Cancer Awareness
"You Have Cancer"
Many patients describe their experience when they first received the diagnosis “you have cancer” as devastating. Some described feeling physical symptoms, (i.e., pain, nausea, anorexia… Continue Reading
Breast Cancer Prevention, Detection and Treatment
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), breast is the most common form of cancer… Continue Reading
BTK Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors
Over the last five years there has been the development and FDA approval of a class of drugs called BTK, or Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase inhibitors,… Continue Reading
Your Child Is Diagnosed With Cancer: What do you do?
Make sure your child feels secure and thinks you are confident to take care of this new situation. A young child might not notice your… Continue Reading
Consolidation Therapy For Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
The standard of care for unresectable stage III NSCLC (large tumor with positive nodes) has been chemo radiotherapy sometimes followed by surgery if the combined… Continue Reading
Low Back Pain
Eighty percent of adults will experience significant low back pain sometime during their lifetime. There are multiple causes of low back pain Muscle strain. The… Continue Reading
The Prone Breast Technique For Breast Cancer Patients
When diagnosed with breast cancer, many women are given the options of preserving their breast, by just removing the cancerous tissue, or having their breast… Continue Reading
Proteasome Inhibitors In Multiple Myeloma
Proteasome inhibitors are medications that target proteasomes inside the cells. Proteasomes digest unneeded or damaged proteins. Proteasome inhibitors block proteasomes inside cells causing a buildup… Continue Reading
New Treatment For Indolent Lymphoma
Obinutuzumab was FDA approved in November 2017 as first line therapy for follicular lymphoma. The monoclonal antibody was first given in combination with chemotherapy then… Continue Reading
Can Breast Reconstruction Be Done After a Lumpectomy?
The treatment of breast cancer continues to evolve. With improved screening, detection of breast cancer occurs at an earlier stage and more women are candidates… Continue Reading