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What is Sarcoma?

What is Sarcoma? July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, so we wanted to delve a little deeper into what sarcoma is, how it can be detected and prevented and treatment options. What is Sarcoma? Sarcoma…
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SERO Offers the SpaceOAR System for Prostate Cancer Treatment

SERO Offers the SpaceOAR System for Prostate Cancer Treatment Written by: SERO Staff Prostate cancer has a high survival rate, but seeking treatment is not always an easy decision to make when it comes…
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May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month

May is Brain Tumor Month May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month and like other cancer sites, many new modalities of treatment are constantly being developed.  Primary brain tumors or tumors that start in…
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Melanoma Detection & Prevention

Melanoma Detection & Prevention May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month and the story here is reasonably positive.  Most people know that melanoma is a worrisome cancer…
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Bladder Cancer Awareness

May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month and in general the story is a positive one for this disease site.  Over half of the patients that present with this cancer have early noninvasive disease which can…
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Caromont Cancer Center Conducts New Trial Addressing Sleep Disturbances after Treatment

Caromont Cancer Center Participates in New Trial to Address Long Standing Problem in Cancer Survivors; Sleep Disturbances after Treatment Written By: Dr. Charles J. Meakin, MD CaroMont Health is now…
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SERO Physicians Support ALL-IN TO FIGHT CANCER

SERO Physicians Support ALL-IN TO FIGHT CANCER Written By: SERO Staff Southeast Radiation Oncology Physician Kevin Roof, MD joined hundreds of others in the bid to fight cancer by participating…
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Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma

Intraocular melanoma is a rare disease in which cancer forms in melanocytes in the eye. Melanocytes are cells that make melanin (the pigment that gives skin and eyes their color).
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What is Squamous Cell Carcinoma?

Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is a type of skin cancer characterized by the uncontrolled growth of damaged or mutated squamous cells. The second most common form of skin cancer, squamous cell carcinoma accounts for 700,000 new cases each year in the US alone.
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Survivorship Clinic - with Linda Coverdale - at CaroMont and Novant Radiation Oncology Centers

I am Linda Coverdale, PA-C, and I have been brought on board to focus on cancer survivorship! Survivorship is a critical part of cancer care and we are very excited to introduce this piece of the care plan to the Gaston and Charlotte area...