Archives: April 2016

• Patients Frustrated By Lack Of Information On Neuroendocrine Tumors

  April 24, 2016
  While most people are familiar with breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer, few have heard about the dangers neuroendocrine tumors pose. After all, with only about five out every 100,000 Americans affected by this disease, the frequency of its diagnosis hasn’t exactly put it in the spotlight. The low frequency rate, however, is seen as a double-edged sword by...read more

• Breast Conserving Surgery Does Not Compromise Survival, Studies Find

  April 12, 2016
  For the thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer annually in the United States, a number of recent studies have indicated that rushing in for a mastectomy might not be the only option available to successfully battle the disease. Breast conserving surgery, known as a lumpectomy, has stood up well when used in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiation both. One...read more