Articles about Oncology
Since 1974, the not-for-profit Greenwood Genetic Center has quietly gone about its business of providing help and hope to countless families and individuals near and far. However, unless you have found yourself in desperate need of their unique services, you probably have never heard of the place. Get ready to be impressed. When Johns Hopkins … Read more
Hollings Cancer Center Nestled in the heart of downtown Charleston is Hollings Cancer Center, a leader in cancer research and the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in South Carolina. With more than 120 physicians and scientists driving the future of innovation, Hollings has been recognized for its depth and breadth of research. In order […]
Imagine for a moment that you have been diagnosed with breast cancer. After months – or even years – of treatments, fighting, then healing, and the avalanche of emotions and physical and mental setbacks that ebb and flow, you are officially declared cancer free. That irreplaceable freeing feeling washes away much of the looming uneasiness, […]
“Do you smoke?” It’s a common question asked of those faced with the diagnosis of lung cancer, and, yet, surprising to most, smoking isn’t a necessary prerequisite for developing this awful disease. In fact, while statistics attribute 85 to 90 percent of lung cancer deaths to smoking, roughly 20,000 Americans who have never smoked a […]
With little media coverage on lung cancer, it’s easy to assume that it doesn’t top the charts in terms of health concerns. Dr. Nichole Tanner, a pulmonologist at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, set the record straight: Lung cancer ranks first, killing more than the next three most common cancers combined. […]
Developing Research Leads to Less Chemo in Some Breast Cancer Cases As physicians learn more about the makeup of breast cancer cells, longtime ideas about how to treat breast cancer are shifting. The type of breast cancer cells is driving treatment plans and leading breast cancer doctors to forgo chemotherapy in some instances. Dr. Jennifer […]