Cancerwise

Until about 15 years ago, appendix cancer was often lumped together with colon cancer. That’s because the appendix is technically part of the colon.  

Today, though, doctors recognize appendix cancer as its own separate disease, with distinct genetic drivers at the molecular level that differ from those of colorectal cancers.  

Even...

You may have already heard about non-Hodgkin lymphoma. But are there other kinds of lymphoma? What makes each one unique? And, are some symptoms common to all types of lymphoma?

We went to lymphoma specialist Ranjit Nair, M.D., for answers to these and other questions. Here’s what he shared. 

Because of its name, you might assume that lymphoma is a cancer of the lymph nodes. But lymphoma is actually...