Powerful Patient

Powerful Patient

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Do you feel helpless in the face of "the system?" This show is to help you learn how to take control and steer your way to health. Hear how others have met these challenges and overcome them. Learn how you can do so too. This program is a forum to share your experiences, ask your questions, and learn how to create and manage your health care team. Make the healthcare system work for you!
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Mike and Joyce have attended a number of conferences recently, advocating for you, and learning more. They take time to interview each other about their recent activities and share with you what they have been up to. Mike attended... more
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Mike and Joyce speak with Sylvia Anthony on June 13 about her autobiographical book, Till the End of Time. Life has not always been easy for Sylvia Anthony, but if you met her you would see a vibrant, remarkable woman... more
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Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS) is the common name for Eagle-Barrett syndrome, a group of birth defects which includes triad syndrome and urethral obstruction malformation sequence. This is a group of birth defects that can be serious... more
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When Christal Presleys father was eighteen, he was drafted to Vietnam. Like many men of that era who returned her childhood locked in his room, gravitating between the deepest depression and unspeakable rage, unable to participate in... more
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Alzheimer's Disease is the sixth leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As a larger percentage of our population enters their golden years, it is becoming essential to understand how... more
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Dr. William Penzers journey through what he came to call Cancerville began in 2005 when his 31-year-old daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer. Despite being a caring and seasoned psychologist for almost forty years who helped... more
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According to the CDC, one sexually active teenager in four already has a sexually-transmitted disease. They are growing at an epidemic rate – 10 million youths contracted an STD last year alone. In the United States, young... more
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Mike and Joyce speak with Berit Eberhardt, Division head for Kidney Cancer at the House of Life (Das Lebenshaus) in Germany. Das Lebenshaus is a non-profit organization providing information and support for those affected by rare solid... more
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Juliet Ibrahim, a successful actress and model in Ghana, West Africa, wanted to dedicate herself to a worthy cause. She chose kidney cancer primarily because of two of her aunts who suffer from kidney cancer. These aunts are dear to... more
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Robin Martinez, one of the listowners (administrators) for KIDNEY-ONC, CHROMOPHOBE-RCC, and PAPILLARY-RCC, three of over 100 mailing lists provided by the Association of Cancer Online Resources (ACOR). Subscribers... more
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Mesothelioma is a particularly virulent form of cancer of the lungs or abdomen, usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Once considered a workingman's disease, mesothelioma is increasingly being found in younger persons. 3,000... more
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