Cancer Can't Stop This Music Maestro
July 30, 2021
Watching Brant Karrick teach his music students at Northern Kentucky University (NKU), one would never know that he suffered from both Hodgkin’s lymphoma and MDS, a bone marrow disorder. During (Read More)
Bringing Awareness to the "Forgotten Cancer"
July 28, 2021
Sarcoma is often referred to as the “forgotten cancer,” most likely because it comprises less than one percent of all adult cancers. During this Sarcoma Awareness Month, OHC’s cancer (Read More)
OHC Patient Brings Hope to Others through Positivity
July 16, 2021
If there was an OHC fan club, Pat Roettger would be the President. Since 2002, Pat has received four different cancer diagnoses, but that hasn’t stopped her from being a beacon of optimism to the OHC community since her introduction to it in (Read More)
Worried about Prostate Cancer? When to Talk to a Doctor
June 30, 2021
How concerned should men be about getting prostate cancer? Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men. There are 3.1 million men (Read More)
OHC Brings Hope to Lung Cancer Patients Through Research and Immunotherapy Treatment Advances
June 30, 2021
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. OHC is taking steps towards changing that. Through our continued research and patient (Read More)
When you hear the word cancer, everything stops. When her gynecologist suspected she had endometrial cancer or ovarian cancer, Laurie B. felt like the world (Read More)
Most of us can remember playing with a dump truck as a child. There was something so satisfying about loading it up with sand, rocks, and dirt and then tipping it upward to dump the contents in a heap. Perhaps it was an infatuation with getting (Read More)
Surviving the Loss of a Loved One with Cancer
June 17, 2021
In January 1964, Richard “Rick” Kline met his soulmate. In June 2020, his soulmate succumbed to cancer. How would he survive the loss of over 56 years of companionship? How would he preserve the legacy of his beloved Martha?
Rick and (Read More)
To say that the month of June was eventful for Amanda Toms is an understatement. OHC extends congratulations to this inspirational woman who was recently honored as The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Ohio River Valley Woman of the Year (Read More)
How to "Survive" Stress
June 15, 2021
This month, National Cancer Survivors Month, gives us an opportunity to celebrate the approximately 17 million cancer survivors in the U.S. We also recognize their family members, friends, and caregivers who have been on the survivorship journey (Read More)
Young Testicular Cancer Survivor Joins OHC Cancer Experts in Spreading Word about the Importance of Self-Exams
June 15, 2021
For reasons we do not yet know, the incidence of testicular cancer in the U.S. has been on the rise for several decades. Largely diagnosed in young and middle-aged men, the American Cancer Society (Read More)
Young OHC Multiple Myeloma Patient is One of the First in Ohio to Receive Revolutionary Treatment
June 10, 2021
On June 7th, 34-year-old Amanda Toms received a revolutionary cancer treatment for multiple myeloma. As the only independent adult cancer practice in Ohio offering this treatment, OHC’s team of cellular (Read More)
Cancer Treatment Complete: What Next?
June 8, 2021
Time to rejoice. Time for a fresh start. Time to travel. Completing cancer treatment presents with a flood of emotions and a great sense of relief, but the transition to life’s next phase can also come with challenges. Cancer survivors cope with (Read More)
Arriving at a brain cancer diagnosis can be an arduous journey because patients can suffer with various non-specific symptoms like headache, sleepiness, and nausea. These (Read More)