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New ballet-inspired fitness class improves strength and balance

Caring Comes Full Circle

Two families connected by cancer and kindness

Hoeger family benefits from collaboration between the Community Cancer Center, UnityPoint Health – Cedar Rapids and Mayo Clinic Care Network For six months, Jen and Marty Hoeger watched their five-year-old son Jack get sicker and sicker, but no one could

Taking Her Under Their Wings

Team surrounds patients with compassion and kindness

The Way Cancer Treatment Should Be

Former TV anchor experiences exceptional care at the Community Cancer Center

Support Groups That Move

Exercise and camaraderie go hand in hand in Exercise and camaraderie go hand in hand in the Cook Cancer Wellness Program “I’m not a gym person,” admits Judy Miller. But working out at the Community Cancer Center gym has helped

When Cancer Hits Home

Oncology nurses diagnosed with cancer share bond with their patients – Cancer knows no barriers. It can strike male and female, young and old, all races and occupations. That point was driven home for the Community Cancer Center family in 2015 when three oncology nurses affiliated with the center were diagnosed with cancer.

Lenchen Raeside, Breast Cancer Survivor

The Power To Decide: Cancer Risk Assessment Provides Education, Genetic Testing and Support After watching her mother battle breast cancer, Lenchen Raeside knew her family history put her at an increased risk, so she was vigilant about mammograms. That vigilance

Pamela Hoffman, Lung Cancer Survivor

Lung Check can be a lifesaverQuick, painless scan identifies cancer at its earliest stage Pamela Hoffman of Marion started smoking when she was a teenager and continued to smoke for almost 30 years. Then at the age of 43, she

Lois Penkos, Breast Cancer Survivor

Bringing body, mind & spirit together Yoga benefits patients from diagnosis through survivorship Practitioners of the ancient Indian discipline of yoga have long touted its many benefits, including increased flexibility, improved muscle strength and better balance and posture. But increasingly,

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