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This mile is for you!

My name is Kelly Carr and I'm a 24-year-old female. In the fight against cancer I'm planning on running from my hometown, Fairbanks, to Anchorage, Alaska. The distance will total 360 miles.

Now you may be questioning my sanity at this point, and that's understandable. I would be, too. However, a certain person has always told me that I can do absolutely anything I put my mind to. That person is my father, my best friend, my rock, my everything. Quite possibly the most phenomenal and inspirational person I've ever met. My life has been turned upside down this year due to him being diagnosed in November with an extremely rare and aggressive cancer, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. Sometimes words aren't enough to show someone how much you love them. So I decided to take action, and show him.

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The LIVESTRONG Manifesto

We believe in life.
Your life.
We believe in living every minute of it with every ounce of your being.
And that you must not let cancer take control of it.
We believe in energy: channeled and fierce.
We believe in focus: getting smart and living strong.
Unity is strength. Knowledge is power. Attitude is everything.
This is LIVESTRONG.

We kick in the moment you're diagnosed.
We help you accept the tears. Acknowledge the rage.
We believe in your right to live without pain.
We believe in information. Not pity.
And in straight, open talk about cancer.
With husbands, wives and partners. With kids, friends and neighbors. Your healthcare team. And the people you live with, work with, cry and laugh with.
This is no time to pull punches.
You're in the fight of your life.

We're about the hard stuff.
Like finding the nerve to ask for a second opinion.
And a third, or a fourth, if that's what it takes.
We're about preventing cancer. Finding it early. Getting smart about clinical trials.
And if it comes to it, being in control of how your life ends.
It's your life. You will have it your way.

We're about the practical stuff.
Planning for surviving. Banking your sperm. Preserving your fertility. Organizing your finances. Dealing with hospitals, specialists, insurance companies and employers.
It's knowing your rights.
It's your life.
Take no prisoners.

We're about the fight.
We're your advocate before policymakers. Your champion within the healthcare system. Your sponsor in the research labs.
And we know the fight never ends.
Cancer may leave your body, but it never leaves your life.
This is LIVESTRONG.

Smartphone apps for skin cancer: How accurate are they?

By Rachael Rettner Published January 17, 2013 MyHealthNewsDaily - Smartphone applications that say they can help determine whether or not a skin lesion is cancerous by reviewing a picture are often inaccurate, a new study reports. Three out of four applications tested in the study misclassified at least 30 percent of melanomas

as "unconcerning," the researchers said. Just one application, which sent user images to an actual doctor for review, was highly accurate, correctly diagnosing 98 percent of melanomas.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/01/17/smartphone-apps-for-skin-cancer-how-accurate-are/#ixzz2IGtdT8Ww

What is Cancer?

By Dr Ananya Mandal, MD

Cancer encompasses over 100 diseases. There are several types of cancers depending on the organ they affect, however, they possess the same common properties of:

abnormal cell growth
capacity to invade other tissues
capacity to spread to distant organs via blood vessels or lymphatic channels (metastasis)

Untreated cancers can cause serious illness by invading healthy tissues and lead to death.

Read more.... http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Cancer.aspx

Cancer Support Community App

CSC has just released the newest version of our mobile app!
Do you ever wish you had a portable support network to help you manage the stress of cancer? Thanks to My Cancer Manager℠ (formerly CancerSupportSource), you can now track your stress level and connect with vital cancer information and support. This free application empowers people living with cancer to rate and track concerns over time and report progress to their health care team and others. My Cancer Manager also assists users in locating a nearby Cancer Support Community center with the added option of joining our online community, The Living Room. Join others today who are also taking care of their emotional and social health as an important part of their cancer treatment. There is a whole community of support behind you—so that no one faces cancer alone®! Features include: • Tracking for common physical and emotional concerns such as fatigue, sleep, sadness, anxiety, pain and hope • Ability to keep track of how you are doing with other potential life worries such as family, work, money, nutrition and others • Links to valuable articles with helpful hints • Personal journal to record thoughts and questions Click here to download the app from the iTunes App Store! (Category: Medical) This app is made possible through an unrestricted educational grant from Genentech.