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March 11, 2026Noticing blood in the toilet after a bowel movement can be concerning. While it could be something as common as hemorrhoids or a temporary issue with your diet, this is a scenario in which it’s bette...
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November 14, 2017While bladder cancer doesn’t get as much press as colon or lung cancer, it’s the fourth-most common type of cancer among men. I see about 10 to 20 new patients each month who are dia...
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November 09, 2017Most people are unfamiliar with the term “palliative care” and often confuse it with hospice. Palliative care and hospice services work with people who are dying. However, palliative care can be provi...
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October 23, 2017In 2014, we made a shocking discovery. While analyzing the data for women who came to our hospital for breast cancer treatment between 2006 and 2011, we found that nearly 22 percent of them had stage ...
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October 17, 2017By Pamela Randolph-Jackson, MD
In the United States, nearly 40 percent of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives. And while cancer is, undeniably, a life-changing experience for both patients and t...
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October 16, 2017Patients with Advanced Liver Cancer Among Those Benefitting Dr. Moin is one of the few specialists in the region performing Y-90 radioembolization. Advances in medicine have created a wide range of n...
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October 11, 2017By Chris Goeschel, ScD, MPA, MPS, RN Earlier today Facebook reminded me of a memory from 2015. I am not a daily FB user, and I limit my posts to select, real friends, versus the “I know someone who kn...
