Breast Cancer: Know Your Genetic Background and Lifestyle Risks
October is breast cancer awareness month. As a female oncologist, I am very aware of the importance of this topic. In the US and across the globe, breast...
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Breast Cancer: What We Know, What We’ve Done, and Where We’re Headed
Yes, it is still here. Breast cancer, and most other cancers, still exist today; we talk about them, we fear them, we treat them, we try to control...
If You Have Skin Cancer on the Face, Scalp or Ears, this Treatment can Help
When we hear about cancer in the news we often see reports about three of the most common malignancies, breast cancer, colon cancer, and lung cancer. However, skin...
Cells Going Rogue: How Cancer Starts
Some 30 trillion cells make up the human body. Miniscule but efficient, cells do the work that makes the body function. Each cell has a lifespan and undergoes...