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Exceptional Patient Care at a Cancer Center
“We provide patients with customized treatment plans that give them the best chances for achieving health while maintaining the quality of their lifestyle throughout the treatment process.” say the practitioners.“

November 29, 2017

Lifestyle Choices Can Make Cancer More Survivable
The study that arrived at those findings involved a subject group of more than 135,000 people. These people were split into two main groups:

October 4, 2017

Breast, Thyroid Cancer Survivors Face Secondary Cancer Risks
The study in question involved an analysis of the secondary incidence rates for both breast and thyroid cancer survivors.

August 26, 2017

Mental Disorder Risk High for Cancer Patients: Study
The study that produced the eye-opening findings involved an analysis of patient data collected between 2001 and 2010.

August 25, 2017

Healthy Habits Can Lower Breast Cancer Risks: Study
Researchers found four steps in particular played a significant role in lowering a woman’s risks.

July 27, 2017

Radiosurgery Offers Benefits for Brain Cancer Patients: Study
Radiosurgery involves the delivery of highly targeted radiation doses directly to small tumors. The aim is to spare as much of the surrounding healthy issue as possible.

June 28, 2017

Some Women at Higher Risk for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Triple-negative breast cancer is found in an estimated 10 to 20 percent of all cases diagnosed each year. Although more difficult to treat, successful outcomes are not entirely out of reach.

May 28, 2017

Mammography Remains Valuable, Lifesaving Tool
While over-diagnosis and overtreatment are serious problems that need to be addressed, mammograms remain a critical, potentially lifesaving tool.

April 28, 2017

Immunotherapy May Offer Hope for Some Cancer Patients
A recent breakthrough in immunotherapy for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer has been producing positive results in clinical trials.

March 29, 2017

Anxiety, Depression Common Among Cancer Survivors: Study
Researchers ultimately found that cancer survivors were about twice as likely than the general population to report taking medications to treat depression or anxiety.

February 25, 2017

Smoking-Related Cancer Rates Fall
The numbers that back the decline come from data provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That agency reports that between 2004 and 2008, the number of people per 100,000 who died from tobacco-related cancers was about 108.

January 18, 2017

Exploring Sugar’s Connection to Cancer
Although attempting to battle cancer by staving its cells of glucose will likely result in healthy cells being damaged, as well, cutting down on processed sugar and eating a healthy, balanced diet is a smart idea, health professionals say.

November 25, 2016

Patient Preference Matters in End-of-Life Care
A recent study casts light on the changing thoughts surrounding end-of-life care. That study found that nearly 42 percent of primary care physicians felt they over-treated patients in end-of-life scenarios.

October 25, 2016

Cervical Cancer Numbers Showing Improvement
Women can play a major role in stomping out cervical cancer by reporting in for routine pap examinations. This simple test often enables doctors to catch cervical cancer in its earliest, non-invasive form, enabling highly successful treatment.

September 22, 2016

Proton Therapy Continuing to Grow in Popularity
Proton beam therapy operates in the same manner as standard radiation therapy with a few key twists. The treatment type irradiates diseased cells in an effort to eradicate them, stop their division and ultimate spread.

August 29, 2016

Lung Cancer Screening: Beneficial for Many
At present, the guidelines for early lung cancer screening through the use of CT scans is targeted toward people between the age of 55 and 74 who smoked at least a pack a day for 30 years.

July 21, 2016

Proton Therapy: Why it’s Use in Prostate Cancer is Rising
Proton beam therapy works in much the same way as traditional radiation therapy. This form of treatment results in the irradiation of diseased cells, which essentially eradicates them.

June 25, 2016

Lumpectomies Offer Hope For Breast Cancer Patients
A recent large scale study looked into the effectiveness of breast-conserving therapy. The cases of some 37,000 women with breast cancer were followed over a several year period.

May 24, 2016

Prophylactic Double Mastectomies Not Always Advisable
Researchers who dove into the issue concluded women who undergo prophylactic double mastectomies are likely to pay out nearly $6,000 more over the course of their lifetimes.

April 26, 2016

Proton Therapy’s Use on The Rise in Prostate Cancer Treatment
Proton therapy is similar to traditional radiation therapy with a few distinct differences.

March 26, 2016

Proton Therapy Effective In Pediatric Brain Cancer Treatment
Proton therapy may offer a better way to treat children with a common malignant type of brain cancer while causing few side effects in the process.

February 24, 2016