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    May 4, 2019
    Laura Bergeleen, of Wessington Springs, is recovering from her second bout with Hodgkin's Lymphoma after undergoing a stem cell transplant at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Matt Gade / Forum News Service
    ‘Bumps along the road’: South Dakota mother fights second round of cancer
    WESSINGTON SPRINGS, S.D. — A Wessington Springs mother of three says two rounds of cancer have made her appreciate life. “I try to not take...
    lifestyle/healthMay 4, 2019 - 11:00am
    May 2, 2019
    Joshua McAdams, Noah, and Taylor Bland-Ball. (Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office)
    Police took a cancer-stricken toddler from his parents, their supporters call it a 'medical kidnapping'
    Less than two weeks after 3-year-old Noah was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, his mother claimed the cancer was gone. "We busted...
    news/nationMay 2, 2019 - 12:03pm
    May 1, 2019
    Cancer-surviving judge blasts insurer for denying treatment
    Richard Cole has had a hard time finding a judge to hear his case, if only because they all keep recusing themselves. The Miami-based personal...
    news/nationMay 1, 2019 - 11:35am
    April 25, 2019
    This is an architect's sketch of Sanford's downtown Fargo medical campus with planned expansions and improvements that will be built in the coming years through investments of more than $100 million. Special to The Forum
    Sanford investing over $100M to make Roger Maris Cancer Center in Fargo a 'destination' for treatment
    FARGO — Sanford Health plans a major expansion of its Roger Maris Cancer Center, including the addition of bone marrow transplant and immunotherapy...
    business/healthcareApril 25, 2019 - 9:12am
    March 27, 2019
    File photo of Alice Boschbarker, a mammographer with Essentia Health, demonstrates the new 3D mammography scanner in 2016 in Fargo. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
    FDA wants women to get breast-density information along with mammogram
    WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, March 27, proposed requiring mammogram providers to notify women with dense breasts...
    business/healthcareMarch 27, 2019 - 12:43pm
    March 24, 2019
    Oncologist Dr. Kevin Panico works in his office between patient appointments at the Altru Cancer Center in Grand Forks Wednesday, March 20. Nick Nelson / Forum News Service
    Breast, prostate cancer most common cancers in North Dakota, Minnesota
    GRAND FORKS — Breast and prostate cancer remain the highest occurring cancers in North Dakota, according to recently compiled data from the...
    lifestyle/healthMarch 24, 2019 - 6:05am
    March 20, 2019
    Dr. Michael Bouton, a breast surgeon at Sanford Health in Fargo, discusses a film being screened Thursday, March 21, at the Fargo Film Festival that's critical of mammography as a breast cancer detection tool. Derek Murray / WDAYplay button
    Fargo breast cancer doctors aim to debunk documentary at film festival
    FARGO — The claims are explosive: Mammograms subject women to ionizing radiation in amounts equal to 100 chest X-rays, and they actually cause...
    entertainment/moviesMarch 20, 2019 - 7:17pm
    The Bayer AG logo sits on display behind silhouetted members of the management board during the company's annual general meeting in Bonn, Germany, on May 25, 2018. Bloomberg photo by Krisztian Bocsi
    Bayer's blind spot on Monsanto's Roundup may cost billions
    There's one more tribunal in which Bayer's efforts to defend its Roundup weedkiller are floundering: the court of public opinion. Bayer says...
    businessMarch 20, 2019 - 11:33am
    March 6, 2019
    Longtime 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek announces he's been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Screenshot taken from official 'Jeopardy!' Twitter account.
    WATCH: Longtime 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek announces he's been diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer
    The long-time host of 'Jeopardy!', Alex Trebek, delivered a message through the official 'Jeopardy!' Twitter page saying that he was diagnosed...
    entertainmentMarch 6, 2019 - 4:39pm
    February 18, 2019
    Nicole Phillips, Kindness is Contagious columnist.
    Kindness is Contagious: Will your kindness be remembered in 2059?
    I often say I have the happiest email inbox in the world. Every once in a while, I’ll also get a handwritten letter in my real mailbox explaining...
    lifestyle/familyFebruary 18, 2019 - 1:59pm
    February 16, 2019
    Submitted photo Rikki Wold, a New London-Spicer High School senior, is fighting a rare form of cancer while working to graduate from high school this spring. Rikki, her dad, grandfather and uncle were all diagnosed with cancer within a four-week period around Thanksgiving.
    Family of fighters: High school senior and three family members all diagnosed with cancer in four-week period
    NEW LONDON, Minn. — The old wives tale that trouble comes in threes was off by one for Rikki Wold and her family. Within a month's time, Wold...
    lifestyle/familyFebruary 16, 2019 - 9:32am
    February 14, 2019
    William Mendoza. Special to The Forum
    Minnesota man survives North Dakota blizzard in his vehicle, but then he's hit with tragic news
    FARGO — A missing Minnesota man who was disoriented spent two nights in last week's blizzard and bitter cold in his vehicle in a ditch along...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 14, 2019 - 6:53pm
    Lisa Drummond said she encourages others to be aggressive when it comes to their health, and to not be afraid to seek a second opinion from doctors. Michael Brun / RiverTown Multimedia
    Her cancer went undetected, now this grandmother wants to help others get the right diagnosis
    Lisa Drummond did what people are supposed to do when they feel sick, she went to see a doctor.Then she went back, again and again. She was given...
    lifestyle/healthFebruary 14, 2019 - 4:35pm
    January 10, 2019
    Carol Bradley Bursack, Minding Our Elders columnist. Special to The Forum
    Bursack: Dad's decision not to be treated for cancer upsets daughter
    Dear Carol: There’s probably no right answer to what I’m asking but I felt the need to write just for comfort. My mother died when I was...
    lifestyle/familyJanuary 10, 2019 - 3:08pm
    December 6, 2018
    With the end of the month-long venture, many within the department said that they will miss their facial hair while others were pleased to see their chins for the first time in 30 days. In the end all were pleased to help contribute toward a good cause while raising awareness. Submitted photo
    'Behind the beard' -- No Shave November proceeds help defray medical expenses of city employee.
    The goal of No-Shave November is simple: Bring awareness to cancer by growing beards, which many cancer patients lose, and donating the funds...
    newsDecember 6, 2018 - 7:15am
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