Cancer Articles

Geaux Hero: Rose Marie Fife is on a Mission After Breast and Lung Cancer Diagnoses

No one ever needed to tell Rose Marie Fife to get an annual cancer screening. Her mother died of breast cancer at 74, so she consistently includes mammograms into her annual routine. But in 2006, her doctors found a lump indicating stage 1 breast cancer. She was 52 at...

Breast Density: Know Your Body and Your Breast Cancer Risk

Knowing whether you have dense breasts can help you better understand your risk of breast cancer. New rules from the Food and Drug Administration empower women to make informed decisions about breast health by requiring mammography facilities to notify patients about...

Are There Foods That Cause Cancer? Here’s What You Need to Know

Carcinogens, or substances that can cause cancer, are all around us. They’re in cigarettes and secondhand tobacco smoke, in the exhaust from diesel trucks, and in chemicals commonly found in industrial jobs. But are there really carcinogens in the food you eat — that...

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 prevented. Colonoscopies can also help with other non-cancerous digestive conditions. Kelly Finan, MD, and Asif Talukder, MD, Board...

Lourdes Team ‘Like Family’ for Head and Neck Cancer Patient

Lourdes Team ‘Like Family’ for Head and Neck Cancer Patient

Cancer, Patient Stories

Daniel Seymour had visited doctor after doctor, dentist after dentist for a debilitating problem with his jaw. “I had trouble for about a...

Test Your Knowledge With Our Colon Cancer Quiz

Test Your Knowledge With Our Colon Cancer Quiz

Take a few moments to consider the following questions and see if you know some of the most important aspects of colon cancer. Most...

Cancer Screenings Throughout Your Body

Cancer Screenings Throughout Your Body

Take a few moments to learn about the different ways cancer can be detected throughout your body. Early detection is valuable in getting...

Signs and Symptoms of Cervical Cancer

Signs and Symptoms of Cervical Cancer

Comprehensive care for cervical cancer can be found across our ministry. In 2021, the American Cancer Society estimated approximately...

Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer Through Screening

Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer Through Screening

Almost all cervical cancer is caused by human papillomavirus (HPV). Most cases can be prevented thanks to a safe and effective HPV...

Regular Screenings Detect Lung Cancer, Saving Her Life

Regular Screenings Detect Lung Cancer, Saving Her Life

Cancer, Patient Stories

After five decades of smoking, Tana Allain was hesitant to go in for her first lung cancer screening. But regular screenings made a...

Advanced Lung Cancer Technology Saves Lives

Advanced Lung Cancer Technology Saves Lives

A lung cancer diagnosis is not a death sentence. Treatment options, including state-of-the-art robotic surgery, are available and saving...

Assessing Your Risk for Lung Cancer

Assessing Your Risk for Lung Cancer

Lung cancer causes the most cancer deaths in the United States, but the chance of survival improves if it is diagnosed early. Lung cancer...

Breast Cancer Myths – Busted

Breast Cancer Myths – Busted

Experts from the National Cancer Institute help us “pop” some breast cancer myths. Myth No. 1 Finding a lump in your breast means you...

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