Women seeking options for breast reconstruction for mastectomy should be offered the option of using tissue from the abdominal wall for unilateral or bilateral breast reconstruction. For patients desiring a more natural reconstruction, with the best cosmeti...

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 ...

The controversial decision by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommending against screening for prostate cancer with the prostate specific antigen (PSA) test has resulted in confusion for patients and physicians alike.Historically...

The larynx is a very busy organ. In many ways, it is a crucial gateway as it directs air into the lungs to breathe. It also directs food into esophagus on its way to the stomach.  This simple task is important and disruption to this function can be life ...

My patients often ask, “What is the stage of my cancer?"If they don’t ask me, I typically tell them their cancer’s stage and it’s usually on my mind. Why is the stage important?The amount of cancer in a patient’s body, and where it is located (or how far it...

In January 2012, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released its annual report to the nation, which found a continuing decrease in deaths from cancer in men, women and children since the 1990s. Cancer deaths have declined 20 percent since 1991, which ...