Cancer Treatment


Radiation Therapy in Minutes

A breast cancer diagnosis is daunting enough, and many women face weeks of time-consuming radiation therapy after surgery. But that didn’t happen to Carmen Fernandez...

October 1, 2014 / 3 min read


Watch Now – Colonoscopy: Conquering Test Anxiety

Booyah! I finally scheduled and went through with a colonoscopy — a health screening for colorectal cancer. I zoomed past my 50th birthday as if...

September 16, 2014 / 3 min read


Breast Cancer Can Strike Men, Too

Breast cancer in men is rare – but it does occur. Each year in the United States approximately 2,000 cases of male breast cancer are...

August 11, 2014 / 3 min read


Watch Now: Miami Cancer Institute Groundbreaking Ceremony

You might  have recognized a few faces in the standing-room-only crowd that gathered for the historic groundbreaking ceremony at the site of the $430 million...

August 8, 2014 / 1 min read


Food Shopping for Cancer Patients

Shopping at the supermarket is a chore that can be overwhelming for anyone, especially if you have cancer or are shopping for a cancer patient....

August 7, 2014 / 3 min read


Thyroid Cancer Rising Among Women

Over the last three decades, there has also been a strong surge in the diagnosis of all types of thyroid cancers as a result of...

August 6, 2014 / 4 min read


Watch Now: Children After Cervical Cancer

Anaelvys Espinoza-Ruiz was engaged to be married when she found out she had cervical cancer. While the removal of her uterus and cervix through a...

August 5, 2014 / 1 min read


Watch Now: Lung Cancer Screening Saved His...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). It is estimated that...

August 4, 2014 / 1 min read


Melanoma Alert, Lung Cancer Research, Kids in...

The incidence of melanoma — an aggressive form of skin cancer — has spiked a whopping 200 percent since 1973, according to the acting U.S....

August 1, 2014 / 2 min read


Detecting Endometrial Cancer

Endometrial cancer occurs in the endometrium – the inner lining of a woman’s uterus – and is the most common cancer of the female reproductive...

July 22, 2014 / 3 min read