Melanoma

Melanoma

Melanoma Foundation of New England Executive director Deb Girard and PR/Marketing Manager Meghan Rothschild speak about melanoma, how their organization is raising awareness among the young adults, and the dangers we face as we spend countless hours under the harmful...
Cancer House of Hope

Cancer House of Hope

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Connecting Point Contributor Carolee McGrath sat down with Jerry Myers, Director of the Cancer House of Hope in West Springfield, to learn how that agency works to enhance the lives of people with cancer and those...
American Cancer Society: Road to Recovery

American Cancer Society: Road to Recovery

The American Cancer Society Road to Recovery program provides free rides for cancer patients to and from treatments. Trained volunteer drivers donate their time and the use of their personal vehicles to help patients get to the treatments they need. Connecting Point...
Cancer Support Group

Cancer Support Group

Dr. Jay Burton has a unique perspective on cancer survivorship from both a patient’s and physician’s perspective. As a primary care physician with Springfield Medical Associates, Burton was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in May of 2010 and during his recovery...
Stories of Cancer: Dr. Wilson Mertens

Stories of Cancer: Dr. Wilson Mertens

As Medical Director of Cancer Services, Dr. Wilson Mertens heads the Baystate Regional Cancer Program at the D’Amour Center for Cancer Care in Springfield. Dr. Mertens’ current research interests include medical management topics, cancer patient supportive care, and...
Meat & Cancer

Meat & Cancer

Wilson Mertens, MD , Vice President and Medical Director for Cancer Services at the Baystate Regional Cancer Program, discusses recent findings released by the United Nations’ World Health Organization warning of the cancer dangers of eating bacon and processed...

Mike Quincy: Pan Mass Challenge

Familiar to Connecting Point viewers as our resident car expert, Consumer Reports Auto Content Specialist Mike Quincy is an avid bicyclist as well. As he has for many years, Mike will be participating in the annual Pan Mass Challenge in August, a bike ride which...

Web Exclusive: The Annoying Mole

Deb Girard, Executive Director of the Melanoma Foundation of New England, and Tania Chrzanowski, melanoma survivor and educator at South Hadley High, talk about a new public awareness campaign called “The Annoying Mole” about checking not ignoring any...