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Sign up with FacebookJennifer Matthews: Ruben Matienzo has surrounded himself with family and faith for nearly 70 years. Ruben Matienzo: It has helped me all through my life, dear. With God, all things are possible. Jennifer Matthews: That includes surviving cancer. R...
Jennifer Matthews: This is where you will find Ben Smith most days. It's a place where he finds peace. Ben Smith: I was born and raise on the water. Jennifer Matthews: But not even scenes like these could calm Smith's fears after he was diagnosed ...
Jennifer Matthews: Doctor Allen Clark is a plastic surgeon. But two years ago, he became a patient. Allen Clark: I actually had a lymph node come up in my neck. Being a physician, a surgeon, knowing what that means, I was pretty sure I had cancer....
Jennifer Matthews: Every three months, Trudy Webb is scanned to make sure her cancer is staying away. This dark spot on her liver is a cavity. It used to be a ten-pound tumor. Trudy Webb: Once I found out how large the tumor mass was, I just knew ...
Jennifer Matthews: Meet the Israeli Yellow Scorpion. It's not deadly, but it's sting is painful. 24-Year-old Duane Rualo and his brother are hoping it will save Duane from brain cancer. Duane Rualo: It's one of the worst kinds of cancers you can h...
Jennifer Matthews: Gary McArdle couldn't do much of anything just a few weeks ago. Gary Mc Ardle: I'd be very nauseous. Depending on what I ate, I would throw up sometimes. I lost like 30 pounds over the space of about four months. Jennifer Matthe...
Your circulatory system transports nutrients and oxygen to billions of cells throughout your body. It is divided into 3 major parts: your heart, blood, and blood vessels. Red blood cells carry oxygen from your lungs to all your body's cells and pi...
"HPV is Human Papillomavirus and there are several high risk strains of Human Papillomavirus that tend to live in the rectum or on the cervix which is the opening of the uterus at the end of the vaginal canal for women. Sometimes those strains of ...
Jennifer Matthews: Three years ago, Dr. Peter Costantino, found a rare and often fatal tumor in Angela Carrozza's nasal cavity and right eye socket. Dr. Peter Costantino: In the past these tumors either weren't treated or they were treated and the...
Hi, I'm Doctor Marisa Weiss, president and founder of breastcancer.org. I'm also a practicing oncologist, and mom, and also a breast cancer survivor. So I'm happy to share information with you today that could help protect your life against breast...
Regular exercise helps with weight maintenance, and maintaining a healthy weight has been linked with cancer prevention. Here are some pointers to keep in mind.
Jennifer Matthews: Joanne Nevison was calm after learning she had breast cancer. Then, she talked to her surgeon. Joanne Nevison: That's when reality hit home, and she told me my whole breast is pretty much cancer. Jennifer Matthews: She started c...
Jennifer Matthews: June McNamee counts her family among her many blessings. They were her lifeline when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. What she dreaded most was weeks of intensive radiation June McNamee : My son's next-door neighbor had bre...
Jennifer Matthews: Now, you see it... now, you don't. Magicians can make objects disappear, but can our bodies make tumors go away? Alice Epstein says hers did. Alice's doctor said she had only a couple months to live after her kidney cancer sprea...
Recovering from breast cancer can be difficult and can take a long time. Looks like gardening gloves and digging in the dirt can help shorten that recovery time.
A young boy is suddenly paralyzed by a spinal disease. A combination of theories, therapies and innovation helped to find a cure and could help save the lives of others.
Many women won't ask for help, but sure could use it. Holly and Marni are showing you how easy it is to help a mom in need.
Although far more common in women, breast cancer can also develop in men. Before puberty, the breast tissue in boys and girls is similar. In girls, female hormones produced at puberty cause the growth of milk-producing glands called lobules and ti...
When her young son was diagnosed with cancer, Teresa Farris learned firsthand the amount of support she needed (and how little anyone who hadn't been through it understood her struggle). Back home after successful treatment at St. Jude, Teresa sta...