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AWARE Blog for Cancer Patients

At the Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, we are privileged to provide the best community cancer care available for each patient. Our blog serves as an extension of this care, offering community-based resources on a wide array of cancer-related healthcare topics.

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Spotlight: Ann’s Place

The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center is proud to partner with Ann’s Place, a community-based cancer support team that offers the Art Therapy and Living with Stage 4/Incurable Cancer support groups held on-site at the Leever Center.

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Posted 10/23/2024

The Great Organic Debate 

The concept of organic farming is not new. In fact, “traditional farming,” now called “organic,” has been practiced for thousands of years.

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by Leever Nutritionist Karen Sabbath, MS, RD, CSO   | 

We’re Here for You Every Step of the Way: One person’s cancer experience in his own words

When patients come to The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, they need more than just medical treatment – they need support, resources, and guidance to help them through a challenging journey. Here, the patient is at the center of everything we do. From prevention to treatment and recovery, we’re here for you every step of the way, providing the care and support you need to ease your cancer journey and ensure you receive the best care possible.

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Posted 7/2/2024

Ultra-processed foods: Ultra-unhealthy?

As consumers, we are barraged with nutrition information, and it is often hard to determine what claims are legitimate. The most recent debate concerns something that has been around for a long time: ultra-processed or highly processed foods. It’s helpful to know what this means.

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Posted 12/6/2023

Assessing Your Cancer Risk with Genetic Testing

Genetic testing – looking back

The first genetic test for cancer became available in 1996. That test, the BRCA 1/2 test, looked for mutations in the two genes most commonly affected in hereditary breast and ovarian cancer — the breast cancer 1 (BRCA1) and breast cancer 2 (BRCA2) genes. Since then, many more cancer genes have been identified, and tests developed to look for mutations.

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Posted 8/3/2023

Positivit-Tea

What is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water?

If you guessed tea (and had a HUGE hint from the title of this article), you are correct. The annual worldly consumption of tea is 3.6 billion cups.

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by Karen Sabbath, MS, RD, CSO  |