Cancer Prevention and Education
Medical Professionals from the LG Health Cancer Care Team
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If you could get a test that could prevent cancer from developing, would you say no? Unfortunately, too many Americans are doing exactly that. By not following recommendations for a colonoscopy, they’re missing out on a life-saving opportunity.
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Dale Rosenberg, MD on
3/26/2012 7:00:00 AM | with
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Shorter radiation treatment for early stage breast cancer is increasing in popularity, but is it right for you? The procedure recently made headlines because a study indicated it results in more mastectomies later on.
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Jeffrey Eshleman, MD on
3/19/2012 7:00:00 AM | with
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People who develop cancer and people who have cancer often wonder what effect stress has on the disease. Does it cause cancer? Does it affect the ability to beat the disease? Does it lead to recurrence?
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Randall Oyer, MD on
3/12/2012 7:00:00 AM | with
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A new study released on Jan. 23 claims that the drug dutasteride may prevent the growth of prostate cancer in men, and possibly even be used as a way to protect men from prostate cancer.
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Paul Sieber, MD on
2/16/2012 7:00:00 AM | with
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Since the first observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in 1985, we've made great strides in saving lives through improved detection and treatment. Much of the success has been attributed to mammography—and an important physicians' group recently reinforced the test's role in early detection.
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Nitin Tanna, MD on
10/20/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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It seems as though another screening controversy is brewing following the October 6, 2011 announcement from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Members of the task force are now recommending against the routine use of the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test to screen healthy men for prostate cancer.
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Randall Oyer, MD on
10/17/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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Steve Jobs didn’t just innovate; he inspired. People listened to his ideas, embraced his creations and developed them further. Even his competitors were beneficiaries.
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Randall Oyer, MD on
10/6/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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So you overdid it on the first day of your beach vacation and got a bad sunburn. What should you do? The best treatment is cool (not ice cold) soaks or compresses, followed by a soothing aloe vera gel or an ointment such as Aquaphor.
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Patrick Feehan, MD on
8/3/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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To save you the suspense of reading to end of this article, I'll simply tell you right up front: There is no magic food or supplement that has consistently been found to prevent cancer. As a medical oncologist, I am happy to tell you that there is still plenty of good news.
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Elizabeth Horenkamp, MD on
7/25/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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The World Health Organization (WHO) recently revived the debate over cell phones and cancer when an advisory panel concluded that cell phones are “possibly carcinogenic.” The key word is “possibly.”
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Randall Oyer, MD on
6/20/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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What if cancer patients could know before they began treatment whether their cancers would likely respond to a particular therapy? That's the significance of molecular testing.
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John Yelcick, MD on
5/9/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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In the last two years, women have received conflicting information about when to start getting mammograms. Now, a recent study confirms what practicing physicians have believed all along: Women of average risk for breast cancer should start getting annual mammograms at age 40.
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Nitin Tanna, MD and Daleela Dodge, MD on
3/28/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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One of the most recent advances in treatments for early stage breast cancer is the MammoSite® Partial Breast Radiation Therapy. This technique delivers radiation only to the area where the cancerous lump has been removed.
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Jeffrey Eshleman, MD on
2/10/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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Results of a major trial of whether CT scans can be effective in screening for lung cancer seem to show that annual scans cut death rates in older, current, or former heavy smokers by 20 percent.
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Rick Thompson, MD on
1/3/2011 7:00:00 AM | with
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The Food and Drug Administration recently recommended that the drug Avastin no longer be used to treat breast cancer, saying new studies did not confirm the drug helps patients. The decision is unpopular with many women who credit their survival to the drug. For the time being, the drug remains in use against breast cancer while the company appeals.
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Randall Oyer, MD on
12/23/2010 7:00:00 AM | with
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Smoking, by far, contributes to the vast majority of the 195,000 lung cancer cases each year, but the reality is that anyone can develop lung cancer.
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Rick Thompson, MD on
11/22/2010 7:00:00 AM | with
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In my last blog, I talked about the importance of exercise and maintaining a healthy weight and how it can reduce your breast cancer risk. Now I'd like to share with you one exercise technique that I have personally discovered to be of great benefit: Yoga.
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Daleela Dodge, MD on
10/11/2010 7:00:00 AM | with
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The Gamma Knife® SRS is used to treat a variety of conditions, including brain tumors, and it offers many patients an alternative to more invasive brain surgery. Lancaster General Health is one of the most experienced centers for the Gamma Knife.
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Jeffrey Eshleman, MD on
9/29/2010 7:00:00 AM | with
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Confused….overwhelmed…scared…..angry… these are just some of the emotions that a new lung cancer patient feels. As part of Lancaster General Health’s new Integrated Thoracic Oncology Program, our nurse navigator, Amy Jo Pixley is there to help make the journey through the system from cancer patient to cancer survivor as seamless as possible.
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Rick Thompson, MD on
9/15/2010 7:00:00 AM | with
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Exercising and maintaining a healthy weight are two lifestyle changes you can make that may modify your risk of developing breast cancer or of having a recurrence if you’re a survivor.
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Daleela Dodge, MD on
8/22/2010 7:00:00 AM | with
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