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February 28, 2024
By Priyanka Kanth, MD, Director, GI Cancer Prevention Program
In the late 1990s Colorectal cancer (CRC) was the fourth leading cause of cancer death in people under age 50, but cases are on the rise. Now, it’s the leading cause of cancer death in men, and secon...
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February 28, 2024
By Priyanka Kanth, MD, Director, GI Cancer Prevention Program
In the late 1990s Colorectal cancer (CRC) was the fourth leading cause of cancer death in people under age 50, but cases are on the rise. Now, it’s the leading cause of cancer death in men, and secon...
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February 09, 2024
In 2023, stomach cancer, also called gastric cancer, accounted for about 1.4% of newly diagnosed cancer cases in the U.S., with an estimated 26,500 new cases diagnosed. Globally, it represents the 5t...
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January 24, 2024
By Irina Tunnage, DO, MHS, Gynecological Oncologist at MedStar Health
Every year, 14,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer. In addition, 4,000 women will die from it every year, according to the American Cancer Society. The good news is that routine screenings a...
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September 13, 2023
Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers in men, with approximately one in eight men receiving a diagnosis at some point in their lives. Fortunately, early diagnosis and a broad range of eff...
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June 28, 2023
Proton therapy is a modern cancer treatment using advanced technology to more safely and effectively destroy tumors benign and malignant (cancerous) tumors. Also called proton beam therapy, this cance...
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March 15, 2023
More than 200,000 men in the United States are diagnosed with prostate cancer every year, according to the American Cancer Society. Fortunately, this cancer is often very treatable in cancer centers ...