Now There’s a Painless Cure for the Most Common Cancer Type
The scorching sun is the major reason that skin cancer is the nation’s most common cancer type. But there’s seriously good news — dermatologists can now cure most cases of nonmelanoma skin cancer (basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas) without scalpels, pain, bleeding, infection, surgical scarring or the need for reconstructive surgery. Dermatologists around the country […]
Leading Cancer Experts Help Patients Decide Best Treatment Options
There are few words uttered by a doctor that have more of an emotional impact than “You have cancer.” At that point, the most precious commodity that one has to hold on to is time. It can be time-consuming and difficult to know whom to consult, or how to move forward, let alone which treatment […]
Cancer Clinical Trials See Shortage of Participants
Despite widespread public awareness campaigns on behalf of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), it seems the majority of patients don’t know about the cancer clinical trials available to them. Clinical trials are still the only means to test new cancer treatment and medication, but the AACR says fewer than five percent of cancer patients volunteer. […]
Women: Take the “Pearl Pledge” For Cervical Cancer Awareness
Staying healthy can be easier when done with a friend. That’s the idea behind the new “Take the Pearl Pledge” program to fight cervical cancer. “Cervical cancer is the second leading cancer in women worldwide. This year in the United States, more than 11,000 women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer, and more than 4,000 […]
6 Takeaways For Cancer Programs From Medicare’s 2023 Proposed Rules
In July 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released its proposed rules for the Medicare program for 2023. These rules have important implications for cancer programs across the United States, and provide insights into the direction of cancer care reimbursement and delivery in the coming years. Here are six key takeaways for […]
Investigational Therapy May Change How Urinary Tract Cancer is Treated
The cancer is called upper tract urothelial carcinoma (UTUC). It affects the lining of the kidney and the ureter, the tube that connects the kidney to the bladder. UTUC can be classified as high-grade or low-grade. People diagnosed with the high-grade disease usually must have their kidney, or both their kidney and ureter, removed. Those […]
New Lung Cancer Research Offers Patients Hope
New research in the treatment of small cell lung cancer offers hope to patients. Until recently, small cell lung cancer (SCLC) was considered a forgotten cancer, but now there is a new type of chemotherapy treatment and promising research into targeted therapies that may shrink the tumors of a subset of small cell lung cancer […]
Clinical Trials Seek Cancer Patients
Despite widespread public awareness campaigns on behalf of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), it seems the majority of patients don’t know about the cancer clinical trials available to them. Clinical trials are still the only means to test new cancer treatment and medication, but the AACR says fewer than five percent of cancer patients volunteer. […]
Cancer Center Finds Smokeless Tobacco May Help You Quit
A cancer center is taking a unique approach to getting cigarette smokers to quit by suggesting they use smokeless tobacco as an alternative. The James Graham Brown Cancer Center and the University of Louisville have aimed their “Switch and Quit” campaign –headed by Brad Rodu, professor of medicine at the University of Louisville — at […]
Cancer treatment and research 2021
Cancer treatment and research 2021 In the summer of 2018, cancer treatments were approximately 36,000 new cases filed in the United States. This is equal to 11% of the total number of diagnosed cases in 2017 and 14% of all tumors that will be seen on a mass screening laboratory test. There are also 100 […]