Tag Archives: Cancer diagnosis

Alex Trebek, Cancer, and the Language of Life-Limiting Illness

Who decides how a man who’s just been diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer "should" behave?

“Living with a terminal disease is like walking on a tightrope over an insanely scary abyss. But then living without disease is also like walking on a tightrope over an insanely scary abyss, only with some fog or cloud cover … Continue reading

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Can Dogs Really Detect Cancer?

Researchers are using the canine sense of smell to identify early cancers, with more than a little success

Early detection is one of the most important factors in the successful treatment of many cancers. Since the 1950’s, when the PAP smear for cervical cancer screening became widely available, the death rate from cervical cancer has decreased by over … Continue reading

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What Is Happiness? An Interview with Dr. Laura Delizonna

A clinical psychiatrist talks about finding happiness during life's most trying times

Today SevenPonds is speaking with Dr. Laura Delizonna, a clinical psychiatrist, instructor at Stanford University and happiness coach. The coauthor of several books on the value of mindfulness, Dr. Delizonna is a the founder of  Choosing Happiness,  an ongoing educational project that … Continue reading

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On Terminal Illness: The Dad Project by Briony Campbell

Life, death, cancer and what Briony Cambell learned through photographing her dad’s terminal illness

“Being a good daughter to my dying dad was tricky,” says photographer Briony Campbell on her 2009 photo series, The Dad Project, which chronicles her father David Campbell’s end of life battle against cancer. The London-based artist was in her … Continue reading

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