Here are some of the ways medical trailblazers and researchers are creating fresh possibilities for you and your family.
New Hope At Stage 4
Adrienne Skinner awoke from cancer surgery to stunning news.
He said, Cancer has invaded your liver.
She was diagnosed with ampullary cancer, a form so rare that no standard treatments existed.
The drug helps the bodys immune system fight the disease.
Skinner started infusion treatments in April 2014.
In July her surgeon took another biopsy.
The tumor was gone.
The drug continues to be tested for use by patients without the mutation.
Four months later, his cancer was gone.
Skinner has seen similar results.
Shes back at work and makes a point of swimming and playing tennis.
Im running around like a maniac.
Im out gardening right now, she says.
I know what a gift is, and I know the gift of life.
Now one such rig, the DigniCap, has also been cleared for patients with other solid-tumor cancers.
That could help nearly 800,000 Americans avoid chemo-related hair loss.
Says patient Lauren Jones of the Paxman Scalp Cooler unit: Its liberating.
