Kidney removal surgery, a nephrectomy, can cause pain. While most discomfort fades in weeks, some patients experience chronic ...
A grandmother with kidney cancer said she had been "knocked for six" after her operation was among hundreds cancelled after a ...
Using targeted radiation during surgery—referred to as intraoperative radiation—to eliminate pancreatic cancer cells that ...
Image of a what is targeted with radiation. Red represents the pancreatic tumor, which is contacting with a major nearby ...
For decades, treatment almost always meant surgery. Now, doctors at UC Health are using endoscopic submucosal dissection, or ...
This milestone came just days after the hospital performed its first oesophagectomy, a complex procedure involving the removal of part of the oesophagus.
Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain cancer that almost always recurs after surgery and radiochemotherapy. Now, researchers ...
When it comes to surgery, I always want my patients to feel confident that everything was done well on the ‘inside’, but what ...
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Battling breast cancer is challenging, and deciding on a double mastectomy adds complexity. Survivors Shay Sharpe, Dr. Katrina L. Shaw, and Donita M. Stowe share personal journeys of surgery, recovery ...
This week, Bobbi Conner talks with MUSC's Dr. Katie Schmitt about managing lymphedema in breast cancer survivors.