Marissa Barrett’s post relating to cancer caught my
attention because of the prevalence of cancer in today’s society and the
question of why that is. Whether it’s
the increasing amount of pollution in the world, or even the greater amount of
plastic we use, something is causing cancer rates in increase. The topic of
cancer really hits close to home with me because my grandma was diagnosed with
breast cancer years ago, and beat it, and my grandpa passed away from lung
cancer. My mom also works at UK Markey Cancer Center so she is extremely involved
in spreading cancer awareness and teaching healthy lifestyles. She holds an
event every year called “Mamm’s Day Out” where uninsured or underinsured women
can come get free mammograms, which in my opinion is extremely awesome. Markey
Cancer Center treats all forms of cancer but they specialize in blood, bone,
brain, breast, gastrointestinal, liver, lung, and several other forms of cancer
with their specialized multidisciplinary teams. Both of my grandparents were
treated at Markey- its one of the best cancer treating centers in the nation. I
included a link to Markey’s website where you can read about all the cancer
types they specialize in as well as former patients stories about their
experience and recovery through Markey Cancer Center.
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