Margo Jackson isn’t going to let anyone go through this alone. Jackson, 60, remembers sitting in the waiting room at Aultman Hospital, waiting for her turn to start chemotherapy, and overhearing heartbreaking conversations from other patients.
Kelly Crawford of North Canton is much more than a cancer survivor. She’s a warrior. In October of 2011, Crawford was enjoying life as a newlywed of five months when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Kristin Worley did everything right. Worley, 42, has no family history of breast cancer but still actively took steps to avoid it. She breast fed, eschewed antiperspirants, never wore underwire bras and avoided getting a mammogram, mistakenly thinking they did more harm than good.
A change in her nighttime routine may just have saved Barbara Ross’ life. One evening last spring, Ross put on her nightclothes and sat down to watch TV, rather than going straight to bed, as was her habit.
Michalena Kalaitsides has devoted her life to her Greek Orthodox faith, her family and friends who need her. “I’m blessed,” she says, more than once.
A stay-at-home mom with twin daughters, Jamie Hill was diagnosed with breast cancer in May 2017. “All I could think was, ‘I can’t leave (the girls) without a mom. I’m not going to see them go to kindergarten,’ ” said Hill, a North Canton resident. “They were not even 2.”
For four years in a row, the Mercy Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center has been awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award from the Commission on Cancer.
One of the big questions facing women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer is whether to be treated with chemotherapy to reduce their risks that the cancer will return. A new study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology provides much-needed clarity: Most of these women can safely skip chemo.
When I went to the imaging center for my regular mammogram last year, the woman behind the desk asked me if I’d like to get a 3D mammogram instead of the standard test I’d had in the past.
Photo Gallery of our 2017 Brave & Beautiful honorees captured throughout our gathering day at Belden Village Mall and Gervasi Vineyard. Presented by Mercy Medical Center.
