Colin Henry is attentive to details, and he knew in March of 2020 that something was not quite right when he began feeling pain in his midsection. Others began to notice as well. He became nauseated while working on a project, and his friend mentioned that he seemed ill. After another nudge from his sister who is a registered nurse, Colin decided it was time for medical attention. July 4th, 2020, he visited with his doctor who laid out two possible issues, “He thought it was either diverticulitis or pancreatic cancer.” By August of 2020, his bloodwork returned with the answer: Adrenal carcinoma
Colin’s oncologist, Minal Barve, M.D., started him on the path of standard of care treatment. He began broad spectrum chemo in September 2020 and completed 16 radiation treatments... |
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| | | If you are going through chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, hormone therapy, or surgery, it is extremely important to use food not only as a tool for maintaining your weight and nutrition status, but also to minimize the side effects of cancer treatment. Adequate protein and calorie intake during treatment play a significant role in helping people with cancer meet their increased nutritional needs for healing and preventing weight loss. Poor nutrition status can sometimes lead to poor tolerance to treatment and delays in infusion or even surgery. |
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Mary Crowley Cancer Research and ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer are proud to join together and present Swing Fore Hope. This fun-filled afternoon at Top Golf Allen will support prostate cancer clinical trials bringing hope to patients today while expanding treatment options for patients in the future.
Date: June 16th Time: 5 - 8 PM Location: Topgolf Allen LEARN MORE |
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