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TO YOUR GOOD HEALTH: Treating rare type of cancer in finger

DEAR DR. ROACH: Do you know anything about aggressive digital papillary adenocarcinoma? My 39-year-old nephew was just diagnosed, and his parents are searching for answers. He’s getting scans to determine whether they should amputate his finger. As far as we know, it hasn’t metastasized. — A.M. ANSWER: No, I’d never heard of this condition. It’s extremely rare (1 in 10 million people). “Adenocarcinoma,” by definition, is cancer of the glandular tissue, and there isn’t really much glandular tissue in a finger. CANCER of any extremity is almost always of connective ...

Joanie Abdu Center offering new breast cancer option

Mercy Health’s Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center (JACBCC) is expanding breast cancer treatment options for patients with the availability of endoscopic nipple-sparing mastectomy (E-NSM). This minimally invasive surgical approach can offer eligible patients less visible scarring ...

Tri-County Heart Ball names co-chairs

Through the American Heart Association’s Heart of Tri-County campaign, Steven Weeden, and Brandon Sklenar, volunteer co-chairs, will lead community-wide efforts to help ensure every individual in the greater Youngstown region has the opportunity for a full, healthy life. Heart of Tri-County engages companies, community leaders and individuals to make a lasting impact across the four chambers of the American Heart Association’s work: discovery, advocacy, access and knowledge. Weeden is the assistant vice president and banking center manager at the Canfield office of WesBanco Bank. ...

Possible early warning signs that could mean cancer

Cancer affects people from all walks of life, and health care experts anticipate a notable spike in cancer cases over the next decade. According to the World Health Organization’s “Global status report on cancer 2026,” new cancer diagnoses are projected to reach 35 million by 2050, which ...

DEAR ANNIE: Can’t get a word in with long-winded friend

DEAR ANNIE: I have a friend I’ve known for more than 30 years. He is a good person, loyal and generous, and we share a lot of history. The problem is that he has absolutely no sense of when he has lost a room. At dinner parties, he can take over the entire conversation with a story that lasts 15 or 20 minutes. And these are not short, lively stories. We get every street name, every person’s first and last name, what someone ordered for lunch, what year it happened and usually several side stories before he finally gets to the point. By then, everyone else has stopped trying to ...