Cancer News

Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Services

(January 2007) - Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers for men in the United States. More than 230,000 new cases are discovered every year. But, if detected early, this sometimes slow-growing cancer is highly treatable. Read more...

New Cancer Treatment Technology

(December 2006) - St. Mary's Cancer Centers are now using a new Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT) technology to treat most cancers including prostate, lung and brain tumors. Read more....

New Robotic Surgical Systems

(August 2006) - St. Mary’s Medical Center is the only healthcare facility in the Knoxville area using the next generation of robotic surgical systems to treat prostate, gynecological and cardiac cases through minimally invasive surgical procedures. Read more...

Man to Man - Four Steps to Reducing Your Risk for Prostate Cancer

(July 2006) - With an estimated one in every six men facing a diagnosis of prostate cancer in his lifetime, it’s clear that the prostate packs a big punch. In fact, prostate cancer ranks as the most common cancer, excluding skin cancers, and is second only to lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer deaths in American men. Read more....

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