Cancer Treatment

CT Scans Cancer

CT scans cause more cancer cases than previously believed, study shows

Temple Health's new cancer clinic streamlines treatment for people from underserved communities

Temple Cancer Clinic

Penn Medicine to open new proton therapy center in University City

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To save their young children's vision – and lives – a Tennessee couple quit their jobs and headed to Philly

Kneller family retinoblastoma

Advances in melanoma treatment saved this Lansdale man's life and changed his outlook

Skin Cancer Schuster

Jefferson's Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center gains nation's top designation

Jefferson cancer center

A common mouth bacteria is linked to colorectal cancer, a new study says

Colon Cancer Mouth Bacteria

Getting screened for colorectal cancer can save your life – and this survivor is quick to tell people

Kim Hall Jackson Cancer Screening

Medical advancements are giving breast cancer patients more surgical options

Breast cancer surgery

Ovarian cancer often is not caught until its late stages; here are the symptoms that should prompt a doctor's visit

Ovarian Cancer

Jefferson Health to develop proton therapy center in Northeast Philadelphia

Jefferson Health Proton Therapy

New therapy can help keep high-risk leukemia in remission for younger patients, new study finds

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Freezing tumors has become a popular treatment for slow-growing cancers

Radiation doesn't disrupt cellular cancer therapy, Penn study finds

Temple treats first U.S. patients in COVID-19 immunotherapy clinical trial

Temple COVID-19 Immunotherapy

The coronavirus brings new challenges to cancer care

How hospitals are managing cancer care during COVID-19

Scientists have yet to 'cure' cancer, but significant advancements have improved survival rates

FDA wants more men in clinical trials of breast cancer drugs

Breast cancer in men

Philadelphia is home to the nation's first black-owned cancer support center

black owned cancer center

Jefferson University agrees to buy Fox Chase Cancer Center from Temple University

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Alternative Medicine

With $12 million grant, Penn cancer center to explore new treatments

Carroll - Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center.

Screening, early detection driving decline in Delaware cancer deaths

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'Revolutionary' study uses common cold virus to attack bladder cancer

cold virus attacks bladder cancer

UPenn's double-edged smoking cessation treatment plan proves preliminarily successful

Carroll - Penn Medicine's Abramson Cancer Center.

By 2030, the U.S. will be home to an estimated 22 million cancer survivors

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Pancreatic cancer: the challenges of the disease and treatment advances

Most people don’t realize breast cancer can happen in men, too

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Global study of pancreatic cancer offers possible insights into treatment, early detection

Bucks County woman became pregnant twice despite colorectal cancer

lauren ricotton colorectal cancer mom

Cancer information on the internet? Stick to reliable sources

Cancer internet information reliability

One dose of skin cancer treatment can send melanoma patients into remission, Penn Medicine study finds

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Only when he, too, was diagnosed did Philly oncogeneralist learn about the other side of fighting cancer

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Deaths by cancer on a steady 25-year decline in the United States, new report finds

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Study suggests breast cancer screening guidelines are outdated

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Doctors remove a 70-pound tumor from man who thought he had a 'beer belly'

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Penn Medicine breaks ground on new Radnor outpatient center

Radnor Penn Medicine

Children's Health

CHOP and Penn Medicine team up to explore fertility of childhood cancer survivors

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New Penn research identifies more accurate cancer testing

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A single cell spurs 5-year remission for Penn leukemia patient

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As proton centers struggle, a sign of a health care bubble?

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Penn researchers: Targeting enzyme could slow spreading in deadly cancer

Pancreatic Cancer CT scan

Cancer Treatment

Unneeded scans, therapy, surgery only add to patients’ ills and bills

Is the developed world we've created giving us cancer?

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For cancer patients with depression, psilocybin may provide lasting relief

Philadelphia Addiction Crisis

Fatal overdoses are falling, but 4 in 10 Philly residents believe the addiction crisis is worsening

Tampons Philly Schools

Free period products to be available to Philly school district students

mamava lactation

App helps nursing parents find lactation rooms in City Center municipal buildings

Purdue Pharma settlement

Purdue Pharma's $7.4 billion opioid settlement will pay $200 million to Pa. and $125 million to N.J.

Travis Barker Running

Celebrity-led running clubs are trendy — and hold the power to spark a new health movement

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