AAMC Living Healthier Together

Comfort, every step of the way

When Amber Blose was diagnosed with a very aggressive form of breast cancer, barely a year had passed since the loss of her » read more

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Video Assisted Surgery for Lung Cancer

When Carol Thomas learned she needed surgery to treat her lung cancer, she imagined the surgery would involve major incisions across her chest » read more

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Great Care and Early Detection Makes the Difference

At the first sign of illness, many people,—men in particular—say to themselves, “It’s nothing, I’ll be fine.” Not so for lung-cancer survivor Jim » read more

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Hip Pain Doesn’t Have to Be Forever

Bobbie Kesecker had been living with chronic pain and catching in her hips for at least ten years. Doctors had told her there » read more

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In It to Win It. RAPP Program Detects Early Breast Cancer

Annie Smith-Jones knew her family history with breast cancer—mother, grandmother and aunt—meant she had a much greater than average chance of being diagnosed » read more

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Physical Therapy Reduces Painful Vaginal Stenosis

Although radiation therapy successfully treated 64-year-old Mary Davis’ anal cancer, it left her with painful scar tissue in the vaginal and anal areas. » read more

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Simple Device Alleviates Painful Bladder Retention

For many years, Alice Thompson wasn’t able to empty her bladder completely when she urinated. Over time, her symptoms grew worse until the » read more

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Sling Procedure Cures Urinary Incontinence for Competitive Runner

For 42-year-old runner Karen Metler, urinary incontinence had posed a challenge during her first marathon and threatened her aspiration to run a second. » read more

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