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Cancer Articles
Prioritize Your Digestive Health: Comprehensive Colon and Rectal Care
If you think a colonoscopy is bad you really don’t want colon cancer. Thankfully, with regular screenings most colon cancer can be...
Empower Yourself: Colorectal Cancer Prevention and Treatment Explained
Although it’s not the prettiest topic, it’s crucial to talk about colorectal care. Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer...
How Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute’s Research Helped Bring New Treatment for Endometrial Cancer Patients
For patients receiving treatment for late-stage endometrial cancer at Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute, they now have a new standard...
How Cancer Treatment Affects Our Body’s Response to Sun Exposure
This summer, if you or a loved one receive cancer treatment, know how your body’s response to sun exposure may be different than usual....
The Basics of Head and Neck Cancer
There are many different types of cancers, and most of them are straightforward in their names: Lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, skin...
Immunotherapy: How Does It Treat Cancer?
Your immune system is a powerful force—and it can defend you against cancer. The immune system can keep some cancers from forming or...
Overcoming Breast Cancer Day by Day
Brooke LeBlanc was only 30 years old when she received her breast cancer diagnosis, despite having no family history of the disease. She...
Lourdes Team ‘Like Family’ for Head and Neck Cancer Patient
Daniel Seymour had visited doctor after doctor, dentist after dentist for a debilitating problem with his jaw. “I had trouble for about a...