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MUSC Hollings Cancer Center We are all that person. It may be you, your spouse, child, or other loved one but we all are presently living, surviving, or grieving over cancer. The ‘C’ word. It should be added to the list of profanities. Lowcountry Doctor Cares For Cancer Patients The baggage that surrounds this disease […]
I first heard about Mary Decker, M.D. almost 20 years ago when she treated my husband for lung cancer. An illness as catastrophic as lung cancer brings with it a team of doctors who work hard for a cure. Even though I did not meet Dr. Decker at that time, my husband spoke very highly […]
Take one look around social media and you would be right to think that everyone around you is at some stage of growing their families. There seems to be pregnancy announcements around every corner – and, in fact, the 2017 Census stated that a baby was going to be born every eight seconds. However, for […]
“Over the last five years, the whole landscape has changed,” said Dr. Eugene Chang, an OB/GYN at the Medical University of South Carolina who has watched the proliferation of genetic tests revolutionize how many parents handle pregnancy. “Ten years ago, we did first or second trimester screenings. Now there are non-invasive prenatal tests and self […]
Postpartum Depression: Lifesaving Support for New Moms On December 5, 1999, Ruth Rhoden Craven took her own life – just two-and-a-half months after the birth of her first son. Postpartum depression destroyed a family and left a baby without a mother. Ruth’s family and friends turned their grief into action, creating the Ruth Rhoden Craven […]
Painful Periods. Uncomfortable Pelvic Pain. Infertility. These are just some of the more common symptoms of endometriosis – a condition affecting roughly 5 percent to 10 percent of women around the world. While it’s true that endometriosis can be a leading cause – or symptom, depending on the way you look at it – of […]