Just 31 and in good health, Jess Cain was horrified to discover a small lump in her neck, which she had thought little of, was cancer. The special needs teacher felt well, with no symptoms, and went to the doctor only after a massage therapist spotted the growth and urged her to get it checked. Expecting reassurance, she was instead …
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How a young mom is “living, not just surviving” after incurable cancer diagnosis
Elissa Kalver was 34 when she found a lump in her breast. She had no family history of cancer and had just welcomed her first child. She assumed the lump was a cyst. But when she went to get it checked out, doctors found another lump in her armpit. Biopsies found that both lumps were malignant. More tests found the …
Read More »The pain that isn’t scanned — Why is mental health missing in cancer care? – Pakistan
For many women, surviving cancer means enduring not just physical pain but the unspoken emotional wounds of a system blind to mental health. At just 40, Farhat had never imagined her world would shrink to hospital corridors, infusion drips, and the sterile hush of oncology wards. A spirited schoolteacher from Gulshan-i-Iqbal, Karachi, she was known for her laughter — loud, …
Read More »How a young mom is “living, not just surviving” after incurable cancer diagnosis
Elissa Kalver was 34 when she found a lump in her breast. She had no family history of cancer and had just welcomed her first child. She assumed the lump was a cyst. But when she went to get it checked out, doctors found another lump in her armpit. Biopsies found that both lumps were malignant. More tests found the …
Read More »Former Syracuse basketball star Tiana Mangakahia dies at 30 after long battle with cancer
Tiana Mangakahia, a former Syracuse star who played professional basketball in Russia, France and her home country of Australia, has died after a long battle with cancer, her family announced Friday. She was 30. “We are heartbroken to share the passing of our beautiful Tiana Mangakahia,” her family wrote on her social media account. “She left us on (Thursday), surrounded …
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Read More »Former Syracuse star Mangakahia dies at 30 after cancer battle
Sep 12, 2025, 12:06 PM ET Tiana Mangakahia, a former Syracuse star who played professional basketball in Russia, France and her home country of Australia, has died after a long battle with cancer, her family announced Friday. She was 30. “We are heartbroken to share the passing of our beautiful Tiana Mangakahia,” her family wrote on her social media account. …
Read More »Former Syracuse basketball star Tiana Mangakahia dies of cancer at 30
Former Syracuse University basketball star Tiana Mangakahia, whose career was cut short by cancer, died Thursday after showing inspiring “courage and resilience” against the disease, officials said. She was 30. Mangakahia, a point guard who led the Orange in assists in each of her three seasons with Syracuse, was “surrounded by family and friends in her hometown of Brisbane, Australia,” …
Read More »Former Syracuse women’s basketball star Tiana Mangakahia dies after fight with cancer
Syracuse, N.Y. — Former Syracuse women’s basketball star Tiana Mangakahia died earlier this week at 30 years old following a fight with cancer, according to her family. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that …
Read More »What the NHS can learn from the country that boosted cancer survival
Hugh PymHealth editor BBC “It was really bad – we had patients dying on the waiting lists – politicians were getting desperate.” Jesper Fisker, chief executive of the Danish Cancer Society, is looking back 25 years – to the moment Denmark decided to transform its approach to treating cancer. At that point, he says, the country did not have a …
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