Cancer

This past Monday we welcome two guests to Health Talk including Leann Gooley and Jamie Bussiere. Leann is a Bachelor’s prepared and Oncology Certified Registered nurse who has been at Montana Cancer Center for 23 years.   Leann has been a nurse for 26 years working in acute care as well as an outpatient oncology treatment nurse...

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter says he has cancer and will undergo treatment at an Atlanta hospital.

This morning, Jon King welcomed Dr. Sally Scott, board certified oncologist, to Health Talk.  The program covered an array of topics including oncology and advances being made in cancer research and treatment. Dr. Scott, who received her MD degree from the University of Massachusetts in 2003, has been with the Montana Cancer Center at Providence St...

This morning we welcomed Dr. Jeffrey Stephenson from the Montana Cancer Center at Providence St. Patrick Hospital. Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Dr. Stephenson attended University of Wisconsin –Madison for undergraduate/medical school where he did his residency in Radiation Oncology...

Cancer, determination, community and daytime television all play a role in a touching story out of Miles City. After a five-year fight with ovarian cancer, Rosa Neese still had one more item to check off of her bucket list. She wanted to visit the Ellen DeGeneres Show, but commercial airlines couldn’t take her because of her health condition...

A new report says more than 1.5 million people have had their lives spared as the death rate for cancer dropped over the past 20 years.

On Friday, June 20, over 900 names were read in a solemn ceremony held every year at the Missoula Relay for Life event at Missoula County High School Stadium.

This is one amazing girl.

Breast cancer is perhaps the most widely discussed cancer in America. It has its own symbols, races, and a even a whole month, October, dedicated to its awareness. Yet, even with all of the attention, it's easy to forget just how devastating the disease can be at a local level.

Advanced Imaging in Missoula has started taking applications for free digital mammography screenings to test for breast cancer.