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November 20, 2019
Busting myths: Can a diet rich in herbs and spices prevent cancer and disease?Touting the health benefits of herbs and spices is a multibillion-dollar industry. But many health claims are, at best, inconclusive.
November 6, 2019
Many unaware of HPV-cancer link, as related cancer rates riseEven though HPV-related cancer rates continue to rise, a recent survey found that most Americans don’t know about the connection between HPV and cancer.
October 16, 2019
Survey: Most men don’t follow advice on active surveillance for prostate cancerSome prostate cancer patients who do not require immediate treatment may put themselves at risk by not following active surveillance guidelines.
October 9, 2019
Clinical trials are a key to drug research, yet participation remains lowDespite their importance to the development of new cancer treatments, few patients are in enrolled clinical trials.
September 26, 2019
Q&A: What you should know about the lung disease outbreak linked to vapingTo address concerns about the vaping-related lung illness, Abdul Hamid Alraiyes, MD, FCCP, Director of Interventional Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine at our hospital in Chicago, answered your questions in a recent Twitter chat.
September 13, 2019
Clearing the air: E-cigarettes, vaping raise public health concernsGiven that brain development continues into the early and mid-20s, exposure to nicotine and other harmful chemicals is setting them on a path that may not only impact their developing brains, but could lead to addiction, or even worse, lung cancer.
September 11, 2019
When mother and daughter have breast cancer, BRCA genes are not always the causeWhen multiple generations of a family have breast cancer, it’s easy to assume it’s due to an inherited mutation such as the BRCA gene. But that’s hardly the case.
August 21, 2019
Identifying biomarkers gives doctors known targets to treat many cancersDoctors are increasingly relying on biomarkers, which help determine a patient’s overall health and/or the presence disease. Learn what biomarkers are and why they are increasingly important in cancer care.
August 14, 2019
What’s the difference? Autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantsStem cell transplants are standard of care for cancers such as leukemia, and lymphoma. But what’s the difference between an autologous transplant and an allogeneic transplant?
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