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Cancer myths vs. truths – and what truly matters
Podcast: Oncologists can sort through your questions and help you make healthy choices
Homing in on your breast health
Podcast: Family medicine provider promotes regular screenings and family history
Colon cancer sets a new course for family life
Podcast: Hear how a husband and father’s death affects their choices today
Colon cancer in millennials: What you need to know
Podcast: Surgeon guides younger adults through signs, symptoms and screening awareness
Busting myths about the HPV vaccine
Podcast: Doses starting at age 9 provide lifetime protection against cancer, providers say
Your surgical options after a breast cancer diagnosis
Podcast: Surgeon talks through mastectomy, lumpectomy, preventive surgery and breast awareness
Debunking the biggest myths about breast cancer
Podcast: No, deodorant and underwire bras do not lead to a diagnosis
Mammography vs. thermography for detecting breast cancer
Podcast: Only mammograms can detect breast cancer and reduce your chance of dying from it
Cancer patient rep has new title: Breast cancer survivor
Podcast: Lynn Roemeling shares her journey from employee to patient at Sanford Health
Mammogram callbacks: Should you be worried?
Podcast: Sanford Health radiologist Chris Johansen, MD, eases anxiety about breast cancer imaging
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Caregiver support group aims to help those who help others
Group of cancer patient caregivers provides advice, comfort, emotional support
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How to talk to kids about cancer
Share in ways they can understand at their age so you’ll both feel less anxious
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Childhood leukemia survivor now a nurse at Sanford Fargo
Jacob Roble tends to patients at Sanford Children’s, works with nurses who once cared for him
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Transplant program going strong 1 year, many patients later
Roger Maris Cancer Center transplants patient’s own bone marrow to speed recovery from chemo
⋅ 6 min read
Spot and prevent skin cancer ahead of time in the sun
Melanoma patient hopes to teach others about precautions he now takes
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Nurse navigator guides lymphoma patient’s journey
Cancer patient benefits from early detection and expert care at Sanford Health
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Less travel time means more convenient cancer care
Treatment shrinks Sanford Worthington patient’s tumor to 1.25 mm
⋅ 5 min read
Doctors teach AI to help spot cancer in image scans
Sanford Health partners with InferVision for artificial intelligence technology
⋅ 8 min read
New colon cancer screening test goes to Sanford Labs
At-home kit comes with pre-paid postage, saving patients time and money
⋅ 5 min read
North Dakota rancher regrets delaying colonoscopy
First colonoscopy finds cancer; surgery, screenings at Sanford help keep him healthy
⋅ 5 min read
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