Prevention Articles
Lung Cancer Screening Recommendations
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, when we shed light on the importance of early detection in saving lives. Lung cancer has symptoms in its early stages, making screening an essential tool for catching…
Navigating Breast Cancer Screening
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and serves as a reminder of the importance of early detection and proactive health measures. Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers among women, occurring…
BRCA Mutations: The Link Between Ovarian and Prostate…
Cancer can be a complex and frightening word, especially when there's a family history of the disease. If you or your loved ones have been diagnosed with cancer or carry concerns about your genetic predisposition,…
Esophageal Cancer - What Is It?
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…
What is the Difference between Anal and Rectal Cancer?
By Ashlyn Everett, MD Cancer can occur in any part of the body, and the anal and rectal areas are no exception. Anal and rectal cancers are two different types of cancer that can cause similar symptoms…
Is Colon Cancer Hereditary?
By Amy George, MS and Ashlyn Everett, MD March is colon and rectal cancer awareness month. Many patients ask, “is colorectal cancer hereditary?” The short answer is, yes, it can be. But let’s dig a little…
A Dynamite Solution for Management of Locally Advanced…
By John F. Gleason, Jr., MD Rectal cancer is a commonly encountered disease in our clinics. Colorectal cancers include primary gland producing cancer cells, which is the type of cell that becomes cancerous,…
Why Do We Use Chemotherapy with Radiation?
By Sarah Joy Patterson-Webb MSN, APRN, AGACNP-BC Your doctors may recommend that you receive chemotherapy while you are receiving radiation treatment. You may see or hear this be called concurrent treatment,…
Missing Radiation Treatment
By Mike Taylor, Director of Physics & Dosimetry at Alliance Cancer Care Radiation therapy is typically administered daily, lasting only a few minutes for each treatment session.Though each session is…
Exercise to Beat Cancer
30 minutes a day. 3 or 4 days a week. That is all it takes to drastically reduce your risk of cancer, reduce your risk of heart disease and diabetes, and improve your overall health, but I’m a cancer…
How to Prevent Cancer With Food
"Is there a cancer prevention diet?" "What should I eat?" "What shouldn’t I eat?" "Does it really matter what I eat?" Should I stop eating sugar?" ""Should I eat more blueberries?" "What supplements…
Four Proven Ways to Prevent Cancer
In my practice, people often ask me about ways to prevent cancer. Sometimes it’s a patient finishing his cancer treatment, hoping to do all he can to keep his cancer from coming back. Sometimes it’s a…