Cancer - October 2017 Archives

ROCHESTER, Minn. – Mayo Clinic announced today that its Rochester campus is one of 16 cancer centers nationally selected to provide chimeric antigen receptor ...

As effective as a more invasive procedure, nipple-sparing mastectomy with immediate pre-pectoral reconstruction offers a woman a more natural appearance following breast cancer surgery. Mayo ...

Endometrial cancer  Endometrial cancer begins in the layer of cells that form the lining (endometrium) of the uterus. It is often detected at an early stage, ...

Twice a year, Mayo Clinic conducts a National Health Checkup survey to take the pulse of Americans on health opinions and behaviors. This fall, the survey ...

CHICAGO – A study led by Mayo Clinic researchers has found that proton beam therapy, in combination with chemotherapy, prior to surgery, may be ...

People commonly think of breast cancer when they hear about breast health, especially in October — Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But breast health encompasses so ...

Twice a year, Mayo Clinic conducts a National Health Checkup survey to take the pulse of Americans on health opinions and behaviors. This fall, the survey ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: How does HIPEC work? Why is it only used on patients with late-stage cancers? ANSWER: HIPEC stands for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. ...

After skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the U.S. Breast cancer can occur in both men and women, but ...

Renee Hill had received opinions from other health care facilities but desperately wanted to have her medical care centralized and coordinated. "My gut was telling me Mayo was where I needed to go," she says. 

Brain tumors: Diagnosis and treatment  Brain tumors can begin in your brain (primary brain tumors), or cancer can begin in other parts of your body ...

In the U.S., at least 250,000 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women this year, according to the American Cancer ...