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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, ...
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Treating Gynecologic Cancers with Brachytherapy
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Hepatic Artery Infusion Pump Chemotherapy: A New and Promising Way to Treat Metastasized Colorectal Cancer
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. T...
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Sarcoma: Important Things to Know
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Brachytherapy: A Highly Targeted and Effective Option for Treating Prostate Cancer
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