By: Joan Stewart, RT(T), BA HCA Clinical Services Project Coordinator, TCCC and Ambassador, American Cancer Society Mission: HPV Cancer Free As some of you may have heard, a three dose regimen of the HPV vaccine has been approved by the… Continue Reading
By: Dr. Daniel Bahnmiller, DO, Columbia Shores OBGYN Recent changes have altered the age of receiving the HPV vaccine from ages of 9-25 to the ages of 9-45. This is exciting news, since high risk HPV accounts for causing over… Continue Reading
By: Ken Gamboa, Director of Marketing and Business Development, TCCC We are extremely proud to be celebrating our 25th year of providing world-class cancer care to our community. As we kickoff this amazing year, I wanted to sit down with… Continue Reading
Content provided by SpaceOAR.com Tri-Cities Cancer Center Offers Procedure to Reduce Prostate Cancer Treatment Side Effects The Tri-Cities Cancer Center is proud to share that we are offering a procedure that has been proven to minimize the side effects for… Continue Reading
By: Margaret Ley, TCCC Chaplain No doubt you have started making your holiday lists. It is that time of year when many details and plans have to be put in place in order to make the magic holiday moments take… Continue Reading
By: Ken Gamboa, Director of Marketing and Business Development, TCCC In 1994, the Tri-Cities Cancer Center opened its doors with the mission of bringing world-class cancer treatment and services to our very own community. This was the first joint venture of… Continue Reading
Pancreatic cancer is a very deadly cancer. According to the National Cancer Institute, only 8.5% of those diagnosed will live longer than five years. Pancreatic cancer accounts for about 3.2% of all cancers in the United States and 7.3% of… Continue Reading
By: Carl Berkowitz, TCCC Volunteer Veteran Lewis Turner travelled a good deal while serving four years as a construction electrician in the United States Naval Construction Battalion, known as the CB’s, or ‘Seebees’. He spent time in Okinawa, Guam and… Continue Reading
By: Audrey McGary RD, CD, Touchpoint Dietitian, Lourdes Health Chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or the cancer itself may cause food to taste different to cancer patients. Some people have a bitter or a metallic taste in their mouth. For others, food… Continue Reading
By: Laurie S Evans MD, PC, FACS Recently, I have become more aware of patient’s interest in alternative imaging, a.k.a. “thermography” for breast cancer screening. As a physician who has dedicated her career to helping women (and men) fight and… Continue Reading