Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
Mixed Nuts with Mixed Results
This blog post is by Timothy Cannon, MD. Dr. Cannon and other members of the Inova Dwight and Martha Schar Cancer Institute will be blogging on current topics in cancer, research and other developments of note. Many people ask me how they can manipulate their diet to reduce the risk of cancer. This is an incredibly difficult…
Read MoreMystics & Inova Breast Care Institute Team Up Featured on WUSA 9
Breast cancer survivor Barbara Bose talks to WUSA 9 about her experience in advance of an event this weekend at Verizon Center.
Read MoreCancer Center Status Report: Inova Fair Oaks Medical Campus
Advancing Cancer Care in Your Community Construction began almost a year ago on the future Cancer Center at Inova Fair Oaks Medical Campus. As our local population grows, Inova is poised to advance our cancer services to support the community. The state-of-the-art center will bring radiation oncology services, a chemotherapy infusion clinic, an outdoor healing…
Read MorePractical Knowledge: Women’s Health Integrated Research Center analyzes GYN cancer at the molecular level
(October 2, 2013) Researchers at Inova are actively researching at the molecular level to find treatments and prevention techniques for gynecologic cancer. The Women’s Health Integrated Research Center at Inova, an 8,000-square-foot laboratory, is developing “bench-to-bedside” therapeutic opportunities for patients, notes G. Larry Maxwell, MD, Chairman of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Inova Women’s Hospital at…
Read MoreFamily Matters: Genetic counseling helps inform the decision to undergo testing
(September 24, 2013) – Wondering whether you have a genetic predisposition to cancer? You may want to undergo genetic testing. If you do, genetic counselor Cassidi Kalejta will help you prepare for the test and the findings. Kalejta, a genetic counselor at Inova Loudoun Hospital, consults with people who are deciding if they should get…
Read MoreCancer Survivor’s Art Program Featured in ASTRONews
(July 10, 2013) – Cookie Kerxton, a cancer survivor turns radiation masks into art to help raise funds for cancer patients, with the support of Gopal Bajaj, MD, her radiation oncologist at Inova Fairfax Hospital. She shared her story with the American Society of Radiation Oncology’s ASTRONews, “Courage Unmasked,” in their Summer 2013 issue.
Read MoreNovember is Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Inova offers screening to smokers, ex-smokers Falls Church, VA – (November 1, 2012) – Recently, The New England Journal of Medicine published a study with results of the National Cancer Institute’s National Lung Screening Trial, which indicated that low-dose CT scans can have a positive impact on lung cancer mortality. This study is the first…
Read MoreBreaking Ground on Inova Fair Oaks Cancer Center
(September 20, 2012) – We recently held a groundbreaking for the Inova Fair Oaks Cancer Center. John Fitzgerald, CEO, Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, spoke with ABC 7 News – WJLA about the importance of cancer services being available to the surrounding community. Sandi Croan, a member of the community, also spoke with ABC 7 News…
Read MoreLife With Cancer Receives Grant to Encourage Cancer Outreach Nationwide
$50,000 Grant Will Increase Access for Cancer Patients, Families L-R: Gordon Hay, Director, Life with Cancer; Joanne Royaltey, Development Director, Life with Cancer; John Fay, Vice President, Inova Health System Foundation; Rick Dunetz, Side-Out Foundation; Gloria Dunetz, Side-Out Foundation; and Bryant Dunetz, Side-Out Foundation. Falls Church, VA – (May 28, 2009) — Inova Health System’s Life…
Read MoreInova Loudoun Hospital to Open Dedicated Oncology Unit
Open House for Hospital’s New Dedicated Oncology Unit (April 8, 2009) – Join Inova Loudoun Hospital as we open the doors to our new dedicated Oncology Unit. The eight-bed unit (formerly the pediatric unit) was designed with the input of patients and family members in order to create a patient-friendly environment. Patients will find rooms…
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