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Mike Grover, whose 13-year battle with brain cancer was chronicled in his wife’s popular blog, has died at 38: ‘He put so much love back into the world’
After he was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 24, Mike Grover charged ahead with work and with life. He married his fiancee, Lea, before 200 people in a rooftop ceremony at the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago’s Little Italy. He fit in a New Zealand honeymoon between rounds of chemotherapy. He went back to work as a structural engineer. He had three daughters: twins Sophia and Deborah, now 11, and Rivka, age 8. “He never wanted his life to be defined by cancer,” said Lea, who chronicled his 13-year battle with glioblastoma, the most aggressive form of brain cancer, on...
Chicago Tribune
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Balancing Act: ‘I gave birth to her. And she’s going to keep me alive.’ Oncology nurse receives COVID-19 vaccine from her nurse daughter
CHICAGO – As soon as the COVID-19 vaccine became available to her department, Lynn Griesmaier, nurse coordinator for breast medical oncology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, jumped at the opportunity. “I took the first available spot,” Griesmaier said. “I said, ‘I’ll go anywhere, at any time.’” As soon as administering the COVID-19 vaccine became an option, nurse Lizzy Murphy, education coordinator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, jumped at the opportunity. “We’re just so excited to have a vaccine,” Murphy said. “I was like, ‘As many hands as they need. Let’s get this in people’s arms.’” G...
Chicago Tribune
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An unexpected symptom of liver cancer revealed
This symptom should alarm you even if you don’t feel any discomfort. The liver has few nerve endings, so it can be quite difficult to detect the presence of a malignant tumor in this organ in the early stages. It’s about the color of your stools: if you see that your stools have changed color, in particular, they have become paler or gray for no apparent reason, it is time to go to the doctor. Long-term spaceflight increases brain volumeCoronavirus is beating the US, CDC sets off alarmsWe are all victims of COVID-19: a political virus being spread by WashingtonScientists find a new way to comb...
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New Legal Push Aims to Speed Magic Mushrooms to Dying Patients
Back in March, just as anxiety over COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S., Erinn Baldeschwiler of La Conner, Washington, found herself facing her own private dread.Just 48 and the mother of two teenagers, Baldeschwiler was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer after discovering a small lump on her chest, no bigger than a pea. Within weeks, it was the size of a golf ball, angry and red. Doctors gave her two years to live.“It’s heartbreaking,” she said. “Frankly, I was terrified.”But instead of retreating into her illness, Baldeschwiler is pouring energy into a new effort to help dy...
Kaiser Health News
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New Legal Push Aims to Speed Magic Mushrooms to Dying Patients
Back in March, just as anxiety over COVID-19 began spreading across the U.S., Erinn Baldeschwiler of La Conner, Washington, found herself facing her own private dread.Just 48 and the mother of two teenagers, Baldeschwiler was diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer after discovering a small lump on her chest, no bigger than a pea. Within weeks, it was the size of a golf ball, angry and red. Doctors gave her two years to live.“It’s heartbreaking,” she said. “Frankly, I was terrified.”But instead of retreating into her illness, Baldeschwiler is pouring energy into a new effort to help dy...
California Healthline
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Healthy Men: Colon cancer: A growing risk for young men
Dear Healthy Men: When Chadwick Boseman died of colon cancer a few months ago, I was surprised that he was so young — I always thought it was an old person’s disease. What are the risk factors for younger people, especially men?A: You’re absolutely right. Boseman was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 39 and died at 43 — far younger than the average person who is either diagnosed with or dies from that disease. In fact, the median age for men at diagnosis is 68 (vs. 72 for women).Overall, colorectal cancer (which includes both colon and rectal cancers) is the third most commonly diagnosed canc...
Tribune News Service
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Ben Watkins, ‘Masterchef Jr.’ Star, Dies At 14 From Rare Cancer
Ben Watkins, 14-year-old MasterChef Junior star, died on Monday from a rare cancer.“Our Ben went home to be with his mother this afternoon after a year-and-a-half-long battle with cancer,” Donna Edwards and Anthony Edwards, Watkins’ maternal grandmother and uncle, updated his Twitter and GoFundMe page #Love4Ben. “Ben suffered more than his share in his fourteen years on this Earth, but we take solace in that his suffering is finally over and in that, in the end, Ben knew he was loved by so many.”Watkins appeared on MasterChef Junior back in 2018, when he was just 11 years old. Fans quickly sup...
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11-year-old boy beats cancer — twice
DETROIT — There is a tradition in pediatric oncology centers across the country. When a child is done with cancer treatment, they can ring a ceremonious bell, surrounded by friends, family and hospital staff.On Friday afternoon, 11-year-old Pedro Martinez was able to ring that bell outside of Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit after twice beating cancer.Pedro was diagnosed in July 2017 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow and the most common type of cancer in children. After receiving chemotherapy, it seemed like Pedro was better until he relapsed in...
Detroit Free Press
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Jeff Bridges Gives An Update On His Fight With Cancer From Hospital
After sharing news of his Lymphoma diagnosis a few weeks ago, Jeff Bridges is thanking people for their support.The actor, 70, posted a photo to social media on Thursday featuring himself in his hospital gown hooked up to a portable IV. He captioned underneath, “I want to thank you all for reaching out during this time, it feels good getting all the well wishes and love! I’ll be sharing more updates on my site.”Bridges also made a post on his personal website, writing, “This cancer thing is bringing on feelings of preciousness, and gratitude, and good old fashion love, and lots of it, big time...
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Overturning the Affordable Care Act would harm young adults with cancer especially, study suggests
For young adults with cancer, adhering to treatment plans has long been a challenge for a lot of reasons. But passage of the Affordable Care Act, which expanded coverage to millions, suggests insurance, not unwillingness to return for care, remains the biggest barrier.A recent study suggests young adults with cancer who are protected under the ACA’s dependent coverage provision were more likely to remain on private insurance longer than patients who were not offered the same protections. The ACA requires that employer-based health plans offer coverage to the children of workers until age 26.Th...
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