Health rounds: Radiation-emitting implant improves outcomes after brain cancer surgery

(This is an excerpt of the Health Rounds newsletter, where we present latest medical studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays.) By ...
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Rectal Cancer Doctors, Surgeons, and Other Experts

Finding the right cancer care team can be stressful. Your team of rectal cancer experts will ask about your treatment goals and choose the best treatments for you. Your care team will include rectal ...
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Smokers undergoing lung cancer surgery face higher complication risks

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have found that patients who continue to smoke ahead of lung cancer surgery have a higher risk of pulmonary complications, but their ...

Lung cancer patients who smoke and don't quit before surgery still have positive outcomes, says study

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine have found that patients who continue to smoke ahead of lung ...
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Where you have rectal cancer surgery may affect whether the cancer comes back

Patients treated for rectal cancer at hospitals that are accredited by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) National Accreditation Program for Rectal Cancer (NAPRC) were less likely to have cancer ...

9 Sneaky Signs of Lung Cancer Doctors Say Even Nonsmokers Should Know

Lung cancer may not be the most common cancer diagnosis in the United States—that would be prostate cancer for men and breast ...