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Matthew Kleen of Birkenfeld, Ore., writes a gratitude statement on the wall at the Pain Relief Partners pain clinic in Vancouver. Kleen hopes to get off pain medication so he makes the 90-minute drive to Pain Relief Partners to try new therapies to help with his pain.

Vancouver clinic focuses on drug-free path from pain

October 8, 2018, 6:00am Clark County Health

Stephanie Jones has a long-standing, personal relationship with pain. Now she’s using her experience to help others feel better. Read story

Hormone therapy lets some forgo chemotherapy

October 7, 2018, 5:59am Breast Cancer

A few decades or even just a few years ago, chemotherapy as treatment for breast cancer was a foregone conclusion for patients with even a moderate chance of recurrence. Read story

Jana Cox of Vancouver, left, meets with oncology surgeon Dr. Cory Donovan at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. Cox was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in April and just finished eight rounds of chemotherapy. As a survivor of triple-negative breast cancer, Donovan said she sees a lot of herself in Cox.

Triple-negative breast cancer ‘requires all the guns’

October 7, 2018, 5:59am Breast Cancer

The term “breast cancer” is a big umbrella, with the outcome for individual patients ranging widely due to a vast spectrum of factors. And for patients with triple-negative breast cancer, one of the disease’s most serious and life-threatening forms, those factors can drastically change their treatment plan. Read story

“Sometimes you just want to hear from somebody else that you’re going to get through it.” — Adrienne San Nicolas (Nathan Howard/The Columbian)

Breast cancer survivor learns her purpose

October 7, 2018, 5:59am Breast Cancer

Adrienne San Nicolas was featured in the 2016 Confronting Breast Cancer section. Read story

Trish Mayhew, a breast cancer survivor and oncology nurse at Legacy Cancer Institute, celebrates completing the 2017, above, and 2018, right, Hood to Coast relay with her team in Seaside, Ore.

Breast cancer survivors: Advice for the diagnosis — and beyond

October 7, 2018, 5:59am Breast Cancer

A breast cancer diagnosis can be a terrifying thing, and can mean months or years of tests, uncertainty, surgical procedures, chemotherapy and radiation. Read story