Know the Signs and Symptoms of Bowel Cancer April is Bowel Cancer Awareness Month, an annual campaign that aims to raise awareness about the third most common cancer worldwide. According to the American Cancer Society, bowel cancer affects more than 100,000 people in...
Colon and Rectal Cancer: Signs and Symptoms Colon and rectal cancer are two types of cancer that are relatively common. They are more likely to develop in individuals with a family history of these cancers, yet environmental factors can also trigger the onset of these...
Today, we celebrate National Cancer Survivors’ Day. It’s a special day where we celebrate milestones with millions of cancer survivors across the country and the people who helped them along the way. Surviving CancerIn medicine, we use the term prognosis...
The survival rate of cancer varies depending on the type of cancer. For example, from the years 2011-2017, the survival rate of breast cancer was 90 percent and pancreatic cancer was 10 percent. When it comes to all cancers, one key similarity among them is the result...
The physicians of Premier Surgical Associates in Knoxville and Cleveland, TN, are experienced in performing cancer surgery. What is cancer surgery? Cancer surgery is basically a type of surgical procedure used to treat cancer. Traditionally, surgeons perform cancer...
