- – 4D Scans
- – Bladder cancer
- – Brain Tumors
- – Breast Cancer
- – CAT Scans
- – Cancer
- – Cancer Vaccine
- – Cancer diagnosis
- – Cancer testing
- – Cervical cancer
- – Colon Cancer
- – Colon Polyps
- – Colonoscopy
- – DNA and Cancer
- – GI Cancer
- – How cancer is detected
- – Lung Cancer
- – Male breast cancer
- – Mammograms
- – Melanoma
- – Ovarian Cancer
- – PSA Testing
- – PSA test
- – Prostate Cancer
- – Skin Cancer
- – Testing for Cancer
- – Thyroid cancer
- – What causes cancer
- – What is Cancer
Find Oncology / Cancer Doctors
Connecticut
Florida
Maryland
New York
North Carolina
South Carolina
|
What is the Polypill?
Dr. Valentin Fuster discusses the Polypill. The Polypill is being developed in response to an important reality surrounding cardiovascular disease. There are three important drugs that can help prevent heart disease (statins, ACE inhibitors, and aspirin). These drugs are not taken for two major reasons. First, the drugs are simply too expensive for much of the world, including countries as developed as Russia. And secondly, in developed nations where the drugs are affordable patients too often fail to comply - after three years 70% of patients do not take the medications as prescribed. (Read more about What is the Polypill?)
|
FDA Approves New Contraceptive Pill Lybrel
The FDA approves an oral contraceptive that also eliminates menstruation.
Wyeth's oral contraceptive Lybrel is now approved by the FDA to eliminate monthly menstrual periods. The drug has a lower level of synthetic hormones than other oral contraceptives and must be taken 365 days a year. According to a study by Wyeth, 59 percent of women had no periods after six months but 18% dropped out due to menstrual spotting. (Read more about FDA Approves New Contraceptive Pill Lybrel)
|
Health Wrap - Week of June 5th
The cervical cancer vaccine that was approved Thursday called Gardisil also appears to protect women against vulvar and vaginal cancers.
HPV, or human papillomavirus, is present in 80 percent of the 6,000 cases of vaginal and vulvar cancers diagnosed in the United States each year.
The Gardasil vaccine was 100 percent effective against vulvar and vaginal pre-cancerous lesions caused by HPV types 16 and 18, and 81 percent effective against all hpv types.
---
The power of persuasion might be found in a cup of coffee.
New research shows caffeine makes us more likely to say yes.
Australian scientists found it was easier to change the opinions of volunteers who drank orange juice laced with caffeine compared to those who drank straight orange juice without caffeine.
Positive mood is associated with more agreeability.
This might be particularly useful if you’re trying to get someone to like you…so a cup of coffee might be a great first date. (Read more about Health Wrap - Week of June 5th)
|
What is Cancer?
By Dr. Chitti Moorthy -Director, Departments of Radiation Medicine and Radiology,
New York Medical College, Valhalla , NY
The cause of cancer lies deep within the building blocks of a person's cells (genes and DNA). If these blocks become disorganized, cancer may develop. (Read more about What is Cancer?)
|
Radiation Oncology
By Dr. Chitti Moorthy
In recent years, Radiation Oncology has made great strides in cancer treatment. Alone or in combination with other treatments, radiation therapy is dramatically raising cancer cure rates. Leading medical centers provide state-of-the-art radiation therapy in a comfortable and caring environment. (Read more about Radiation Oncology)
|
What is Cancer and How it is Caused
Cancer is a term used to describe a group of illnesses all having certain common characteristics. There are over 200 different types of cancer and all have a specific name, treatment and a chance of being cured. The human body is made of organs, such as the brain, liver and heart. And each of these organs is made up tissues, such as fat, blood vessels and muscles. (Read more about What is Cancer and How it is Caused)
|
CERVICAL CANCER BIO-PROBE
Natalie is grateful that she listened to her body. It helped doctors in her cervical cancer detection and treatment.
“I had one missed period and for me that wasn’t normal, so I went to the doctor,” says Natalie.
A pap smear revealed that at only 27 years old, Natalie had cervical cancer.
“I had a hysterectomy and I had radiation,” she says. Her situation could have been worse if her cervical cancer detection had been delayed any further. (Read more about CERVICAL CANCER BIO-PROBE)
|
PROSTATE CANCER CALCULATOR
There is a new online tool for prostate cancer patients just unveiled that is said to be the most accurate way to predict one’s chances of long term survival. (Read more about PROSTATE CANCER CALCULATOR)
|
Virtual Colonoscopy
Moserata Santana is not worried about colon cancer in spite of the fact that the disease killed her father and brother. She’s getting a screening colonoscopy, and has faith that the colonoscopy procedure will detect anything unusual, before it becomes life threatening. (Read more about Virtual Colonoscopy)
|
|
|
 Dr. Immune Recovery Foundation Slava Pashkevich, M.D.
