Posts Tagged ‘Saville’
Inova’s Thyroid Nodule Clinic Aims for Seamless, Expedited Care
Jina Kim, MD is a general surgeon and fellowship-trained in endocrine surgery. She is a member of the Inova Endocrine Tumor Program team at Inova Schar Cancer Institute. One message I emphasize when I talk about thyroid cancer is that it is very treatable. The outcome for most patients with papillary and follicular thyroid cancers…
Read MoreBy Fighting Skin Cancer Misconceptions, We Can Screen More Patients and Save More Lives
Patricia Lucey, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist at the Inova Melanoma and Skin Cancer Center. She has a special interest in the diagnosis and management of melanoma and other skin cancers. Skin cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer in the United States — a fact that can sound discouraging. But another fact we know…
Read MoreFighting a Cancer Epidemic With a Vaccine
John Deeken, MD, is president of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute. He is board-certified in medical oncology and specializes in head and neck cancers. Quitting smoking. Eating better. Wearing sunscreen. These are all well-known behaviors that can lower cancer risk. But there’s another, less-heralded way to reduce cancer odds: get vaccinated. Specifically, vaccination against the…
Read MoreIs Prostate Cancer Slow Growing? Often, Yes — But That’s Not the Whole Story
Prostate cancer, unlike other forms of cancer, often grows slowly. That fact can make screening, treatment and potential outcomes seem a little less intimidating. However, prostate cancer’s slow-growing tendency can obscure other, more complicated aspects of detection and treatment. First, decisions on when to get screened and how to respond to the results are complex,…
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