cancer
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Cancer survivor celebrates ‘new found freedom’
July 21, 2016 by Nichi Bei News
Earlier this month, 10-year-old Baylor Nihei Fredrickson’s family received some long-anticipated news: the cancer survivor learned that he could discontinue taking his medications and no longer had to follow numerous multiple […] READ MORE
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Overcoming adversity with tenacity: Cancer survivor Patricia Fujii, 84, lives life to its fullest
October 29, 2015 by Nichi Bei News
Despite winning eight gold medals in this year’s Idaho Senior Games, 84-year-old Patricia Fujii does not consider herself an athlete. According to the octogenarian sprinter, the difference between her and […] READ MORE
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Mixed race leukemia patient recovering at home
December 4, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
After months of hospital treatments and a second transplant, 8-year-old leukemia patient Baylor Nihei Fredrickson has been released from the hospital and returned home on Oct. 31. Baylor’s mother, Shari […] READ MORE
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Colorectal cancer screening could save lives
October 16, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
Colorectal cancer, or cancer in the colon or rectum, affects both men and women and is the second most common form of cancer and third highest cause of cancer-related death […] READ MORE
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A Match for Bay: Eight-year-old Nikkei battles leukemia
July 26, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
While most children play outside this summer, 8-year-old Baylor “Bay” Nihei Fredrickson from Albany, Calif engages in Nerf gun battles with nurses in between chemotherapy rounds. Baylor, who is of […] READ MORE
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Let’s Talk: About cancer (Part II)
June 12, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
In the last column, I wrote about “Coping with cancer” and invited readers to share with me ways they have found to cope with cancer. Although I received a few […] READ MORE
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Let’s talk: About coping with cancer
January 1, 2014 by Nichi Bei News
The big “C” word. There was a time in the past when talking about cancer, even mentioning the word was taboo. People would often go into seclusion and cope with […] READ MORE
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FIGHT FOR MIKE: 19-year-old Michael Sakata’s battle against leukemia
July 11, 2013 by Nichi Bei News
ROSEVILLE, Calif. — Despite the scorching 100-degree weather, Los Angeles Clippers forward Matt Barnes and former Sacramento Kings point guard Bobby Jackson joined about 45 other people to play in […] READ MORE
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HUMANITARIAN MISSION: Doctors make biennial medical visit to hibakusha
July 28, 2011 by Nichi Bei News
As part of the ongoing dedication to hibakusha, survivors of the atomic bombings during World War II, the 18th biennial medical examinations of American survivors of Japanese and Korean descent […] READ MORE
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Fundraiser raises awareness of colon cancer
July 22, 2010 by Nichi Bei Web
People never expect their family vacations to end with a stay in the hospital. This, however, was the case for the Osaki family. “The day we found out he had […] READ MORE
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