Ocular melanoma has been in the news recently because an unexplained group of cases were found in a tight geographic area in Huntersville, North Carolina and Auburn, Alabama. This is unusual for cancer, but when it does happen, it can often help researchers discover a common cause for a disease.
Starting in March of 2017, Jefferson began offering palliative care via telemedicine for patients at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center. For many of these patients, travel may be difficult, or impossible, due to their condition.
There are many outlets that offer information about medical marijuana, but here are answers to some things that patients really want to know about the medicinal treatment.
Oncology nurse practitioner at Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Lauren McGrath shares what she has learned from her patients. Lauren works with hospitalized patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherapy, or facing complications from their disease.
Dr. Tsangaris explains what nipple-sparing mastectomy is, who is a candidate, and what to know about this procedure that grows in popularity every year.
