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Know Your ABCDE's of Skin Cancer
Treating the World’s Most Common Cancer
January 03, 2023

Treating the World’s Most Common Cancer

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, the only international organization devoted solely to education, prevention, early detection, and prompt treatment of the world’s most common cancer, one in five…

Brain Tumors
May 19, 2022

Brain Tumors

National Brain Tumor Awareness Month is in May of each year.  Doctors classify brain tumors as either primary or metastatic.  Primary tumors are those that started in the brain or spinal cord. These can…

Esophageal Cancer
April 27, 2022

Esophageal Cancer

Esophageal cancer is relatively rare, making up about 1% of cases of cancer in the United States.  There are about 19,000 new cases diagnosed every year.  However, esophageal cancer also accounts for 15,000…

Head and Neck Cancer
April 13, 2022

Head and Neck Cancer

April is Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month.  Most head and neck cancers form in the lining of the mouth, throat, or voice box and are typically squamous cell carcinomas, although there are other less…

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
January 07, 2022

Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

Vaccines work. My generation and generations to come will not know the symptoms or effects of polio, measles, mumps, or smallpox. These viruses are now essentially eradicated due to widespread vaccination.…