Holden is one of these kids whose parents are brave enough to take a risk both for his own benefit and for the children outside of clinical trials who nevertheless might need the drug in development. Holden is fighting Crohn’s disease - a kind of inflammatory bowel disease, which causes abdominal pain, severe, sometimes bloody diarrhea, weight loss, and malnutrition.…
Colorectal cancer is the third most diagnosed cancer in the United States with prognosis for 2019 forecasting as many as 101 420 new cases of colon cancer and 44 180 of rectal cancer. And though about 90% of people diagnosed with colon cancer are over the age of 50, there is one group in particular for which the risk is…
Whether you are looking into joining a clinical trial or simply researching your options and the newly available treatments for your condition, there are many ways you can be proactive about your treatment, instead of taking the road more traveled and solely relying on your physician and the medication they prescribed. The truth is, depending on your country of residence,…
Often, our articles here on the blog are geared toward adults who themselves are fighting a disease, looking for better treatments or simply some advice and support. We have patient-tested IBD life hacks and quite a lot of posts addressing different aspects of living with a disease and looking for the right treatment. But what if you’re not the one…
