Maddie Schieve was just 8 years old when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare cancer that grows in the bones or soft tissues. The tumor in her chest …
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Still Making Music
In his 30 years as a trumpet player, David Cooper had never gone more than three days in a row without playing—a strict regimen that helped him maintain his embouchure—the …
No Expiration Date
Nearly two years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Tim Myers, who recently retired after more than 40 years in the printing business, faces his disease and his treatment with …
An Unexpected Diagnosis in the Prime of Life
“It’s probably a blocked milk duct,” Erin Eklund-Pierce thought when she noticed the lump in her breast—a likely explanation for a 28-year-old breastfeeding mom with no family history of breast …
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From Database Manager to Data-Generating Subject
Heather Geye knows cancer research. As a database manager in the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, this self-described “data nerd” …
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