Articles about Oncology
“Even though my health keeps improving, and there’s a good chance that I’m cancer free, I still feel stalked, as if the cancer were perched on my shoulder like some unrepentant imp,” wrote blogger Dana Jennings in The New York Times back in 2009. At the time, my mother had just survived her own battle … Read more
Stuart Lane had been a heavy smoker for more than 40 years and knew that his lung cancer risk factor was high. Last year, he decided to take control of his life when he enrolled in Trident Health’s Early Detection Program. After Lane joined the high-risk screening program, he had a low-dose CT scan every year. … Read more
Early detection improves outcomes for cancer patients, and that is exactly what the researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina Hollings Cancer Center are working on for those with liver disease – including cancer. Liver cancer develops slowly and is difficult to detect in its early stages. According to the Centers for Disease Control … Read more
Victor Holland is a retired engineering project manager from Prosperity, South Carolina. He is also a determined optimist. Even when he has had to repeatedly do battle with that dreaded “C” word – cancer – not once, not twice, but three times, he remained positive and enthusiastic about living his best life each and every … Read more
Fundraising for Cancer: Ain’t No Mountain High Enough Race for the Cure. Alex’s Lemonade Stand. Relay for Life. Those are just a handful of well-known campaigns raising money to help those affected by cancer through research funding, supporting survivors and more. Other options like GoFundMe and CaringBridge allow supporters of those with cancer a chance … Read more
When we think of the word “integrating,” we think of it as complementary or “combining” multiple things. What comes to mind is integrating multiple options in conjunction with other, perhaps main, options. So when we think of integrative medicine for cancer treatment, we are actually talking about all of the complementary therapies that can be … Read more