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What Makes a Healthy Cell Turn Cancerous?

Healthy cells turn cancerous when they experience a genetic change that causes the cell to become immortal. Instead of undergoing regular cellular death, the immortal cell continues to live, but no…
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Top 5 Ingredients of a Healthy Diet During Radiation Cancer Therapy

Including the top 5 ingredients to a healthy diet during radiation therapy is a recipe for a swift recovery with fewer side effects. Radiation therapy can change how a patient’s body accepts certain foods and uses nutrients. Each radiation therapy patient reacts differently to treatment.

Dr. Heinzerling Presents His Research at the OncLive State of the Science Summit

Dr. Heinzerling Presents His Research at the OncLive State of the Science Summit Written by: SERO Staff Dr. Heinzerling presented on the topic of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer at the OncLive…

CaroMont Health Earns National Accreditation with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons

CaroMont Health Earns National Accreditation with Commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons Written by: SERO Staff The Commission on Cancer (CoC) accreditation…

Dr. John Heinzerling Presents at the 2017 Annual ASTRO Meeting

Dr. John Heinzerling Presents at the 2017 Annual ASTRO Meeting Written by: SERO Staff Dr. John Heinzerling recently presented on “Stereotactic body radiation therapy for early-stage non-small cell…
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Data Show Skyrocketing Skin Cancer Rates

Data from around the world show that skin cancer, long identified as the most common type of cancer globally, is still on the rise. The World Health Organization estimates that one in every three cancers diagnosed worldwide is a type of skin cancer, and, according to Skin Cancer Foundation Statistics, one in every five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime.
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What are Clinical Trials?

Clinical oncology trials are scientific studies that test the impact of a medical treatment on a selected group of patients with a common medical condition.