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Therapeutic Natural Health Spa

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October 05, 2010
Family battles to save child with cancer

By JASMIN BONIMY
Guardian Staff Reporter
jasmin@nasguard.com
A play session between a mother and son 10 months ago forever changed the life of Javon'Telvid'Frazier. The 5-year-old's mother discovered a lump the size of a baseball just below Javon's abdomen.
Days later, on January 18, Javon was diagnosed with stage three lymphoma. Doctors discovered three sizable tumors inside Javon's abdomen.
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August 04, 2023
Clubs & Societies August 4th, 2023

This month, The Cancer Society of The Bahamas is raising awareness of non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma — a type of cancer that affects the lymphatic system, which, as a major part of the broader immune system, helps to protect our bodies against infection.

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July 04, 2023
Jay Coakley has rung the bell - twice!

After a year of fighting, Winston "Jay" Coakley, 15, has beaten desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSCRCT) - a rare, aggressive, mutated cancer normally found in the stomach, but that showed up on his upper-right thigh, which is even rarer.

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November 01, 2022
A teen's wish: normalcy

Fourteen-year-old Winston "Jay" Coakley gutted his mom, Tammy Coakley, when she heard him say, "I miss being normal." Jay is fighting desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) - a rare, aggressive, mutated cancer normally found in the stomach, but that showed up on his upper-right thigh, which is even rarer.

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My swollen feet
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September 14, 2021
My swollen feet

Swollen ankles and feet are common complaints and are not usually cause for major concern, particularly if you have been standing or walking a lot. But feet and ankles that stay swollen or are accompanied by other symptoms could be a sign of serious health problems. Here are some possible causes of foot and ankle swelling, what to do about it and when to see the doctor or podiatrist:

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July 27, 2021
Lymphedema and your feet

Lymphedema refers to swelling that generally occurs in one of your arms or legs. Sometimes both arms or both legs swell. Lymphedema is most commonly caused by the removal of or damage to your lymph nodes as a part of cancer treatment.

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May 31, 2021
Monitoring vaccine adverse reaction reports

Continuing in our discussion on COVID vaccination and our children, the World Health Organization (WHO) defines an adverse drug reaction as "any response to a drug which is noxious and unintended, and which occurs at doses normally used in man for prophylaxis, diagnosis, or therapy of disease, or for the modification of physiological function."

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