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May 11, 2022
Why are patients with lung cancer living longer?After decades of relatively unchanging lung cancer survival rates, researchers are now reporting promising trends at every stage of the disease.
May 4, 2022
Is HIPEC a viable treatment option for ovarian cancer?HIPEC may be of benefit to some patients with ovarian cancer, but the studies conducted so far have been lacking in critical areas to support that conclusion.
April 27, 2022
Why are lung cancer rates rising in people who’ve never smoked?For several decades, scientists have been vexed by a confounding trend: the increase in the number of lung cancer diagnoses in people who never smoked.
April 20, 2022
Patients have options to restore their voice after head and neck cancer treatmentFor patients with head and neck cancers, cancer symptoms and treatment side effects often complicate two innate tasks that are usually taken for granted—speaking and swallowing.
April 13, 2022
From donating to receiving: What you need to know about stem cell and bone marrow transplantsTo treat blood cancers, many oncologists will consider a bone marrow or stem cell transplant to replace the damaged blood cells with new ones.
April 6, 2022
COVID may have reversed important strides made in cancer preventionThe COVID-19 pandemic, and the delays in cancer screenings it's caused, came at a time when America was making promising strides in the treatment of cancer.
March 30, 2022
Why me? Addressing spiritual distress during a cancer journeyIf you find that you’re unable to work through questions about your cancer diagnosis, or anxiety about them is disrupting your life, you may be experiencing spiritual distress.
March 23, 2022
For prostate cancer patients, it’s always good to know the scoreThe Gleason score is a critical calculation designed to help determine the extent of the disease, the aggressiveness of the cancer cells and how it may be treated.
March 16, 2022
H. pylori: The cancer risk you may not have heard aboutHelicobacter pylori infections are on the decline in the U.S., but it still makes sense to pay attention for potential symptoms, especially if you are at higher risk for stomach cancer.
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