Back in May, the last thing on 25-year-old Caden Jackson’s mind was that he would be diagnosed with cancer after waking up one morning with the left side of his face swollen. […]
It all began 10 years ago when facilitators and team members of the Health Science Pathway at the St. Charles Parish Public Schools’ Satellite Center decided they wanted to do something to raise awareness for breast cancer – the Pinks Links Competition was birthed. […]
“Everybody knows he was a great doctor, but he was also a great father and husband and a great man of faith,” Susan Melancon said this week about her husband Keith. “If anything, I hope that people can take comfort that he’s definitely in heaven and we should all be a little bit jealous that he’s there.” […]
According to Dr. Ryan Griffin, a hematologist and oncologist at St. Charles Parish Hospital, there will be an estimated 2,400 new cases of colon cancer diagnosed in Louisiana in 2020. […]
Previously, colorectal cancer was a cause for concern among middle-age and older men and women. Traditionally, the standard guidelines recommend men and women to get their first screening at age 50 and then once every 10 years. Certain people have been recommended to start screening earlier, including African American men and women at 45 years old and people with a family history of colon cancer at 40 years of age. […]
Glen Halder of Destrehan had a life-changing year in 2012 – just three months after his first child was delivered stillborn, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer. After spending over seven years in remission, he is once again in a fight for his life. […]
The lives of Destrehan’s Yousef Skaikay, his wife Louissa and their three children took a jarring turn last month, when Louissa passed out and was rushed to the emergency room. […]
Arthur Wear of Des Allemands holds a mantra dear, one he learned while battling cancer that manifested when he was just 15 years old: We walk by faith, not by sight. […]
One of just 400 to 500 men diagnosed each year
Gary Sampson was devastated when he learned he had cancer. […]
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