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A Guide to Cancer Staging

What Are the Stages of Cancer? Approved by Hunter Patton-Gentert, PharmD Cancer comes in a variety of forms and may affect each individual person differently. To determine the right treatment methods, doctors use “cancer staging” to gauge the extent and severity. What is Cancer Staging? Cancer staging is used to describe: The size of the primary […]

Signs and Symptoms of Cancer

Signs and Symptoms of Cancer Approved by Hunter Patton-Gentert, PharmD Cancer is a disease in which mutated cells multiply rapidly. The mutated cells typically originate in one part of the body before invading other parts of the body as they multiply. You can learn more about cancer in our blog “What is Cancer?”.  The most well-known […]

Cancer Prevention: 10 Ways to Reduce Cancer Risk

Cancer Prevention: 10 Ways to Reduce Cancer Risk Approved by Hunter Patton-Gentert, PharmD Approximately 1.7 million Americans are diagnosed with cancer each year, according to estimates by the Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Given the prevalence of the disease, you may feel inclined to start thinking about your own cancer risk and identifying ways to […]

What is Cancer? Understanding the Disease and its Causes

What is Cancer? Approved by Hunter Patton-Gentert, PharmD Cancer is a disease in which the cells in your body grow uncontrollably, and spread invasively to other parts of your body.  There’s no single type of cancer, and the term actually refers to a large number of diseases that originate in different parts of the body. That […]

How Moles Turn Into Melanoma

How Moles Turn Into Melanoma People with more moles are more likely to develop melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. However, why a formerly benign mole changes into cancer has remained much of a mystery. Also up for debate was whether or not an “intermediate” stage exists (the stage between a normal mole and […]