When you’re only 23, the last thing you expect to hear a doctor say is that you have cancer. But that’s exactly what happened to me two years ago.
I was diagnosed with stage I primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma, an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, in January 2021. I’d just graduated from nursing school nine months earlier. I hadn’t even had a chance to launch my career. Suddenly, I was worried I might never be able to....
Cancer and its treatment can affect patients physically and mentally. For patients with a history of addiction, cancer can also trigger concerns...
Ablation therapy is a minimally invasive surgical procedure that kills cancer cells with either very hot or very cold temperatures. <...
Did you know that the liver is the only internal organ that can regenerate? But it doesn’t grow back like a salamander’s tail. When a portion of the liver is removed, the remaining tissue grows bigger. This process is called hypertrophy.
We spoke with surgical oncologist Ching-Wei Tzeng, M.D., to learn what’s happening when a liver regenerates and what factors can impact success. He shared insights on the phenomenon, including...
After a spearfishing trip, I noticed an unusual earache. When spearfishing, it is typical to dive down 50 to 60 feet in the water to fish,...
I am probably the luckiest unlucky person you will ever meet. I was diagnosed with four different types of cancer between 2016 and 2020. And...
Radiation therapy to the pelvis can be used to treat gastrointestinal cancers, such as anal cancer and rectal cancer.
Because the anal...
Since radiation therapy was first used to treat cancer over a century ago, clinicians have sought the right balance between maximizing the...
For many patients diagnosed with certain types of B-cell lymphoma, leukemia and multiple myeloma, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy...
Transient ischemic attacks (TIAs) or “ministrokes” are temporary blockages caused by clots in the blood vessels that supply the brain. Usually...