range of…
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Lung Cancer Treatment: Next Steps After Diagnosis
Read More: Lung Cancer Treatment: Next Steps After DiagnosisEspaรฑol What happens after you or a loved one receives a lung cancer diagnosis? Receiving a lung cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming and traumatic for patients and their families. So, the first step is to take some time to process the news. Then, itโs time to make some decisions. Itโs understandable to feel a sense…
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Tratamiento contra el cรกncer pulmonar Siguientes pasos despuรฉs del diagnรณstico
Read More: Tratamiento contra el cรกncer pulmonar Siguientes pasos despuรฉs del diagnรณsticoEnglish ยฟQuรฉ pasa despuรฉs de que tรบ o un ser querido recibe un diagnรณstico de cรกncer pulmonar? Recibir un diagnรณstico de cรกncer pulmonar puede ser abrumante y traumรกtico para los pacientes y sus familias. Por eso, el primer paso es tomar algo de tiempo para procesar las noticias. Luego, llega el momento de tomar algunas…
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Copy of
Read More: Copy ofMedically reviewed by Tesia McKenzie, M.D. If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with breast cancer, youโve probably heard people ask what stage it is. So, what does that mean? Breast cancer staging can be complex. But to keep it simple, itโs the process of finding out how much cancer is in your…
