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In November 2011, Mission Health, located in Asheville, North Carolina, opened the Mission SECU Cancer Center to provide comprehensive cancer care that includes state-of-the-art technology and comfortable, effective treatment delivery. Read More ›

The 2013 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting brought approximately 30,000 cancer specialists to Chicago, Illinois, from May 31 to June 4, 2013. Read More ›

Updates to the Clinical Practice Guidelines of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) were presented at the NCCN’s 2013 Annual Conference. Read More ›

For years, the cancer research community has pushed for the use of surrogate end points in clinical trials as a means of hastening the drug approval process. Read More ›

MMA talks about how much she appreciates her oncology nurses, but notes that there are some things they have not done. Read More ›

Noncervical human papilloma virus (HPV)–associated oral and anal cancers are on the rise in the United States in men and women. Read More ›

The thyroid gland, though relatively small, plays a large role in the function of the body. Read More ›

Panelists at the 2013 Annual Conference of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) view the oncology world as rapidly changing, and the impact of this—for better or for worse—will be felt by healthcare providers, payers, and patients alike. Read More ›

Some people are so addicted to tobacco that a diagnosis of cancer is not enough to make them quit smoking. Read More ›

If I had to grade my oncology nurses, I would give them, as a group, an A+. They have saved my life, cleaned my privates, kept me company, rejoiced with me when I was discharged, and consoled me with every wave or trickle of bad news I have faced during my care. Read More ›