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On his 7th birthday, Ben Wieman was supposed to be home in Madison, South Dakota, celebrating his special day with friends and family. Instead, he was in a hospital bed at Sanford Children’s undergoing treatment for leukemia. Just two weeks earlier, Ben woke up with a headache, fever and stomach pain. Later that day – after […]

What do the stages of lung cancer mean? The staging system indicates how far the lung cancer has spread and whether surgery would help: Stage I has a surprisingly good prognosis—up to 70 percent of people who have it diagnosed at this stage can be successfully treated. Many lung cancers at this stage are only […]

Family history, DNA testing help find clues to your health future

Chemicals that kill cancer cells can be bad for patients' hearts

“Art projects help to give patients a sense of purpose for their time spent during treatment and control over creating something beautiful."

You’ve finished cancer treatment and now you’re ready to focus on life after cancer. This is the perfect time to take control of your health through proper nutrition. Our Midwestern upbringing can sometimes impact efforts toward a healthy diet. For example, many of us have grown up with meat as a staple with meals, and […]

Some cancers, and cancer treatments, can lead to bone loss

FARGO, N.D. — Triple-negative metastatic breast cancer. That was the diagnosis given to Carol Prien. It was her second bout with cancer in five years, but this one was different. “Finding out there really was no cure was when our mindset changed and the care team at Sanford Roger Maris Cancer Center really became more […]

Surgeons can help you choose among mastectomy, reconstruction and more

Having a breast cancer diagnosis is more than a medical diagnosis. It can affect so much more than your health, impacting your emotional and psychological well-being. Much of that falls on the aftermath of multiple treatments and surgeries. And for some women, it can be quite difficult to embrace the new scars that represent your […]