Those diagnosed with any type of cancer are faced with many questions and looking for hope. That’s why AL Gold, named his best race horse Cyberknife, after the prostate cancer treatment he received. Diagnosed with prostate cancer at age 65, Al Gold asked himself the questions many people faced with a cancer diagnosis ask. What […]
Radiation therapy can be classified according to the types of radiation particles or waves that are used to deliver the treatment. The three major types of radiation therapy are photons, electrons, or protons. While all three types have similar effects on tumor tissue and damage cancer cells, photons and electrons are the most readily available, […]
By Garth W. Tormoen, M.D., Ph.D., Radiation Oncologist at Reno CyberKnife Kidney tumors, also called renal tumors, are growths in the kidneys that can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), also known as renal cell cancer or renal cell adenocarcinoma, is the most common type of malignant kidney tumor. According to […]
Cancer Screen Week According to the American Cancer Society, almost 608,570 people are expected to die from cancer in 2021. Regular screening can help find certain cancers early when they are most likely to be treated successfully. This Cancer Screen Week (Dec 6-10), helps us raise awareness and learn more of the potentially lifesaving benefits […]
March is National Nutrition Month. A nutrition education and information campaign, created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, that focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. We all know that good nutrition is important for good health. This statement is even truer for cancer […]
June is National Cancer Survivor Month and June 4th is National Cancer Survivors Day®. National Cancer Survivors Day is a day to celebrate and recognize cancer survivors, inspire those recently diagnosed, and, most importantly, to celebrate life. As part of the 30th annual National Cancer Survivors Day, cancer survivors and supporters in communities around the […]
Jaime Shuff, M.D., radiation oncologist at Reno CyberKnife, recently spoke at the Nevada Academy of Family Physicians winter conference. Dr. Shuff, who spoke on the third day of the conference, lectured on Cyberknife Treatment Options for Recurring & Metastatic Cancer and her presentation included reviewing the latest cancer treatment options and the use of the […]
Reno CyberKnife, a service of Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, is proud to be accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR is a national professional organization serving more than 36,000 diagnostic/interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists with programs focusing on the practice of medical imaging and radiation oncology […]
A recent study found that mid-life prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels predict who will be more likely to develop lethal prostate cancer. Investigators from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that measuring PSA levels in younger men (between the ages of 40 and 59) could accurately predict future […]
Recently, Lacie Finke, Administrator for Reno CyberKnife, participated in the Washoe County Medical Society Internship. The Washoe County Medical Society is a professional corporation organized for the purpose of providing advocacy for physicians and patients and promoting the art and science of medicine and public health. Serving as a primary source of health related information, […]