Newsroom@DominionPost.com HURRICANE — Battling childhood cancer can be traumatizing for children, their families and caregivers. The challenges brought on by the disease itself and the medicines required to treat it can take a toll. But there are other challenges that can stand in ...
WVU Today The inaugural Huggins Homecoming in Cincinnati raised more than $150,000 to bolster cancer care and research at the WVU Cancer Institute. The Huggins Homecoming festivities welcomed West Virginia University Men’s Basketball Coach Bob Huggins back to the Queen City — ...
MORGANTOWN -- If something in your body doesn’t feel right, go to the doctor. That’s the message Demetry Walker, 23, wants to spread after being diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, which, if it goes into remission, will still require lifelong treatment with an oral chemotherapy ...
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Chemotherapy is difficult for any child, but when it causes mucositis, a painful side effect that causes ulcers to form in the mouth, it gets even harder. These children often require more pain medications and longer hospital stays. Ben Wilson, 11, of ...
MORGANTOWN -- Picture yourself as a kid at the living room window. You’re watching the car pull in the driveway. Let’s call it pre-pandemic, so you can see everyone’s faces. There’s your mom and aunt, fussing over your dad in the passenger seat. They favor him with big ...
Researcher: More cancer patients could benefit from rehabilitation WVU Today Cancer treatment isn’t just a matter of shrinking or removing a tumor. It also involves preserving or improving the patient’s quality of life. Rehabilitation services — such as behavioral therapies ...