#cancer

#cancer

When Jennifer Goldsack woke up after emergency surgery last Christmas, she was waiting to hear she had a stress ulcer. Maybe appendicitis. But not this. The surgeon had news that made no sense to her, as a 42-year-old CEO and former athlete: late-stage cancer. Goldsack had always prided herself on being able to get anything done - Olympic training schedules, corporate roadmaps, back-to-back meetings. Cancer forced her into a new, uncertain kind of leadership: one built on vulnerability, delegation, and uncertainty.

“The unimaginable has happened,” “My beautiful husband has been taken from us. The light of my life. I was the luckiest to be loved and adored by you Jamie. I love you endlessly, not just now, but eternally.”

When I went to college in 2017, I already knew I wanted to work in startups and make a difference in the world. After my freshman year at the University of Michigan, I switched majors from business to computer science, which I felt would be more useful for running an early-stage company. But in late 2018, at age 19, I dropped out of college for a full-time job.

One of these researchers is Randal Halfmann at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Missouri. He has been studying immune cells that self-destruct when they come into contact with molecules that present a threat to the body. "They have to somehow recognize that [threat] in this vast array of other complex molecules," he says, "and then within minutes, kill themselves." They do this much the way a soldier might dive on a grenade to save others' lives.

I have just finished reading Elizabeth Gilbert's new book and, like most of the internet, I have thoughts. Before I dive in though, let me tell you where I stand on Gilbert because after over two decades in the public eye, three novels, four memoirs, two film adaptations and millions upon millions of dollars, Gilbert is literary Marmite.

She left us on (Thursday), surrounded by family, friends and lots of love. Tiana was a shining light who touched the lives of everyone she met with her kindness, strength, and warmth. She fought right till the very end, showing courage and grace beyond words.

My best friend of nearly 50 years has been diagnosed with cancer, and the prognosis isn't good. Naturally, I want to support her, but she's making it very challenging. I just spoke with her on the phone to check in, and she got angry with me over something incredibly simple. I had asked about her pain level during her treatment that day and expressed how sorry I was that she had to endure such pain.

I'm 45 years old and currently battling cancer. A few weeks ago, I threw up at work with such force that I peed myself. My first thought was: the treatment pamphlets tell you to sip peppermint tea and keep a fan at your desk for nausea, but nowhere did they mention you might find yourself in the staff bathroom vomiting so hard you become incontinent. If they had, I'd have popped a spare pair of undies in my work bag.

"This gift is an unprecedented investment in the millions of lives burdened with cancer, especially patients and families here in Oregon," said OHSU president Shereef Elnahal.

The study checked the blood of about 300 firefighters from four departments across the country who were exposed to high levels of Pfas. The chemicals are the main ingredient in most firefighting foam.

The claim is that individuals may be prematurely diagnosed with conditions that, although meeting criteria for a disease, will never cause symptoms or death during a patient's lifetime.

"You look at his journey and beating the odds to make it to the NFL after going undrafted. Not only making it, but producing and becoming a world champion, he had a real hard journey."

Bruce Cook died of mesothelioma at 82, a terminal cancer linked to asbestos exposure. His family seeks ex-colleagues to document how he was exposed.

Ciara Mageean’s announcement of her cancer diagnosis filled the nation with shock, drawing attention to the fragility of life and the unexpected challenges it presents.

DJ Carey, a former Kilkenny hurler, admitted to falsely claiming he had cancer, leading to a fraud charge involving deception for treatment payments.

In his memoir, Jon Gluck reveals the profound challenges he faced while battling cancer, addressing both physical and emotional aspects that reshaped his life.