October 12, 2016, 5:59am Clark County Health
The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington received a $15,000 grant from the Mason E. Nolan Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington, which will go toward medications and new blood pressure equipment. Read story
October 10, 2016, 6:02am Breast Cancer
This year, an estimated 5,820 women in Washington will be diagnosed with breast cancer. In Clark County, about 270 women receive breast cancer diagnoses each year. Read story
October 10, 2016, 6:00am Clark County Health
Dr. Lisa Bisgard screens all of her teenage patients for depression and substance abuse at their annual checkups. But until recently, the Orchards Kaiser Permanente pediatrician didn’t have a consistent way of handling those patients who had positive screenings. Read story
October 9, 2016, 4:15pm Breast Cancer
A pink dragon boat named Victorious skimmed along Vancouver Lake on a clear August morning. With each paddle stroke, 20 women propelled the boat forward. Although they represented a range of ages and backgrounds, they shared a common story. All were breast cancer survivors — and their cancer had introduced… Read story
October 9, 2016, 4:15pm Breast Cancer
When Sherri McMillan organized the first Girlfriends run 10 years ago, she had no idea what the October event would morph into. Read story
October 9, 2016, 4:10pm Breast Cancer
Editor’s Note: The Columbian has shared the stories of dozens of women and men with breast cancer since it began publishing the Confronting Breast Cancer section in October 2013. We recently caught up with two of those women to see how they’re doing today. Read story
October 9, 2016, 4:10pm Breast Cancer
Jenneh Onwumere started her day like she starts most days. Read story
October 9, 2016, 4:10pm Breast Cancer
She was happily married, a stepmother to a compassionate 9-year-old boy and fulfilled by her job as a chiropractic assistant. But in the spring of 2015, Adrienne San Nicolas knew something was missing. Read story
October 9, 2016, 4:10pm Breast Cancer
A cancer diagnosis can be life-altering on its own, but knowing that the treatment could jeopardize a woman’s fertility and potentially dash her hopes of having children can be downright devastating. Read story
October 9, 2016, 4:10pm Breast Cancer
Nancy Lindley had noticed swelling in various parts of her body for years. Sometimes her legs, sometimes her left arm, but the swelling always went away. Read story
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