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Colon Cancer in Young Adults: Know Your Risk
Timothy L. Cannon, MD, is a member of Inova Medical Group board certified in medical oncology and hematology. He has a special interest in managing of gastrointestinal cancers. Read Dr. Cannon’s profile. March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and I always applaud efforts to raise awareness of this disease – the fourth most common cancer…
Read MoreInova and the FNIH Biomarkers Consortium Launch Public-Private Partnership to Develop Novel Imaging Methods to More Accurately Measure Cancer Response and Progression
FALLS CHURCH, VA – Inova, in coordination with the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium, is launching a three-year research partnership to develop new methods for analyzing digital images that track a patient’s response to cancer therapy. Michael Maitland, MD, PhD, Director of Therapeutics for the Inova Center for Personalized Health…
Read MoreInova Schar Cancer Institute Oncologist Jeanny Aragon-Ching Selected for ASCO Leadership Development Program
FALLS CHURCH, VA – Inova is pleased to announce that Jeanny Aragon-Ching, MD, has been selected to participate in the esteemed American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Leadership Development Program for years 2017-2018. The ASCO Leadership Development Program is a year-long course for a mid-career group of highly accomplished practicing oncologists. It positions them to…
Read MoreSexual Health, Intimacy, and Metastatic Disease: Reclaiming Your Sexual Self, BreastCancer.org
Sage Bolte, PhD, sat down with Breastcancer.org to discuss how women with metastic disease can reclaim their sexual self. Read more.
Read MoreFrom Research to Results: Advances in Genitourinary Cancer Treatment
Jeanny B. Aragon-Ching, MD, is the clinical program director of genitourinary cancers at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute. She is board certified in medical oncology, hematology and internal medicine and has a special interest in caring for patients with prostate, bladder, kidney and testicular cancers. Read Dr. Aragon-Ching’s profile. This February, I’ll be traveling to…
Read MoreLife After Breast Cancer: 7 Ways to Move Forward and Live Well
Sage Bolte, PhD, LCSW, OSW-C, CST, is a licensed clinical social worker and executive director of Life with Cancer, which provides support and education to anyone affected by cancer. Life With Cancer is a program of Inova Health System. In addition to her role as director, Bolte provides individual, couples and family counseling and facilitates…
Read MoreTake control: breast cancer prevention and screening are in your hands
Kirsten Edmiston, MD, is a board certified surgeon and fellowship trained breast surgical oncologist. She serves as the Chief Surgical Quality Officer at Inova and practices at Inova Breast Surgery – Fair Oaks. What does October mean to you? To me, Breast Cancer Awareness Month offers an extra reason to tune into your health and…
Read MoreFree Virginia center helps cancer patients cope, WJLA – ABC 7, October 21, 2016
Life With Cancer is located in Fairfax, Virginia. ABC7’s Alison Starling reports it is a place many call a “hidden gem.” Watch the video.
Read MoreFitness enthusiast overcomes rare bladder cancer with help of specialists at Inova
(Originally published Oct. 19, 2016) For years, David Blimmel trained athletes to achieve their maximum potential. A fitness enthusiast and former personal trainer, he knew a thing or two about physical and mental endurance. But when the network engineer in his mid-forties was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bladder cancer, he took on…
Read MoreGenetic Testing For Breast Cancer: 7 Common Questions Answered
Sarah Ruppert, MS, CGC, is a certified genetic counselor. Genetic testing has become an important part of medicine, and new tests for cancer-related genes are developed every year. If you’re wondering whether you should get tested, the answers to these common questions might help. What can a genetic test tell me? Genetic testing isn’t a…
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