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Growing Awareness Between Alcohol and Cancer Risk

While it鈥檚 common knowledge that smoking cigarettes increases cancer risk, somehow alcohol 鈥� also known to correlate with higher cancer risk 鈥� has escaped the鈥�
Breast Cancer Screening 101: Everything You Need to Know About Early Detection

The smell of pumpkin spice is in the air, and there are hints of cooler weather ahead. While we don鈥檛 get the treat of seeing the leaves change colors in鈥�
Lung Cancer Awareness Month: 7 Reasons Screening is Underused

Lung cancer is by far the deadliest cancer, representing nearly a quarter of all cancer deaths. However, there is good news: The incidence of lung cancer and鈥�
Understanding your risk for pancreatic cancer

In 2021 alone, an estimated 60,430 Americans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in the U.S., and nearly all will die from the disease. A pancreatic鈥�
Recurrent Breast Cancer Leads to Breast Reconstruction

Performing a simple task like putting a box on a shelf shouldn鈥檛 be a life-changing event. But when the box fell and hit Diane on her right breast, trouble鈥�
Are soy products OK?

Bottom line: Soy products are OK. Consumers may be concerned regarding reports about soy and its association with cancer. This data does not pan out. Asian鈥�
Social Media: A cancer patient鈥檚 backstage pass to cancer information, research and support

Social media is like an all-access pass 鈥� people can tap into an almost unlimited amount of information. For cancer patients, social media offers access to鈥�
A surprising ally in the fight against cancer: 鈥渕ommy bloggers鈥�

It can be hard to find trustworthy online sources, especially when it comes to health information. A 网红黑料 Cancer Center researcher has found a way to鈥�
A Cancer Patient鈥檚 Guide to COVID-19

Cancer doesn鈥檛 stop 鈥� not even for the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The unknowns related to the virus are leaving people concerned, especially cancer鈥�
Targeting Pancreatic Cancer with Radiotherapy

By K.E. Hitchcock, MD PhD for the UF Hope and Healing Blog Survival rates in cancer worldwide have been improving for the last 40 years, but some types, like鈥