Tag: chemotherapy
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Community rallies around Harrison senior battling recurring brain tumor
On a recent afternoon, a Harrison High School senior and her mother huddled in front of a laptop computer in the school’s cyber café, preparing for a telehealth conference with a doctor at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Denver. Mother and daughter were bracing themselves for bad news. Zariea Patrick, 17, has been battling a brain…
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Discovery Canyon volleyball coach Melissa Bravo beats colon cancer in time for season
Melissa Bravo recently learned the importance of stopping to smell the flowers in life. No moment is too miniscule to cherish, and Bravo soaked it all in during an Aug. 28 girls volleyball practice at Discovery Canyon. The squeak of sneakers on the court and the use of a white board to break down drills.…
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As cancer treatment advances, patients and doctors push back against drugs’ harsh side effects
Cancer patients and doctors have ignited a movement to radically change how new cancer drugs are tested to make them more tolerable