Cancer is tough. Evelyn Owens is tougher

By ACA | February 26, 2024

Evelyn celebrating her last day of proton beam therapy at Mayo Clinic Evelyn Owens’ brave battle with cancer is capturing the hearts of everyone around her. At only 6 years old, Evelyn was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. Evelyn’s family traveled from their home in Oregon to Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer…

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Cancer is tough. Evelyn Owens is tougher

By ACA | February 26, 2024

At 7 years old, Evelyn Owens’ brave battle with cancer is capturing the hearts of everyone around her. Evelyn was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare type of childhood cancer. It can occur anywhere in the body and be both aggressive and hard to treat. Evelyn’s family traveled from their home in Oregon to Mayo Clinic…

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Mayo Clinic Minute – When surgery for endometriosis is the answer

By ACA | February 26, 2024

Mayo Clinic Minute – When surgery for endometriosis is the answer Endometriosis is a painful condition where there are cells similar to the lining of the uterus that are growing outside of the uterus. Most commonly, it occurs in the pelvis, but it can really occur anywhere in the abdomen or pelvis. Dr. Megan Wasson,…

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Lyme disease – Why the confirmed cases of Lyme disease have increased

By ACA | February 23, 2024

Recent tracking rule changes led to a significant increase in reported Lyme disease cases in the U.S. The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated definitions to better understand the tick-borne disease. In 2022, reported cases rose by 68.5% after the new definition went into effect. “The…

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