Are you a person who freely chooses to serve others in your community and believes that individual involvement truly makes a difference? At the Reynolds Cancer Support House, volunteers are welcomed as a significant part of the team, working with staff to provide...

How can cancer be emotionally valuable? You have survived the roller coaster ride of not knowing what the lump or shadow is. You have made it through the waiting for the X-ray reports, scheduling of a biopsy and waiting for those results. You have been through the...

You have been coughing most of your adult life. You’ve smoked since you were 18. It seemed like the thing to do at the time. But now your cough has changed. You’ve even coughed up blood. The treatment for pneumonia doesn’t seem to have helped at all. You are still...

It’s called radiofrequency ablation, a procedure during which heated radiofrequency energy is injected directly into spinal tumors, selectively destroying nerves that carry pain impulses. The radiofrequency energy is created by a special generator and delivered with...

You sit anxiously in your doctor’s office. The waiting room is full. Your nerves are on edge as you think about the upcoming exam. You are here for what will amount to your first check ever for screening — screening for prostate cancer. You try to get your thoughts...

Routine tests like pap smears and mammograms are important, but don’t rely on tests alone to protect you from cancer. It’s just as important to listen to your body and notice anything that’s different, odd, or unexplainable. Although many of these symptoms could be...

You have been coughing most of your adult life. You’ve smoked since you were 18. It seemed like the thing to do at the time. But now your cough has changed; you’ve coughed up blood. The treatment for pneumonia doesn’t seem to have helped at all. You are still short of...

Doctors tell me that people who continue to work while fighting cancer tend to do better. For the past six months, I have worked hard, played hard and prayed harder. Work for me means spending my time performing tasks that give me purpose and make a difference.  My...

“As I approach my mid-50s, I realize there are health issues I am expected to monitor. Procedures such as colonoscopy and annual PSA tumble out of my doctor’s mouth interspersed with Latin terms, words I am unfamiliar with and have rarely if ever encountered. I have...