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Local Woman and Community Hero, Celebrates One Year Cancer Free

Oct 05, 2023 at 11:58 am by WGNS News

Shannon Morphis, a wife and mother to a 15-year-old football enthusiast, has spent two decades as a critical care community paramedic. Her commitment to her patients and her f.... Read More

Vulnerability Found in Immunotherapy-Resistant Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Oct 04, 2023 at 06:15 am by WGNS News

Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have discovered a druggable target on natural killer cells that could potentially trigger a therapeutic response in patients wit.... Read More

Ascension Helps Young Musician

Oct 02, 2023 at 05:47 am by WGNS

(NASHVILLE) Ever since Laura Rabell was a little girl, had a dream to be a singer. “I would pretend to be Patsy Cline singing into my hair brush,” said Laura..... Read More

8th Annual Gr8t Chase 5K ~ Forget Me Not in Murfreesboro

Jun 09, 2023 at 10:30 am by WGNS News

MURFREESBORO, TN - Runners, walkers, and cancer fighters of all ages will once again lace up their sneakers for the Forget Me Not 5K Run or Walk that is being planned for late.... Read More

Middle Tennessee Woman Beats Cancer, Embarks on Personal "Tour de France"

Jun 01, 2023 at 06:05 pm by WGNS Radio News

June is National Cancer Survivor Month and Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford and the new Westlawn hospitals in Murfreesboro are two of multiple Ascension locations that are ho.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Goes Blue For Colon Health Month - Colon Cancer is the 2nd Leading Cause of Cancer-Related Death for Adults

Mar 07, 2023 at 04:22 pm by WGNS News

Rutherford County, TN - On March 1st, Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford hospital lit their building blue in honor of colorectal cancer awareness month. According to the Americ.... Read More

Riverdale High School Senior Honors Sibling Who Battled Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Won

Feb 23, 2023 at 09:01 pm by WGNS News

(Rutherford County, TN) In Murfreesboro, a local high school senior is making a difference in the fight to find a cure for Leukemia, while raising awareness of the disease and.... Read More

Sister Celebrates Her Brothers 22nd Birthday After He Beats Cancer at Age 21

Jan 25, 2023 at 07:03 pm by WGNS News

(Murfreesboro, TN) A Riverdale High School senior is honoring her older brother who is a Hodgkin's Lymphoma survivor, by campaigning to raise funds and awareness for the Leu.... Read More

Local Group Stocking Stuffing for Cancer Patients

Nov 14, 2022 at 03:49 pm by WGNS

We have a great opportunity for you to help a local project with Christmas stockings for cancer patients. Tammy Sandlin tells us more about the Stuffed with Love Project..... Read More

Dr. Michael Stany talks about Ovarian Cancer, the symptoms, the treatment and more

Sep 13, 2022 at 11:38 am by WGNS News

Dr. Michael Stany discussed ovarian cancer, the signs, symptoms and the treatment. He also talked about different risk factors, genetics, age groups and more. Dr. Stany is pa.... Read More

Gr8t Chase 'Duck Race' and JEEP SHOW at SportsCom to Raise Funds to Help Families with Children Battling Cancer

Sep 08, 2022 at 05:00 pm by WGNS

The First Annual Gr8t Duck Chase will be held on Saturday, September 17th in Murfreesboro at the Boro Beach, which is SportsCom’s outdoor swimming pool. The duck ra.... Read More

Longtime Educator Dianne Lamb Dies of Cancer

Jul 23, 2022 at 09:05 pm by WGNS

(MURFREESBORO) Longtime Rutherford County educator Dianne Dockery Lamb had battled cancer for decades. On Saturday morning (7/23/2022), she silently passed away as famil.... Read More

Riverdale High School Hosts St. Baldrick’s Foundation “Brave the Shave” to Raise Funds for Childhood Cancer Research

Apr 05, 2022 at 03:02 pm by WGNS

Riverdale High School in Murfreesboro, TN, will host a St. Baldrick’s Foundation signature head-shaving event to raise funds for lifesaving childhood ca.... Read More

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Celebrating Colt’s ‘best day ever’ - 7-Year-old is Cancer Free!

Apr 05, 2022 at 09:49 am by WGNS

A young man by the name of Colt Stanfield recently celebrated what he called the “best day ever.”7-Year-old Colt, son of Jeremy and Brittany Stanfield, is now offi.... Read More

New guidelines hope to prevent colon cancer in younger people

Mar 25, 2022 at 06:54 am by WGNS

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and according to the Centers for Disease Control colorectal cancer is a third leading cause of cancer death for both men and women.... Read More

Murfreesboro Medical Clinic’s Gastroenterology Department Leads Local Charge for Colorectal Cancer Awareness and Screening

Mar 10, 2022 at 11:00 am by WGNS

Recent studies have revealed an increase in incidence of colorectal cancer amongst people younger than age 50, which has led to updated screening recommendations.This is why.... Read More

Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford to host February 12th Galentine's Day Mammogram Event

Feb 07, 2022 at 04:23 pm by WGNS

It was February 2019 when Karen Samuels went in for her routine mammogram. “When I got to the age where I could start having mammograms, I never missed my annual appoint.... Read More

Vanderbilt Biostatisticians Launch Cancer-Immu Data Portal for Predicting Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade Immunotherapy

Jan 17, 2022 at 07:45 am by WGNS

A new data portal called Cancer-Immu established by a team of Vanderbilt University Medical Center biostatisticians can help cancer clinicians and researchers predic.... Read More

Child with Stage IV Cancer has a wish list this Christmas, some of which has come true

Dec 20, 2021 at 06:29 pm by WGNS

A 10-year-old boy got a surprise that was on his young bucket list...James, who lives in Middle Tennessee, has Stage IV Ewing's Sarcoma (cancer). The young man who is called.... Read More

REMINDER: Breast Cancer Treatment has Changed Greatly Over the Years (Virtual Seminar Nearing)

Oct 20, 2021 at 07:15 am by WGNS

Reports indicate about one in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. By the end of 2021, close to 300,000 new breast cancer di.... Read More