St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center makes high quality advanced cancer treatment more convenient, at a lower-cost. Lee Overton admits he might not have agreed to radiation treatment for his prostate cancer if it weren’t for the new St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center. But once he began treatment shortly after the center opened, Overton says,“I actually looked forward to going every day!”
Free Screenings in April This year, an estimated 60,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with head and neck cancer. The survival rate is 80 percent when detected early.
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, has called this a “remarkable moment” in cancer research. Scientists are more knowledgeable than ever about how cancer starts, how it spreads and how to combat it.
The Healing Power of Art “Cancer runs in my family,” says Brian Scott. “It’s all over the place.” That personal experience was instrumental in Scott’s decision to serve on the
The first North American patient to be treated with Radium 223 (Xofigo®) or placebo for a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, has started treatment at Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa, as part of an innovative clinical research study.
Cancer treatments studied today could become the standard of care tomorrow. That’s just one reason why patients consider participating in a clinical trial, says Kimberly Ivester, director at the Helen G. Nassif Community Cancer Center.
Jane Borg Cook was a successful business executive, civic leader and loving wife, mother and friend. “My wife was an amazing person,” says Rob Cook. “She still is.” When Jane died in August 2008 after a long battle with breast cancer, her family looked for an appropriate way to honor her memory. Rob Cook says he and his children were determined to carry on what Jane would have done.
Taking care of a loved one can be extremely rewarding. It can also be stressful. Too often, family caregivers are so focused on the patient’s needs they ignore their own.
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