Although melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, most patients have high chances of surviving the disease, new research shows. There is evidence that more cases of melanoma are being overdiagnosed in patients who would never experience symptoms. Using cancer registry data, investigators have identified a subset of patients with early-stage melanoma with… Continue reading Startling News About Melanoma
Category: Cancer Center
Cancer is a term used to describe the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells. From prostate cancer to breast cancer, read these articles to learn more.
Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
Pain after any type of surgery is expected, but up to 30% of women undergoing mastectomy as part of breast cancer treatment will experience long-term pain and discomfort known as Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome, or PMPS. Fortunately, several effective treatment options are available for this vexing and distressing condition. Each year, more than 100,000 women… Continue reading Post-Mastectomy Pain Syndrome
Many People Unaware of Skin Cancer Risk
Throughout this summer, many Americans will increasingly head to the beach or water parks to cool down, but will they turn up their efforts to protect their skin from the sun? A new American Academy of Dermatology survey shows that despite skin cancer being the most common cancer in the U.S., only about one-third of… Continue reading Many People Unaware of Skin Cancer Risk
Why Feeling is Lost After Mastectomy and How Sensation Can Be Restored
Autologous reconstruction – using a woman’s own tissue to create a new breast – has become the “gold standard” for breast reconstruction, either immediately following mastectomy or later. Nipple-sparing mastectomy with autologous tissue breast reconstruction delivers a soft, warm, natural breast that is often barely distinguishable from a woman’s original breast. Sometimes, however, the natural… Continue reading Why Feeling is Lost After Mastectomy and How Sensation Can Be Restored
Skin Cancer: More Dangerous than You Think
With the first day of summer right around the corner, many Americans will increasingly head to the beach or water parks to cool down, but will they turn up their efforts to protect their skin from the sun? A new survey from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) shows that despite skin cancer being the… Continue reading Skin Cancer: More Dangerous than You Think
Skin Cancer and Nails
When checking the body for signs of skin cancer, many people may think to check only their skin. However, board-certified dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) say it’s important to check the nails, too. Although rare, skin cancer, including melanoma — the deadliest form of skin cancer — can develop under and around… Continue reading Skin Cancer and Nails
Five Easy and Practical Prevention Tips for March Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Former President Bill Clinton declared March as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in 2000, citing that “Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States.” He also noted that colorectal cancer takes such a deadly toll because it usually has no identifiable symptoms and often goes undetected until it is… Continue reading Five Easy and Practical Prevention Tips for March Colon Cancer Awareness Month
Sharp Rise in Skin Cancer among Younger Women
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S., affecting one in five Americans in their lifetime, according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD). And while limiting exposure to ultraviolet radiation is the number-one way individuals can reduce their skin-cancer risk, new data suggests that UV exposure is on the rise, particularly among… Continue reading Sharp Rise in Skin Cancer among Younger Women
Staying Safe in The Sun
Sun safety is always in season, and it’s important to protect your skin from sun damage throughout the year, no matter the weather. Why? Exposure to the sun can cause sunburn, skin aging (such as skin spots, wrinkles, or “leathery skin”), eye damage, and skin cancer, the most common of all cancers. And skin cancer… Continue reading Staying Safe in The Sun
Number of New Cancer Cases Continues to Decline
Overall cancer incidence rates decreased in men between 2008 and 2015, while remaining stable in women from 1999 to 2015, according to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer. The report also said that cancer incidence rates, meaning the rates of new cancers, continued to decline… Continue reading Number of New Cancer Cases Continues to Decline
5 Sunscreen Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting one in five Americans in their lifetime. Yet according to dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), most cases of skin cancer can be prevented by protecting your skin from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays. The best way to do this, they… Continue reading 5 Sunscreen Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Confronting The Side Effects of A Common Anti-Cancer Treatment
A new treatment approach is needed to deal with the side effects of aromatase inhibitors, drugs that are commonly given to men and women to stop the recurrence of estrogen-positive breast cancer, researchers say. The therapy, though effective, has been linked with hot flashes, memory lapses, anxiety and depression. Sometimes the effects have been so… Continue reading Confronting The Side Effects of A Common Anti-Cancer Treatment
New Guidelines for Treating Melanoma
Melanoma may seem less scary than other cancers (breast, ovarian) that we read about, but this deadliest form of skin cancer kills one person every hour. The good news is that melanoma is highly treatable. As with any illness, guidelines for treatment can change as researchers learn more about the disease. The American Academy of… Continue reading New Guidelines for Treating Melanoma
Skin Cancer: When Mohs Surgery is the Best Treatment
With more people diagnosed with skin cancer in the U.S. every year than all other forms of cancer combined, it’s fortunate that highly precise Mohs surgery is an option for many skin cancer patients. Mohs (pronounced “moes”) surgery, also known as Mohs micrographic surgery, is uniquely able to help surgeons see where skin cancers stop.… Continue reading Skin Cancer: When Mohs Surgery is the Best Treatment
Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer Delayed by Woeful Lack of Awareness
A global study of women with ovarian cancer has found that two thirds of women had never heard of the disease, or did not know anything about it before their diagnosis. Although nine out of ten had experienced symptoms prior to diagnosis, fewer than half of those women visited a doctor within a month of… Continue reading Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer Delayed by Woeful Lack of Awareness
Radiation Patients Can Use Skin Creams – in Moderation
Although most cancer patients receiving radiation have been traditionally told to avoid topical skin treatments because they increase the dose of radiation to the skin, a new study says that the skin treatments can be used safely as long as they are used moderately. This study, from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University… Continue reading Radiation Patients Can Use Skin Creams – in Moderation
Advances in Breast Reconstruction: Fat Grafting to Improve Outcomes
For many women who have lost one or both breasts to mastectomy, achieving the ideal breast reconstruction may take time and patience. While it is tempting to opt for short-term quick fixes, the reality is that breast reconstruction after mastectomy should be considered a process rather than a single procedure. Even with the most advanced… Continue reading Advances in Breast Reconstruction: Fat Grafting to Improve Outcomes
Advances in Breast Reconstruction: The PAP Flap Reduces Visible Scarring
Women undergoing breast reconstruction after mastectomy have many options. The gold standard of breast reconstruction is natural tissue breast reconstruction, in which a woman’s own tissue is used to reconstruct the breast. Unlike implant-based breast reconstruction, a restored breast made of your own tissue is soft, warm, and grows or shrinks as you gain or… Continue reading Advances in Breast Reconstruction: The PAP Flap Reduces Visible Scarring