Approximately 85 percent of head and neck cancer is related to tobacco use of any kind. Frequent and heavy alcohol use is another significant risk factor, as is infection with
Hospital artwork isn’t just for decoration any more. Research indicates art can actually help reduce pain, shorten hospital stays and improve the patient experience. People respond especially well to nature
HGNCCC Family Care Program hosted a summer event. Click to see more photos from the event!
St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center makes high quality advanced cancer treatment more convenient, at a lower-cost. Lee Overton admits he might not have agreed to radiation treatment for his prostate cancer if it weren’t for the new St. Luke’s Nassif Radiation Center. But once he began treatment shortly after the center opened, Overton says,“I actually looked forward to going every day!”
Free Screenings in April This year, an estimated 60,000 people in the U.S. will be diagnosed with head and neck cancer. The survival rate is 80 percent when detected early.
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, has called this a “remarkable moment” in cancer research. Scientists are more knowledgeable than ever about how cancer starts, how it spreads and how to combat it.
Outreach program targets rising melanoma rates – Melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, is also one of the fastest-growing cancers in Iowa. In fact, the American Cancer Society reports the number of new melanoma cases in the state is up 284 percent since the 1970s. And among young people age 15 to 29, melanoma is now the second most common form of cancer.
The Healing Power of Art “Cancer runs in my family,” says Brian Scott. “It’s all over the place.” That personal experience was instrumental in Scott’s decision to serve on the
The first North American patient to be treated with Radium 223 (Xofigo®) or placebo for a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, has started treatment at Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa, as part of an innovative clinical research study.
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