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Noah Leeb walks with parents Jacque and James at the Huntsman Cancer Institute in Salt Lake City on June 21, 2021. Due to an expansion of Huntsman Cancer Institute, proton therapy, not previously available in Utah, is available for the first time in the Mountain West.
Annie Barker, Deseret News
When 9-year-old Noah Reeb, an avid BYU fan and a star flag football player, started getting severe migraines last December, his mom knew something was wrong.
“He s a healthy, active kid, isn t sick very often, so it was out of the ordinary for him to actually have such an intense migraine,” Jacque Reeb said.
Some children with cancer can stay close to home with new proton therapy treatment in Utah
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Proton Therapy Opens in Utah
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SANDY, Utah, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ For the eighth season, Mountain America Credit Union committed to donating $50 to Huntsman Cancer Foundation for every 3-point shot made by the Utah Jazz. With the Utah Jazz hitting more than 1,100 3-point shots during the 2020-2021 season, Mountain America presented Huntsman Cancer Foundation with a check for $62,000.
This season, the Utah Jazz has set both new NBA and team records for 3-point shots:
Mountain America’s President and CEO, Sterling Nielsen, presents a $62,000 check to Dr. Beckerle, CEO at Huntsman Cancer Institute, during the May 8 Utah Jazz game.
During the February 22 and 24 games, the Utah Jazz hit 50 3-point shots, setting a new NBA record for the number of 3-point shots in two consecutive games.
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Melanoma is an aggressive type of skin cancer that can arise from excess exposure to sun, frequent sunburns, genetics, and other environmental factors. Melanoma, like all cancers, begins within cells. Specially designed and refined over billions of years, cells are experts at working to root out and fix routine errors that arise. A tumor begins when a cell makes faulty copies of itself over and over again. If left unchecked, these faulty cell copies continue to grow into complex ecosystems that become tumors. Some tumors, like melanomas, can go on to develop mechanisms to sustain themselves with blood flow and oxygen. They can also send the cancerous cells through the body to proliferate in other organs, which ultimately causes death.