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PublishedJune 12, 2022
Maine, with one of the highest cancer rates in the country, is struggling to attract oncologists
Finding young physicians willing to move to Maine, especially to rural areas, is next to impossible, some providers say.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Can cancer blood tests live up to promise of saving lives?
A new type of blood test that checks for signs of cancer in healthy people has hit the market.
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PublishedMarch 11, 2022
Amy Calder: Decades after suffering abuse, Waterville man offers a message and a warning
The man, who is on palliative care, tells his story about having been sexually abused as a child in an effort to spread awareness, warn parents to pay attention to their children and let children know it's OK to tell someone when abuse occurs, Amy Calder writes.
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PublishedDecember 25, 2021
Friends and colleagues rally around dispatcher, Windsor firefighter battling serious illness
Due to a rare genetic condition, Adam Zibura, 32, of Windsor, must wait for a 100% match for a bone marrow transplant as part of his treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Amid cancer battle, minister and playwright confronts mortality on and off stage
Diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer, David Butler sees his play about hospice care staged at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2021
Commentary: Rare form of slow-moving cancer can hide behind common symptoms
Symptom awareness of carcinoid cancer, my husband’s killer, is the key to earlier diagnoses, which can in turn save lives.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2021
MaineGeneral to honor cancer community with second annual Day of Hope
The Day of Hope combines two of the facility's largest annual events — Cancer Survivors Day and the Walk for Hope — into one.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2021
Cancer screenings take hit from pandemic
Nationally, there was an 85% decrease in breast cancer screenings, 75% decline in colon cancer screenings, 74% decrease in prostate cancer screenings and 56% decrease in lung cancer screenings in April 2020 compared to the same time period in 2019.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Women to swim, bike and run for cancer cure in virtual triathlon
Hundreds of women are set to compete in Tri for a Cure, which has adopted a virtual format for the second straight year.
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PublishedApril 18, 2021
Fundraiser to send 5-year-old Bath cancer patient to Disney World
Nelson-Walling, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, wants to enjoy the park with his family before the next series of treatments.
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