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A new study calculated survival rates for 2 treatment approaches to patients with early stage recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Surgical oncologist Anton Bilchik, MD, PhD, professor of surgery and director of gastrointestinal research at Saint John’s Cancer Institute, at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, comments on the study in an article by MedPage Today.

Though rare, men can develop breast cancer and account for about 1 in 100 cases of breast cancer. Learn about the symptoms by reading the Insider article medically reviewed by Crystal Fancher, MD, surgical breast oncologist at the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Providence Saint John’s Health Center and assistant professor at the Saint John’s Cancer Institute.

For individuals with a fatal disease like COVID-19 or cancer, death brings an end to suffering. Yet for the loved ones who remain, suffering may endure for years. Santosh Kesari, M.D., Ph.D., Chair and Professor of the Department of Translational Neuro-oncology and Neurotherapeutics, explains the importance of supporting those left behind during the pandemic, in an article by Healthline.

In colorectal cancer patients with liver metastases, five-year survival appeared to be similar after laparoscopic or open liver resection in a single-center randomized controlled trial. Learn more from Anton Bilchik, M.D., Professor of Surgical Oncology at Saint John’s Cancer Institute Saint John’s Health Center.

Alex Trebek, RBG, and John Lewis were all diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which is one of the deadliest cancers. Dr. Anton Bilchik, a surgical oncologist and professor of surgery, explains why pancreatic cancer continues to be the most challenging cancer to manage, in an article by Healthline.

Learn about prostate cancer risk factors from Przemyslaw Twardowski, MD, professor of medical oncology and urologic oncology, and Director of Clinical Research in the Department of Urology and Urologic Oncology at the Saint John’s Cancer Institute Saint John’s Health Center.

When you’re in treatment for breast cancer, nutrition can be a challenge. Dr. Crystal Fancher, surgical breast oncologist at the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Providence Saint John’s, explains how to stay healthy and obtain essential nutrients through your diet, in an article by Healthline.

When’s the last time you felt your breasts for lumps? Learn what to look for during a breast self-exam from Dr. Crystal Fancher M.D., surgical breast oncologist at the Margie Petersen Breast Center at Providence Saint John’s Health Center, by reading the article by Bustle.

There are times in life when even the most empathetic person — finds themselves at a loss for words. Learning a friend has breast cancer can be one of them. Dr. Shanthi Gowrinathan, a psychiatrist specializing in both women’s psychiatry and psycho-oncology at Saint John’s Cancer Institute, shares tips on what to say to a friend with breast cancer in an article by Healthline.

As wildfires continue to cause destruction across the western United States, many Americans are currently living amidst varying degrees of hazardous air quality. Learn how to stay healthy in areas with poor air quality, from Osita Onugha, M.D., assistant professor of thoracic surgical oncology at Providence Saint John’s, along with other medical experts, by reading the Vitamin Shoppe article.