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Posted: Aug 26, 2025

Seek & Destroy: The New Drug Beating Prostate Cancer

With Urologic Oncology Surgeon Robert Carey, MD, PhD, FACS

In 2025, roughly 313,780 men in the US will learn they have prostate cancer and 35,770 will die from it. Since 2014, that rate has only been increasing. But a new targeted therapy called Pluvicto is changing the game.

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Posted: Aug 19, 2025

Colorectal Cancer Is Rising in Young Adults

Know your risk, recognize the signs, and learn how to screen.

In the late 1990s, colorectal cancer was the fourth leading cause of cancer death for men and women in the United States under age 50. Today, it is the leading cause of cancer death for men under 50 and second for women.

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Posted: Jun 17, 2025

What Is A “Tumor Board”? Meeting the SMH Cancer Team.

How multidisciplinary care conferences engineer better outcomes for cancer patients

Cancer is a complex disease. In fact, it’s not one disease at all, but several different diseases masquerading under one name. And each one is unique. To treat the most difficult cancers, the best physicians work as part of a much wider team.

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Posted: May 20, 2025

Know The Signs of Skin Cancer

Stay on top of your spots with this easy guide

Most skin cancers are easily treatable if caught early - but can be deadly if ignored. Know the signs and learn how to identify symptoms of the most common skin cancers, so you can stay on top of your spots and keep enjoying the sunshine.

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Posted: Mar 25, 2025

Cancer Care & Cardiotoxicity

When it comes to cancer, even the treatment can be hard on the heart.

Many have heard of fatigue, hair loss or nausea accompanying chemotherapy or other cancer treatments. Probably lesser known, but perhaps more serious, is something called cardiotoxicity—cardiovascular damage that can occur following certain types of treatment.

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