October 7, 2021
Being told you have ovarian cancer is overwhelming and can be particularly scary. The disease has a reputation for being extremely aggressive with low survival statistics when caught in its later stages. But that reputation is changing. Many women are... read more
October 1, 2021
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, and Black patients with lung cancer are more likely to die than their White counterparts. That’s largely due to systemic racial disparities in cancer care—and in health care as a whole,... read more
August 26, 2021
Radiation therapy has long been used to treat gynecologic cancers. But not every patient with gynecologic cancer is aware of brachytherapy, a targeted form of radiation therapy that has become more advanced in recent years, offering another effective option... read more
August 26, 2021
In its later stages, colorectal cancer can spread, or metastasize, to other organs in the body. One common site of metastasis is the liver, with about half of colorectal cancer patients developing liver metastases at some point in their cancer journey.... read more
August 20, 2021
Many people have never heard of sarcoma, with less than 20,000 new diagnoses occurring each year. Sarcoma is a rare form of cancer that develops in the cells of soft tissue or bones. The majority of sarcomas are found in soft tissue—including fat, muscles,... read more
August 10, 2021
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men, with about 250,000 new cases diagnosed each year. It starts when cells inside the prostate gland, which is located below the bladder and in front of the rectum, begin to grow out of control... read more