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Nov 1, 2016
Chances are you’ve seen or heard about Ana-Alecia Ayala’s story by now.She’s the Dallas mother diagnosed with a rare form of cancer who recorded herself dancing to ‘Juju on That Beat’ during a chemotherapy session in the Baylor T. Boone...
Oct 19, 2016
Breast reconstruction is often the final step for women after enduring the highs and lows of cancer. These women deserve to look and feel like themselves again, and I tell each one — this is your happy place.Most women are...
Oct 12, 2016
Three years ago I was given a diagnosis by my doctor that would change my life. I had breast cancer — invasive ductal carcinoma-estrogen and progesterone positive, HER negative.How could this happen?I was 41.According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI)...
Oct 4, 2016
Are you dense? Directed at your intellect, this question can be an insult – directed at your breasts, this question is vital to tailor your annual breast cancer screenings to maximize the early detection of breast cancer.Approximately 40 percent of women...
Jun 5, 2016
Each year, we celebrate National Cancer Survivor’s Day. But Lynda Dyer doesn’t need to be reminded, because she’s living proof of cancer survivorship.When Lynda was diagnosed with breast cancer 11 years ago, she didn’t cry, although, she remembers her family cried.“I...
May 4, 2016
New research explores whether a person’s saliva contains biomarkers that flag oral cancer.Investigators with Baylor Scott & White Research Institute and the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Baylor College of Dentistry have jointly launched a new study to determine whether some metabolites...
Apr 25, 2016
It’s long been known — or at least believed — that green tea heals. Throughout history, people (especially those in Asian countries) drank it for all kinds of ailments: stomach trouble, headaches and even the common cold.Now we know they...
Apr 8, 2016
As Anne Shirley, in Anne of Green Gables so classically said,“Marilla, do you think that I shall ever have a bosom friend in Avonlea?” “A bosom friend—an intimate friend, you know—a really kindred spirit to whom I can confide my inmost...
Mar 30, 2016
Colorectal cancer typically affects older adults, usually over age 50, but according to recent studies, the percentage of colorectal cancer cases in younger patients is increasing.Recommended screenings for men and women are typically initiated at age 50 to find and...
Mar 11, 2016
Ladies: Don’t most of us talk to our hairdressers about all kinds of things? Kids, pets, vacation plans, clothes and the list goes on. Something that doesn’t come up too often in conversation? Colorectal cancer.Yet, this is the topic 57-year-old hairdresser Cathey Minter finds...
Feb 25, 2016
Every person has a story to share. We learn that life is a journey and with every experience, we learn and grow. What makes my journey unique, is that I was given the chance to meet my real life super...
Feb 5, 2016
Unbeknownst to the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center at Dallas staff, the husband of a young terminally ill patient was planning to renew the couple’s vows on their seventh wedding anniversary. Once Marci, a palliative care chaplain, and the...
Jan 23, 2016
If you listened to the news casually, it was an astounding feel-good story. Former President Jimmy Carter, who said this summer that he had skin cancer that had spread to his brain and his liver, pronounced in December that the cancer...
Jan 18, 2016
It’s often said that cancer is a journey.A long road, for the millions diagnosed with the disease every year.But it is also a metaphor for those who are trying to find a cure.Dr. Berryman’s mother, who died from multiple myeloma.Brian Berryman,...
Jan 4, 2016
When diagnosed with a life-threatening disease, you have two choices: You can choose to fight, or you can choose to succumb to fear. Fighters challenge illness, embracing treatment and facing the obstacle of an uphill battle to better health. But as...
Oct 29, 2015
Processed meat has been linked to a higher risk for colon cancer, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report finds. The organization designated processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and sausage into the Group 1 category alongside other carcinogenic substances like cigarettes, arsenic,...
Oct 7, 2015
My 21-year-old self would have never imagined not only living this long, but to have REALLY lived. No, I guess I never thought I would die. But, after being told three separate times that I had a life-threatening disease, I...
Oct 2, 2015
There is no doubt that olives and olive oil are part of a healthy diet. The oil itself is special because compared to the other monounsaturated fats it has around 72% oleic acid which is peri-oxidation resistant and has many...
Aug 28, 2015
The words ‘that’s the wonder, the wonder of you’ echoed throughout the lobby of the Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center.They are words from a song that may be familiar to any Elvis Presley fan, but on this day, in...
Jul 15, 2015
Imagine if we could install a security system for the body that would warn us against cancerous attackers. And if cancer even thought about approaching, it would alert us so that we could prepare for the invasion.In a few years,...
