No patients want to hear a doctor tell them they have cancer. When they hear that word, patients often think about the future. What will
Month: June 2016
Thriving after cancer, my integrative approach
In 2007, while shopping in my local grocery store, I received a call from my family doctor informing me that I had infiltrating ductal carcinoma
Not alone anymore
Finding your community while battling breast cancer in your 20s and 30s Rebecca Vincelette, 38, found the Cancer Community Center in South Portland when she
Madeline’s Hair Replacement Clinic: The Mane Event
There are a lot of great customer stories that spring to Nicole Staples’ mind, owner of Madeline’s Hair Replacement Clinic in Saco. She remembers one
Influential doctor aims to demystify, humanize cancer
How do you write a history of cancer? You humanize it. You demystify it. Siddhartha Mukherjee, a researcher and cancer specialist, does both in his
Give the cold shoulder to jealousy & insensitivity
Q: I have been dating a guy for five months who I think I am in love with. We’ve had a lot of fun and never
Caring for skin softly
Terry Bartels of Portland is a certified esthetician at Visibility in Portland, and has earned oncology skincare certification from On- cology Spa Solutions. She is presently working
Beating cancer at 30, Tri first-timer summons courage anew
It seemed a cruel irony in May 2015 when Becky MacEachen found out she had cancer. Throughout her 20s, MacEachen had become progressively more health
Thousands of triathletes, millions of dollars
The Tri for a Cure is, by this time, a Maine institution. The race unfolds for the ninth consecutive year July 17 at Southern Maine
