Numerous studies over the years have found that colonoscopies significantly reduce the risk of developing colorectal cancer — one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in the U.S. So when a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine last month cast doubt on the effectiveness of colonoscopies, doctors were puzzled. The [Continue Reading]
Beating the Odds
The BRCA gene mutations give women a 50-50 chance of developing breast cancer. Genetic testing can help them make a plan to protect themselves. Dana Cherry knew there was a good chance she would get breast cancer. When she was 25, she discovered that she had a gene mutation associated with a 50 percent chance [Continue Reading]
Still Going Strong After Ten Years: The Center for Advanced Heart Failure, and its first LVAD recipient, celebrate a milestone.
When Memorial Hermann’s Center for Advanced Heart Failure first opened 10 years ago, Ray Anderson had been told he had only a few months left to live. In 2008, Anderson had a major heart attack that he mistook, at first, for indigestion. He drank an entire bottle of Pepto-Bismol over the course of the day, [Continue Reading]
The Stress of Watching the Astros in the Playoffs Could Affect Your Heart
This time of year – for the past six years, at least – Astros fans gather at Minute Maid Park or around TVs across Houston to watch the Major League Baseball playoffs. Diehard fans are on the edge of their seats, hanging on every pitch, cheering for every home run and cursing when the opposing [Continue Reading]
Giving Back: Kimberly Richardson beat stage III breast cancer. Now she’s working to support others on their cancer journey.
Nearly four years ago, second grade elementary school teacher Kimberly Richardson received the worst news of her life. “It was as if the world had stopped moving for a moment,” she says, describing how she could not comprehend her diagnosis with stage III invasive ductal carcinoma, a form of breast cancer. “The doctor began to [Continue Reading]
Breast Cancer Patient’s Fight Continues Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Heather Sessions When Chealci Eddins found a lump in her breast during a self-exam in the shower in September 2019, she wasn’t too worried. A young wife and mother, she had just finished her master’s degree and had plans to earn her Ph.D. She never dreamed that, at age 27, she would be diagnosed [Continue Reading]
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