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Cancer
Cancer Clinical Trials Are a Win for Patients, Doctors & Researchers
In the effort to cure cancer, you might say that clinical trials are a win-win.
Patients who participate in trials win in a wide variety of ways, benefiting from advancements discovered during previous trials as...
Cancer
Four Stories of Cancer Survivorship
Held annually on the first Sunday of June, National Cancer Survivors Day is a celebration of survivors of cancer – more than 16.9 million in America – and an occasion to draw attention to...
Brain and Spine Tumors
Glioblastoma Is the Best Known Brain Cancer, But It Is Rare
Just the words “brain cancer” and “glioblastoma” can strike fear into anyone’s heart. And it is very scary to receive such a diagnosis. But despite their high visibility because of the famous people who...
Head and Neck Cancer
How Collaborative Care Improves Head and Neck Cancer Survival
Our Head and Neck Cancer Multidisciplinary Program was a kind of incubator for what we at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University call “The Winship Way.”
The program started practicing patient-centered care before it was...
Multiple Myeloma
The ‘New World’ of Multiple Myeloma Treatment
For people living with multiple myeloma, it’s a whole new world.
“Things are changing very, very rapidly,” says Dr. Ajay K. Nooka, director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University’s Myeloma Program in the hematology...
Colorectal Cancer
Why Screening for Colorectal Cancer is Starting Younger – and What to Expect
Turning 50 is a big milestone for many people — a lot happens in a half-century, after all, including major medical and technological advancements. And for some time, reaching age 50 has been associated...
Cancer
Your Best Diet When Undergoing Cancer Treatment
Tiffany Barrett, MS, RD, CSO, LD, leads the nutritional services team at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and provides personalized nutrition advice to patients who are undergoing cancer treatment. She suggests the following...
Colorectal Cancer
New Treatment Strategy Eliminated Colon Cancer Without Surgery
For months, Johan dismissed the traces of red in his bowel movements.
“Because I traveled so much I didn’t know if it was because I was in India eating red curry food, or if I...