Immune Recovery Foundation, LLC
4646 N. Shallowford Rd
Atlanta,
GA
30338
Call 888-337-9370
Conventional treatments for breast cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation. While these treatments are successful in many cases, the cancer may grow back. You then may have to endure more exhausting chemotherapy, have more radiation, or undergo more surgeries. If you are looking for alternative breast cancer treatment and care, the Immune Recovery Foundation serving Charlotte, North Carolina gives you more options.
|
|
 Dr. Lucia Boselli
The Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx,
NY
10469
Call (888) 860-7136
Stereotactic Radiosurgery is serious. Choosing a facility to have Stereotactic Radiosurgery can be puzzling. At our new Bronx location, the Eastchester Center for Cancer Care, we’ve been providing state-of-the-art oncology services, including gamma knife radiation treatment since our doors opened.
|
|
 Dr. Bridget Freeman
Atlantis Medical Center PA
1617 Thacker Ave
Jacksonville,
Florida
32207
Call 888-537-5454
Heavy metals are everywhere in our daily lives. It is in our food, our drinking water, and in nature itself. Dr. Bridget Freeman, M.D., and the professionals at Atlantis Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida, can help you detox your body from harmful heavy metals and get your system back on the right track.
|
|
 Dr. Bennie Chiles
Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery, PLLC
280 N. Central Ave Suite 235
Hartsdale,
NY
10530
Call (888) 281-4568
Do you need to have Spine Surgery? Spine surgery can correct damaged spines and give you relief from the severe back pain you are experiencing. Double Board Certified Dr. Bennie Chiles III practices at Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery in Hartsdale, NY. He is an attending neurosurgeon at a number of prominent hospitals in the area.
|
|
 Dr. Hoo G. Chun M.D.
Westchester Oncology and Hematology
19 Bradhurst Ave.
Hawthorne,
NY
10532
Call (888) 850-9152
Hoo G. Chun, M.D., Director of Solid Tumor Service and Clinical Research, brings to the group his expertise in cancer management and solid tumor clinical research gained in fellowship training at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
|
|
 Dr. Bennie Chiles
Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery, PLLC
280 N. Central Ave Suite 235
Hartsdale,
NY
10530
Call (888) 281-4568
Planning to have a neck surgery? Get it done by a skilled and experienced neurosurgeon like Dr. Bennie Chiles III. Double Board Certified Dr. Chiles practices at Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery in Hartsdale, NY. He is also an attending neurosurgeon at a number of prominent hospitals in the area.
|
|
 Osceola Cancer Center
Osceola Cancer Center
737 West Oak Street
Kissimmee,
Florida
34741
Call (888) 287-5593
Cancer. The word often feels like a death sentence. It frightens family members and sufferers alike, but it doesn't have to be final. Getting to a cancer treatment center, especially for cancers like testicular cancer, is the most important thing. The quicker you get help, the more likely you'll be to keep on smiling with the ones you love for years to come. In Florida, a caring and sensitive place exists to walk families and friends through the good times and the bad of cancer. Osceola Cancer Center can help you fight.
|
|
 Dr. Delong Liu
Westchester Oncology and Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne,
NY
10532
Call (888) 850-9152
Leukemia specialist, Delong Liu, M.D. is the Director of the Adult Leukemia Service at WOHG. Dr. Liu came to the group from Mt. Sinai Medical Center and Shanghai Medical University where he gained invaluable experience in the treatment of patients with acute leukemias, myelodysplasia and other hematologic malignancies.
|
|
 Dr. Tauseef Ahmed
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne,
NY
10532
Call (888) 850-9152
With so many doctors to choose from these days, it’'s hard to make a decision without at least some doubt. But if you’re looking for the best skin cancer doctor around, go ahead and lay those doubts to rest; Dr. Tauseef Ahmed serves Manhattan and is the one specialist you'’ll want to have on your side when the going gets tough. He is an authority in the world of oncology and has the resume to show for it.
|
|
Dr. Tauseef Ahmed
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne,
NY
10532
Call (888) 850-9152
If you have skin cancer, you know the importance of getting treated by the best doctor possible. Timing is key; the earlier it is detected, the greater the chance that you will be cured. Dr. Tauseef Ahmed of Westchester Oncology & Hematology, serving Manhattan, has dedicated many years to studying skin cancer treatment options for condition such as melanoma and dysplastic nevus. He is an oncologist you can trust.
|
|
 Dr. Tauseef Ahmed
Westchester Oncology & Hematology
19 Bradhurst Avenue
Hawthorne,
NY
10532
Call (888) 850-9152
Cancer specialist, Tauseef Ahmed, a consistent "Top Doctors" pick by Castle Connolly, cares for and treats patients throughout the New York Metropolitan Area and Lower Hudson Valley.
