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Start a Discussion: How to Talk to Your Doctor About Colon Cancer

Image © Christy Thompson/Dreamstime Even when we are healthy, going to visit the doctor can be an overwhelming experience. Have you ever left the office with more questions -- or worse yet -- without getting answers to any of the ones you had? If so, you are not alone. Write down your ques... (original story)

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Boxes, Boxes and More Boxes

I had to laugh when I read Mandy's post about the box that Christine "decorated". It reminded me that Christine was a hoarder of boxes. I'm not sure how that came about. It could have been from the days when I had worked from home and shipped almost daily. We were always scrounging for boxes. Anyway... (original story)

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Five Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Colon Cancer

Image © Maram/Dreamstime The American Cancer Society Nutrition and Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee released the revised 2012 guidelines for nutrition and physical activity to decrease the risk of cancer. The ...Read Full Post (original story)

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Missing Empty Boxes

Hi All!It's Mandy again. Been a long time, but believe me, Christy is often on my mind even still.When Christy graduated from St. Kate's in 1999 and moved into her first grown-up apartment, her friend, Jen Bender, hooked her up with some pretty sweet boxes from the bookstore. Those suckers were a pe... (original story)

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Free Colorectal Cancer Resources

Image © Dmitriy Shironosov/Dreamstime That's right, I said free as in no charge, gratis, on the house, and complimentary colorectal cancer resources. There are so many mediums for colorectal cancer advocacy, support and education that it would be a shame to not highlight some of them for you... (original story)

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Do We Really Need a Bald Barbie Doll?

Everyday Health posted an article recently about a call for Mattel to mass produce a bald Barbie doll for cancer patients and girls who have lost their hair. I am a Barbie fanatic. She is the same age as me, and I still have my first Barbie doll. In fact, friends still buy me Barbie dolls as present... (original story)

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What Do You Fear Most From a Cancer Diagnosis?

There is a lot to fear from a cancer diagnosis. From the prospect of poverty due to the expense of treatment to the debilitating nature of the disease to the thought of actually dying, the fears are real. My biggest fear was how breast cancer would change me physically. I was afraid that I wouldn’... (original story)

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Lung cancer and veterans

Veterans often develop cancer as a result of exposure to hazardous materials – even when the exposure happened decades ago. The herbicide Agent Orange was used in Vietnam and it is acknowledged to cause prostate and respiratory cancers. The Department of Veterans Affairs even states that any respi... (original story)

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Colon Cancer and Influenza

Image © Vicente Barcelo Varona/Dreamstime The majority of corner clinics and drugstores stopped promoting influenza (flu) vaccines at the conclusion of 2011, but the season is just now gearing up. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's FluView....Read Full Post (original story)

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Calif. lawmaker gets probation in shoplift case (AP)

AP - A judge sentenced a California lawmaker to three years of probation after she pleaded no contest to stealing leather pants and other merchandise, thefts that her attorney blamed on a benign brain tumor. (original story)

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