Ask the Expert - Cancer Care

The following is a list of cancer-related Ask the Expert columns written by our medical specialists. 

Topics include:

• General Cancer Information
• Types of Cancer
  • Breast Cancer
  • Colon Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Skin Cancer
• Treatments

General Cancer Information:

• What is cancer? Featuring: Saima Saeed, MD 
• How can I reduce my risk of cancer? Featuring: Jean Schulman, MD
• Three steps for cancer prevention
  Featuring: Howie Liu, MD 
• Cancer and genetics Featuring: Saima Saeed, MD 
• How common is cancer? Featuring: Saima Saeed, MD
• What is a Cancer Navigator? Featuring: Tricia Bruce, Natalie Qasawadish

Breast Cancer:

• Breast cancer Featuring: Brenda Johnson
• Inflammatory breast cancer Featuring: Threasa Frouge, MD
• Post-mastectomy swelling Featuring: Michelle Cole
• Preventative mastectomies Featuring: Sandy Gladding, MD
• Lymphedema Featuring: Rita Grant
• MRIs and breast-cancer detection Featuring David Russell, MD
• Mammography recommendations Featuring David Russell, MD
• Breast Screening and Mammogram  Featuring David Russell, MD
• Sentinel lymph node biopsy Featuriing Katherine McCuaig, MD
• The need for breast exams Featuriing Katherine McCuaig, MD

Colon Cancer:

• Colon cancer Featuring: Haider Zafar, MD 
• Colon cancer and aspirin Featuring: Haider Zafar, MD
• The value of colonoscopy Featuring Timothy Maly, MD

Kidney Cancer:

• Kidney Cancer Featuring: Jean Robey, MD

 Lung Cancer:

• Lung cancer Featuring: Christopher Kwon, MD

Ovarian Cancer:

• Ovarian cancer Featuring: Joan Ralph Webber, RN 

Prostate Cancer:

• Options in prostate cancer treatment Featuring: Jeffrey A. Stern, MD
• Prostate cancer Featuring: Matthew E.  Karlovsky, MD
• Prostate cancer Featuring Michael Wiggins, MD
• Prostate cancer screening Featuring Michael Wiggins, MD
• When should men get prostate cancer screening? Featuring Christopher Stewart, MD

Skin Cancer:

• Skin cancer and sun damage Featuring: Rita George, MD
• Checking yourself for skin cancer Featuring Paul English, MD
  

Treatments:

• How do I cope after the diagnosis? Featuring: Aida Amado
• Radiation oncology Featuring: Robin Johnson
• Radiation therapy with the Elekta Axesse  Featuring: Kenneth Luk, MD
• Chemotherapy's side effects Featuring Aida Amado
• What is the latest in cancer-treatment technology: Featuring: Paul Mitsuyama, MD
• Interventional Radiology Featuring Gordon Haugland, MD
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