|
|
 The Columbia University Comprehensive Breast Center at Lawrence Hospital
Lawrence Hospital Center | Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville,
NY
10708
Call (888) 259-3797
Breast Cancer plagues millions of women across the country. Rather than run the risk of having it grow more severe, it is crucial that women undergo the right breast cancer surgery that would help significantly lower its level of malignancy and possibly successfully treat it. However, there are only a handful of breast surgeons who possess both a professional and caring manner that would make the process much more manageable for breast cancer patients. If you also face this illness, the place to receive the proper breast cancer care is Lawrence Hospital Center for Advanced Surgery in Westchester, New York. There, you will be met with a patient-sensitive surgeon who will make it his or her priority to make the road towards your recovery a more comfortable and easier one.
|
|
Osceola Cancer Center
Osceola Cancer Center
737 West Oak Street
Kissimmee,
Florida
34741
Call (888) 287-5593
When one is faced with Cancer, they also have to endure many emotional, mental, and physical challenges. That is why it is so essential for them to receive the right treatment and guidance necessary to help them overcome those challenges. At Osceola Cancer Center in Osceola, FL, you can count on a qualified team of medical professionals who possess the skills to give you a sufficient amount of cancer care as well as moral support that will help you effectively deal with your condition.
|
|
Dr. Bridget Freeman
Atlantis Medical Center PA
1617 Thacker Ave
Jacksonville,
Florida
32207
Call 888-537-5454
Cancer treatment can be very invasive and damaging to our health. Some prefer not to go under the knife or undergo radiation treatment. For those of you who opt out of such treatment, Dr. Bridget Freeman, M.D., and the trained personnel at Atlantis Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida, is ready to show you how effective alternative cancer care can be beneficial to you and your health.
|
|
 Dr. Deborah Benzil
Westchester Spine and Brain Surgery, PLLC
280 N. Central Ave Suite 235
Hartsdale,
NY
10530
Call (888) 281-4568
Is there a never-ending pain in your back that is taking over your physical daily activities and it's even affecting you mentally? If you suffer from chronic back pain and want it to stop, then you should consider seeing back pain specialist Dr. Deborah Benzil in Westchester. Board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, Dr. Benzil is also an attending neurosurgeon at the Lawrence Hospital Center in Bronxville, the Community Hospital of Dobbs Ferry in Dobbs Ferry, White Plains Hospital Center in White Plains, Northern Westchester Hospital Center in Mount Kisco and St. John's Riverside in Yonkers.
|
|
 Dr. Fabio Volterra
Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx,
NY
10469
Call (888) 860-7136
Looking for a board certified medical oncologist? If you are a cancer patient you need state-of-the-art treatment. Consult Dr. Fabio Volterra at the Eastchester Center for Cancer Care in the Bronx. He is a medical oncologist who is board certified in internal medicine and medical oncology and hematology.
|
|
 Dr. Alfred Rosenbaum
Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx,
NY
10469
Call (888) 860-7136
Dr. Alfred Rosenbaum is the chief radiation oncologist at the Eastchester Center for Cancer Care. The highly trained staff there are at the forefront of prostate cancer treatment through the use of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and Brachytherapy (seed implantation).
|
|
Dr. Bridget Freeman
Atlantis Medical Center PA
1617 Thacker Ave
Jacksonville,
Florida
32207
Call 888-537-5454
Leaky Gut Syndrome can cause anyone to feel as if the energy has been sucked straight out of their body. The bloating and fatigue kicks in and it does not take long for the sufferer to feel disgusting and sluggish. For patients that suffer from Leaky Gut Syndrome, you can breathe a sigh of relief because Dr. Bridget Freeman, M.D. and her team at Atlantis Medical Center in Jacksonville, Florida plan to help you.
|
|
Center for Advanced Surgery | Colorectal, Gastrointestinal and Endoc
Lawrence Hospital Center | Center for Advanced Surgery
55 Palmer Avenue, First Floor
Bronxville,
NY
10708
Call (888) 302-0762
Rectal Cancer is a serious illness that can permanently damage your health if not treated immediately. Without quality medical assistance, your discomfort can eventually become life threatening. Many people suffering from this illness choose the Lawrence Hospital for Advanced Surgery in Westchester, New York. Their integrated approach to treatment of endocrine related illnesses has helped many on the road to recovery and their reputable service is renowned nationwide for efficient medical results.
|
|
 Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
2330 Eastchester Road
Bronx,
NY
10469
Call (888) 860-7136
Located in the Bronx, the Eastchester Center for Cancer Care is a state-of-the-art cancer treatment center whose Cancer Doctors provide unparalleled cancer care for the Bronx and greater New York.
|
|