What is multiple myeloma?

A rare blood cancer related to lymphoma and leukemia, multiple myeloma affects your white blood cells. Those are your body’s cells that fight infections and produce antibodies that attack unwanted germs.

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The benefits of close-to-home cancer care

Close-to-home cancer care has many benefits

For some patients, receiving the very best cancer care requires traveling away from home, and that travel can be a roadblock for some who need comprehensive cancer treatment. Life after getting a cancer diagnosis is filled with all sorts of challenges, but your cancer care journey doesn’t have to include the burden of travel. During […]

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Early signs that you might have prostate cancer

A patient talks with his provider about early signs of prostate cancer

As with most forms of cancerous disease, researchers and medical professionals are not sure as to what causes prostate cancer. On a basic level, a prostate cancer diagnosis could be from an acquired genetic change in the DNA of a normal prostate cell. Some genetic changes can be inherited, making family history an important thing […]

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Cancer’s connection to heart disease

having had cancer increases your chance of getting heart disease

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the world (and Cass County). Cancer comes in as a close second. Given the growing number of people affected by cancer and heart disease, it may not be too surprising to find out the two are often interconnected.

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