/tags/breast-cancer Breast Cancer en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍřĚěĚĂ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:11:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-11/air-force-veteran-sheila-mcglown-is-still-fighting-for-others-as-a-cancer-patient In 2009, when Sheila McGlown began battling metastatic breast cancer at the age of 43, she was already a skilled fighter. She’d spent 25 years in the U.S.… Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:11:03 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-11-11/air-force-veteran-sheila-mcglown-is-still-fighting-for-others-as-a-cancer-patient Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-05-16/2-st-louisans-reflect-on-continuing-journeys-after-undergoing-treatment-for-breast-cancer St. Louis-area residents Rachel Webb and Jossalyn Larson come from different walks of life, but they have at least one path in common: They’ve both in… Thu, 16 May 2019 19:44:06 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-05-16/2-st-louisans-reflect-on-continuing-journeys-after-undergoing-treatment-for-breast-cancer Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-03/life-doesnt-stop-with-chemo-behind-her-cancer-patient-jossalyn-larson-looks-toward-next-chapter The year 2018 didn’t go down quite like Jossalyn Larson or her family expected. After being diagnosed with breast cancer in May, Larson underwent several… Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:28:28 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2019-01-03/life-doesnt-stop-with-chemo-behind-her-cancer-patient-jossalyn-larson-looks-toward-next-chapter Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-10-18/3-women-share-insights-resources-related-to-everyday-difficulties-that-accompany-cancer-treatment After being diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago, Jossalyn Larson began traveling a path that one in eight U.S. women will find themselves on at… Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:36:38 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-10-18/3-women-share-insights-resources-related-to-everyday-difficulties-that-accompany-cancer-treatment Evie Hemphill /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-09-04/living-with-breast-cancer-jossalyn-larson-shares-her-journey A diagnosis of cancer is a life-altering experience.Jossalyn Larson, an English professor at Missouri S&T and resident of Owensville, Missouri, was… Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:44:14 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2018-09-04/living-with-breast-cancer-jossalyn-larson-shares-her-journey Alex Heuer /health-science-environment/2018-07-06/when-it-comes-to-breast-cancer-deaths-place-and-race-matter For breast cancer patients, race and geography can mean the difference between surviving and succumbing.Washington University researchers have identified… Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:18:05 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-07-06/when-it-comes-to-breast-cancer-deaths-place-and-race-matter Shahla Farzan /health-science-environment/2017-06-28/cancer-coaching-grandmothers-in-st-louis-are-saving-lives-one-by-one A new friend was scheduled for a mastectomy, but was now determined to get out of bed and cancel the surgery. So Ella Jones’ mothering instincts kicked… Wed, 28 Jun 2017 10:08:39 GMT /health-science-environment/2017-06-28/cancer-coaching-grandmothers-in-st-louis-are-saving-lives-one-by-one /government-politics-issues/2016-03-21/mccaskill-embarks-on-statewide-college-affordability-tour U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill is venturing out across Missouri to gather input and garner public support about making college less expensive.The Democratic… Mon, 21 Mar 2016 19:38:23 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-03-21/mccaskill-embarks-on-statewide-college-affordability-tour Jason Rosenbaum /health-science-environment/2016-02-25/breast-cancer-screenings-are-up-but-new-guidelines-could-hurt-outreach In the past six years, staffers at Family Care Health Center in St. Louis have doubled the number of women coming in for regular mammograms.It’s part of a… Thu, 25 Feb 2016 23:31:15 GMT /health-science-environment/2016-02-25/breast-cancer-screenings-are-up-but-new-guidelines-could-hurt-outreach /government-politics-issues/2016-02-22/sen-claire-mccaskill-announces-she-has-breast-cancer “I very recently learned that I have breast cancer,” Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., announced in a statement on Monday.In a note on her Tumblr page,… Mon, 22 Feb 2016 22:23:17 GMT /government-politics-issues/2016-02-22/sen-claire-mccaskill-announces-she-has-breast-cancer