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Category: Cancer Care

October 23, 2020

Lung Cancer Screening Could Save Your Life: What You Need to Know

Lung cancer is the second most common type of cancer in the U.S. It is also the leading cause of cancer deaths, even among non-smokers. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than of breast, prostate and colon cancers combined.... continue »
June 17, 2020

Colon Cancer Screening Could Save Your Life – And It Doesn’t Always Mean a Colonoscopy

By Gennady Gelman, M.D., Family Medicine, Harrington Physician Services Colorectal cancer (also called colon cancer) is the third most common cancer in the United States. In 2016 alone, 52,286 people died from colon cancer in America. according to th... continue »
September 29, 2019

How is Breast Cancer Diagnosed?

Breast cancer is the leading cancer among women in the United States, the second most common cause of cancer death in women, and the main cause of death in women aged 40 to 59 years.1 Treatment is not straightforward or based on simple decision-makin... continue »
October 23, 2018

Detecting Lung Cancer Early

Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women. It is the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Each year, more people die of lung cancer than colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. About Lung Cancer Lung c... continue »
August 30, 2017

Prostate Cancer – Diagnosis, Discussion and Decision

Prostate cancer is the most common of the visceral cancers, those having to do with the soft internal organs of the body. It is estimated that there will be approximately 170,000 new cases of prostate cancer in the United States and around 26,000 dea... continue »
April 8, 2017

April Awareness: Head and Neck Cancers

Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week is commonly observed in April. Harrington board-certified oncologist Dr. Christopher Seidler, Medical Director for The Cancer Center at Harrington, shares some academic insight into what accounts for six percent of... continue »
March 19, 2017

What is a Nurse Navigator?

At The Cancer Center at Harrington, we offer a Nurse Navigator for our breast patients — Maxine Fairbanks, RN. The Breast Nurse Navigator serves as a patient liaison to help patients and their family members navigate the complex healthcare syst... continue »

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