176 Posts
December 12, 2019
Using supportive care therapies to relieve breast cancer side effectsBreast cancer affects women in unique ways. The disease itself and treatments like surgery and chemotherapy can bring drastic changes, including early menopause, pain and body image issues. A number of supportive therapies can help. They’re all part of an integrative approach to care that treats the whole person, not just the cancer.
December 11, 2019
What's the difference? Plenty when it comes to cancerTo clear up some of the confusion, the CancerCenter360 blog developed an occasional series called, “What's the difference?,” to familiarize patients with cancer terminology and help increase their cancer IQ. Here are summaries of the series installments from the past year.
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 2, 2019
What you need to know: Drugs recalled because of possible carcinogen contaminationRecent recalls of drugs used to treat acid reflux and hypertension are raising concerns among millions of Americans. Dr. Anthony Perre at CTCA Philadelphia tells you what you need to know.
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.
August 28, 2019
What’s the deal with grapefruit juice and certain medications?There’s at least one downside to drinking grapefruit juice: You can’t have grapefruit juice when taking some prescription medications. Why? Grapefruit juice can prevent specific medications from working as designed and/or create serious side effects.
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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