A. When it comes to assessing your risk for developing cancer, understanding your family’s medical history is key. “Talk to your parents, siblings, au...
Results tagged “Cancer-Screening”
New recommendations for breast cancer screening offer the chance to detect cancer more readily for high-risk women, and yearly mammograms offer hope f...
A new study finds ultrasound screening for breast cancer has both benefits and shortcomings. Here, a USC expert explains the research findings.
by M...
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer, found in either the colon or the rectum, is the third most common cancer among...
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in American males and the fifth leading cause among women. It is typically diagn...
If you or a female family member received the HPV vaccine Gardasil® this year to help protect against cervical cancer, it's important to remember that...
For years, many have called ovarian cancer a "silent killer," since most doctors and researchers believed there were no identifiable symptoms of the d...
The month of May has been nationally designated as Skin Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. To mark the occasion and help raise awareness, US...
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer, found in either the colon or the rectum, is the third most common cancer among...
Hidden tumor cells that evaded removal are now detected and captured by updated screening methods.
USC Health Magazine
Fall 06
by Alfred Kildow
For ...
Healthoughts
USC Health Magazine
Spring 06
Healthoughts compiled by Jon Nalick and Kathleen O’Neil
For physicians trying to determine which...
Using data from the California Cancer Registry, researchers find increasing rates of skin cancer among Latino men and women.
USC Health Magazine
Sp...
Healthoughts
USC Health Magazine
Fall 2005
Healthoughts compiled by Sarah Huoh and Alicia Di Rado
People know they should get their cars serviced ...
Radiologists are improving current breast cancer imaging techniques to better detect tumors and discern masses.
USC Health Magazine
Fall 2005
by Al...