 | 5/15/12
Nonsmoker—and Lung Cancer Survivor—Encourages Others to Consider Risk
Carol Seibert was devastated when a chest X-ray revealed a 2-inch mass in the middle of her right lung. A lung biopsy and advanced imaging tests confirmed stage 1A non-small cell lung cancer. Seibert is a nonsmoker, but she was exposed to secondhand smoke throughout her childhood and in the workplace. [read more] | |
 | 3/2/12
Patient Maintains Life Balance, Despite Incurable Fallopian Tube Cancer
The saying goes that “third time is a charm” … but for patient Georgia Anderson, it turned out the “charm” was with number four. W. Edward Richards, MD, a UC Health gynecologic oncologist, was the fourth doctor Anderson had seen since her fallopian tube cancer diagnosis. She struggled to find a physician who met both her medical and emotional needs. [read more] |
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 | 1/12/11
Noel Lopez-Freeman: Regular Skin Check Identifies Melanoma Earlier
A true California girl, Noel Lopez-Freeman grew up in the sun. She spent most of her life in California before relocating to Cincinnati, Ohio, for her husband's residency training. In the fall of 2011, she became concerned about skin pigmentation changes during her recent pregnancy. A biopsy revealed a surprising diagnosis: melanoma. [read more] |
 | 1/12/11
Amanda Moore: Melanoma Survivor Discourages Tanning
Butter and baby oil were Amanda Moore’s introduction to the joys of tanning—and turning her pale complexion bronze during her teen years. The day she turned 18 she bought an unlimited tanning pass and went just about every day for years. At age 27, she was diagnosed with melanoma. At age 30, she experienced another melanoma. Today, she warns others about the dangers of tanning. [read more] |
 | 11/7/11
Gloria Caldwell: 'Nurse Navigator' Helps Patient Through Treatment Journey
Established in April 2008, the UC Health Barrett Center breast health navigator program is intended to connect patients like Gloria Caldwell with the resources they need to complete standard of care treatment and recover both physically and mentally.
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 | 9/26/11
Jerry Coombs: Finding Hope In Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Sometimes a little hope can go a long way in improving a person’s outlook on life. This was the case for pancreatic cancer patient Jerry Coombs, who found his hope suddenly restored after an unexpected diagnosis of advanced pancreatic cancer. He found that hope in the most unusual way: his car salesman, Jim Turner, at Castrucci Ford. [read more] |
 | 6/17/11
Joseph Polaniecki: Non-Surgical Kidney Cancer Treatment Option
When he was diagnosed with a second kidney cancer, UC Health urologists suggested an innovative technique known as computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous cryoablation. The procedure uses 3-D imaging technology to direct a small probe through the skin and into the kidney to freeze cancerous tissue. [read more] |
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4/6/11
Ira Goldman: Specialized Surgery Improves Quality of Life for Colon Cancer Survivor
When Ira Goldman was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 56, he was given just one option—removing his entire colon and a permanent ostomy. He chose to get a second opinion with UC Health, where he was offered an alternative surgery that would enable him to maintain bowel function post-surgery and avoid a permanent ostomy. [read more] |
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4/6/11
Jen Meier: Patient Finds Advocate in Support Services Team When Jen Meier developed a mouth ulcer that just wouldn’t heal, her doctor suggested she consult an ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist just to be safe. Her UC Health ENT surgeon recommended surgery to close the wound and avoid potential infection. Surgery and further testing resulted in a stage-3 head and neck cancer diagnosis. [read more] |
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2/17/11
Mary Williams-Johnson: Screening Results in Colon Cancer Early Detection
It’s obvious when you meet Mary Williams-Johnson that she thrives on taking care of other people, whether it’s in her professional life as a surgical technologist or her personal life as a wife, mother, daughter and sister. But it was her UC Health primary care doctor who persuaded Williams-Johnson to make the time to care of herself by getting a colonoscopy in 2008. [read more] |
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1/24/11
Joann Behm: Lifetime Smoker Encourages Others to Quit While flipping through the newspaper one day, Joann Behm saw a story about a clinical trial to test a new way of screening lung cancer in people at high risk for the disease being conducted at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Making the call to enroll was a no-brainer for her. She had been smoking cigarettes since she was 14. [read more] |
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1/4/11
Colleen Householder: Lung Cancer Detected Early Through Clinical Trial
As a nurse of 32 years, Colleen Householder knows the value of early detection—especially when it comes to lung cancer.So when she heard UC was conducting a clinical trial looking at computed tomography (CT) as a potential screening tool for lung cancer, she immediately signed up to participate. Householder had smoked for upward of 40 years and knew she was at risk. [read more] |
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11/4/10
J.J. Lail: Patient Gets Reconstructed Jaw After Stage-4 Cancer
In 2008, James Joseph (JJ) Lail took a leap of faith aimed at improving the lives of others. He left the security of his suburban teaching job in Loveland, Ohio, and moved with his wife, Amanda, and two young children to the city of Monterrey in northeastern Mexico. That life-changing moment was followed quickly by another: a stage-4 oral cancer diagnosis. [read more] |
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11/3/10
Sylvia Sparks: Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Celebrates Five Years Cancer-Free
In 2005, a red flag went up when Sylvia Sparks, now 83, suddenly dropped 10 pounds and lost her desire to eat. She was referred by community gastroenterologist Ahmad Attar, MD, to the UC Health Pancreatic Disease Center for diagnostic testing. Syed Ahmad, MD, diagnosed the source of her problem: early stage pancreatic cancer. [read more] |
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11/3/10
J.J. Jioducci: Patient Has Message for Women: "Get Your Woo Woos Checked"
When J.J. JioDucci experienced unexplained vaginal bleeding, the possibility of cancer never crossed her mind. Then one day the bleeding became so extreme JioDucci thought she was hemorrhaging. After consulting with her gynecologist, she underwent a biopsy that revealed endometrial (uterine) cancer cells. [read more]
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