Articles by "Cassie Richardson"

Cassie Richardson
Cassie Richardson

Cassie Richardson, health enews contributor, is a storyteller and external communications professional at Advocate Health Care and Aurora Health Care. She helps translate complex clinical work into clear, people-focused narratives for the media and communities. With a background in strategic communications and a parallel creative life as a screenwriter, she brings a sharp sense of structure, character and the hero’s journey to every project she supports. Outside of work, she is passionate about hot yoga and the grounding, creative clarity it brings to her day.

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What to do before cancer treatment begins  Featured
What to do before cancer treatment begins
A surgeon shares mental and physical preparations that may improve recovery.
This everyday habit may help colon cancer survivors stay cancer-free 
This everyday habit may help colon cancer survivors stay cancer-free
A team approach can boost your outcome.
Could eating this food raise your colon cancer risk? 
Could eating this food raise your colon cancer risk?
Even modest portions of this type of food can quietly raise long-term health risks.
Why colon cancer may start forming in childhood 
Why colon cancer may start forming in childhood
Is E. coli to blame for rising colon cancer diagnoses?
A game-changing therapy for patients with advanced lung cancer 
A game-changing therapy for patients with advanced lung cancer
This breakthrough ablation therapy expands treatment options for metastatic cancer.
Are your daily blahs signaling something more? 
Are your daily blahs signaling something more?
It has been 5 years since the start of COVID. Is it time for a mental health check in?
Is the urgent need to pee a normal part of aging? 
Is the urgent need to pee a normal part of aging?
There is a common cause behind the need for frequent bathroom breaks.