Items Tagged ‘Chemotherapy’
October 8, 2019 · Leave a Comment
‘Barb’s Beanies’ Help Cover Cancer Patients in Love and Support
By In the Loop 
Mother-daughter duo Dani and Aleia Johnson originally created their unique head scarves for their mom/grandma, Barb Fisher. The scarves now are part of a care kit for others battling ovarian cancer.
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Tags: Chemotherapy, CT scan, Dani Johnson, Healthy Living Program, Hope Lodge, Mayo Clinic Cancer Education Center, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Ovarian Cancer, Ronald McDonald House
August 29, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Cancer Patient Flash-Mobs Her Way Out of Chemo
By In the Loop
Jean Hastings had always wanted to be a part of a flash mob, and finishing chemotherapy at Mayo Clinic seemed like just the right time to make it happen.
July 18, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Leukemia Patient Becomes Advocate for Diversity on Bone Marrow Registry
By In the Loop
Aja Fisher’s dream of becoming a doctor was put on hold after a leukemia diagnosis. She’s sharing her story to help raise awareness of the need for bone marrow donors among minority populations.
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Tags: Bone Marrow Transplant, Chemotherapy, Dr. Ernesto Ayala, Dr. James Foran, Leukemia, Mayo Clinic in Florida, Mayo Clinic News Network
July 18, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Cancer Battle Inspires Sara Segner to Become Something She Never Dreamed
By In the Loop
Just three days into her schooling to become a nurse, Sara Segner switched gears and applied to medical school. Her chosen field is one she’s already quite familiar with.
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Tags: Chemotherapy, Dr. Susan Romanski, Lymphoma, Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, pediatrics, Sara Segner
June 11, 2019 · Leave a Comment
How fruit flies are helping make chemotherapy treatments easier on cancer patients
By In the Loop
Fruit flies are an all too common annoyance, but they’re also a powerful new tool for researchers at Mayo Clinic in their quest to make chemotherapy treatments easier on cancer patients.
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Tags: Chemotherapy, Discovery's Edge, Dr. Anthony Windebank, Dr. Christopher Groen, Dr. Eugenia Trushina, Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Peripheral Neuropathy
May 16, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Patient’s Workout Routine Inspires Those Around Her, Even in Hospital
By In the Loop
Penny Pfeiffer has found a way to keep her spirits up while she receives chemotherapy treatment at Mayo: impromptu workout sessions with staff and other patients in the hospital.
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Tags: Chemotherapy, Ewing Sarcoma
August 21, 2018 · Leave a Comment
Leukemia Survivor (and Her Daughter) Use Patient Experience to Help Others
By In the Loop
Angie Wilson has a story to tell, and it’s one her Mayo doctors hopes will help medical students and trainees understand both the “power and risk” of immune therapies as a cancer treatment.
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Tags: Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, Chemotherapy, Dr. Mrinal Patnaik, Dr. Saad Kenderian, Encephalitis, Lymphoma, Radiation
August 17, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Young Cancer Patient: ‘I Have Never Once Been Afraid of My Diagnosis’
By In the Loop
Kelly Leibold has achieved a great deal in her young life, including serving as head of her hometown chamber of commerce. But most impressive may be her grace in facing a cancer diagnosis.
May 25, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Superman Flies in to Brighten the Day for One Young Cancer Patient
By In the Loop
Superman recently took a break from fighting crime — and washing windows — to touch the life of one very special young cancer patient.
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Tags: Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, Bone Marrow Transplant, Chemotherapy, Child LIfe Program, Mayo Clinic Children's Center
April 11, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Young Cancer Patient Shows What It Means to Be ‘Hunter Strong’
By In the Loop
Lisa Gifford is a mother. She’s also a pediatric nurse. So she knew something wasn’t right with her youngest son, Hunter. “He was having trouble urinating,” Lisa tells us. Initially, she chalked it up to a urinary tract infection. But his primary care provider ruled that out after Hunter’s blood work came back fine. Later […]
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Tags: Chemotherapy, Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Ewing's Sarcoma, Lisa Gifford, Proton Beam Therapy Program