Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Risk Reduction from American College of Physicians Annals of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Report

Colonoscopy Significantly Reduces Death from Left-sided Colon Cancer but Not from Right-sided Colon Cancer. Physicians Should Advise Patients of Test Limitations.

Digital vs. Traditional Mammography from Jean Warner, MD

Digital imaging can now be used for mammography. The difference between digital and traditional mammography is similar to digital vs. analog TV. Dr. Jean Warner, a breast imaging specialist at the Univ. of Maryland, discusses the benefit of digital mammography.

MRI For Breast Cancer Screening from Dana Whaley, MD

MRI for breast cancer screeening: Dr. Dana Whaley, a radiologist at the Mayo Clinic, and Dr. Sandhya Pruthi, discuss the use of MRI in the screening of breast cancer.

Staging and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer from Nader Hanna, MD

ColoRectal Cancer: Dr. Nader Hanna, the Head of Surgical Oncology at Univ. of Maryland, discusses ColoRectal cancer. He reviews the staging of Colorectal cancer, and the treatment strategies for Colorectal cancer.

Colorectal Cancer from Nader Hanna, MD

Colorectal Cancer: Dr Nader Hanna, the Head of Surgical Oncology ar the University of Maryland, discusses colorectal cancer. He reviews the risk of colorectal cancer, the role of having polyps, and the importance of screening colonoscopy.

Inherited Colon Cancer from Brad Somer, MD

Colon cancer can be spontaneous, but also commonly runs in families. Dr. Brad Somer, a heme/onc specialist discusses the hereditary form of colon cancer.

Radiation Therapy For Breast Cancer from Lorraine Champion, MD

Treatement of Breast Cancer frequently includes radiation therapy. Dr. Lorraine Champion, a radiation oncologist, discusses Radiation treatment for breast cancer. Most patients who use breast conservation surgery for local control of breast cancer after they have undergone chemotherapy will usually have radiation therapy. Patients who have a mastectomy will also have radiation therapy if the tumor is larger in size.

How Breast Cancer Spreads from Lorraine Champion, MD

Breast Cancer spreads by 3 mechanisms- local spread, by lymph nodes, or through the blood. Dr. Lorraine Champion, and Dr. Lisa Bailey discuss how breast cancer spreads. They discuss the different methods of spread and how this will affect the treatment of breast cancer.

Factors That Affect Breast Cancer Cure Rate from Lorraine Champion, MD

Breast Cancer cure depends on a number of different factors. These include: Node Status, Size of Tumor, Tumor Grade, Proliferation Rate, Hormone Receptor Status, Her-2/Neu Oncogene. Dr Lorraine Champion discusses the factors which affect the cure rate of breast cancer.