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June 15, 2022
Country music star’s diagnosis shines spotlight on stomach cancerLittle is known about Toby Keith’s specific case, but his diagnosis offers a glimpse into the treatment options available to most stomach cancer patients.
June 8, 2022
Explaining the alphabet soup of leukemia typesLeukemia is the 11th most common cancer diagnosed in the United States, but it’s not always fully understood.
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 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.
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.
February 2, 2022
Now or later: When should you have breast reconstruction surgery?Should you have breast reconstruction surgery, and if so, is it better to do it right away, or should you wait?
January 12, 2022
Your prostate cancer search questions answeredWith the help of Dr. Farshid Sadeghi, Medical Director of Genitourinary Center at CTCA Phoenix, we’ll answer some of the most-asked prostate cancer questions on Google.
December 15, 2021
What’s the difference? Photon vs. proton radiation therapyWhile photons and protons may sound a bit alike, there’s more to the differences in these cancer therapies than just the second letter in their names.
October 6, 2021
What’s the difference? Throat cancersThroat cancer is a general term for several types of cancer that form in the five-inch tube inside the neck, from behind the nose to the top of the windpipe and esophagus.
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