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Is Single Port Surgery Right for Me?
Over the past twenty years, minimally invasive surgery has been successful in reducing the large scars associated with traditional surgery to a few scars less than one inch in length. As a result, our patients have experienced faster, easier recoveries...
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Is Single Port Surgery Right for Me?
Variants of Angelina Significance
The public recently got to hear from Angelina Jolie about her decision to perform a double mastectomy in light of her having a genetic mutation in the BRCA1 gene T.The op-ed piece in the New York Times received tremendous international attent...
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Variants of Angelina Significance
Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: A Better Surgical Option for Patients with Esophageal Cancer
In 2012, the American Cancer Society estimated the annual number of new esophageal cancers to be 17,460.Surgical resection with radical lymph node dissection, usually performed after a patient receives either preoperative chemotherapy or chemoradiation, is ...
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Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: A Better Surgical Option for Patients with Esophageal Cancer
Breast Cancer Can Also Affect Men
Although we typically think of women when we think of breast cancer, approximately 2,000 men per year are diagnosed with the disease. We know that male breast cancer seems to behave similarly to female breast cancer, but although the numbers are small,...
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Breast Cancer Can Also Affect Men
Join us LIVE on February 21 to meet author Dr. Eva Selhub, “The Love Response”
To mark the third anniversary of Love Versus Cancer, Fox Chase Cancer Center welcomes Dr. Eva Selhub, author of The Love Response. Thursday, February 21, 2013 at 7:00pm Fox Chase Cancer Center AuditoriumCatered reception featuring ...
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Join us LIVE on February 21 to meet author Dr. Eva Selhub, “The Love Response”
Adrenal Masses/Tumors Require a Thoughtful and Nuanced Approach
The adrenal glands are located in the area of the body known as the retroperitoneum, just above the kidneys. These small paired organs serve a critical function in keeping the body’s physiological balance.Approximately 5 percent of individuals har...
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