By D.C. Lucchesi There’s lots of stuff you can leave behind when packing for a long bike trip. And there’s some stuff that can make or break the entire trip. A good chamois cream falls into the latter category. Long rides and long days in the saddle can
By D.C. Lucchesi In the hours before I leave out on what will be my longest bike tour to date, I’m staring out over the guest room bed that serves as a staging area for activities such as this. Piles of gear, clothes, and packaged eats form
Dr. Kimberly Blackwell at the Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) treats patients, teaches medical students, and regularly runs for her own health. But her most important roles also include dedicated researcher and director of the Duke Cancer Institute’s breast cancer program. She has led many clinical
“One of the most frustrating things as an oncologist is when a patient’s tumor develops resistance to a treatment,” says Lisa Carey, M.D., medical director of the UNC Breast Center and associate director for clinical research at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. It is unclear
Broadcast journalist and wellness advocate Donna Deegan of Jacksonville, Florida was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1999 at the age of 38. After her diagnosis, she talked with many women who couldn't make ends meet while they were undergoing treatment for the disease and as a
By Gwen Romeo Purpose. This is what gets most people out of the bed in the morning; it is what keeps them moving toward their goals. Everyone wonders what impression they will leave on the world, what their impact will be. For the people who join Team In
Cancer has not touched the life of Melissa Morrow and her family directly, but it has touched the life of her friend Caroline Phelps – not once, but twice – and that’s something that Melissa stands to do something about. During Phelps’ first occurrence of breast cancer, Morrow organized
5k to 50k in 12 Months “Being told you have cancer is hard,” says Shane Miles, who was diagnosed with tonsil cancer at the age of 38. “The surgeries were hard. Radiation treatment was hard. There really was nothing about having cancer that was not hard.” Going
Isabella Santos was a spunky 7-year-old girl from Charlotte. She loved to do arts and crafts, sing Taylor Swift songs, and play with her American Girl dolls and her kitty, Jake; she was an amazing swimmer. But a deadly disease took over her body. Her life changed forever
By Jennifer Kirby For Vickie Leff, exercising has never been about being the fastest or the fittest. She describes herself as a back-of-the-pack racer who doesn’t have a personal trainer, doesn’t join group workouts, and has no desire to enter a triathlon. “Bikes hurt my butt,” she