The diagnosis of melanoma can be a very scary and anxiety provoking time. As a medical oncologist who specializes in treating patients with melanoma, most of my patients have had a biopsy performed by their primary medical doctor or dermatologist befor...

 As you may have heard, the National Hockey League is on strike. That didn’t stop Flyers Charities from holding their inaugural Halloween 5K Run and Family Fun Walk on Saturday, October 27!Fox Chase Cancer Center was excited to be a part...

This is the second entry in Melissa’s blog (read first part here): My initial meeting with Dr. Mark Morgan and his nurse left me full of hope. He confidently told me that he would consider preserving fertility if things looked okay. I had to trust...

During the summer of 2007, I worked as a bartender at the beach. I wasn’t feeling well and came home every week for one appointment or another. I visited the emergency room several times due to back discomfort, nausea or pain down the back of my leg. I...

In May 2012, the United States Preventive Services Task Force finalized a controversial draft statement recommending against routine prostate specific antigen (PSA)-based screening for prostate cancer. Praised by some, and harshly criticized by others,...