By Garth W. Tormoen, M.D., Ph.D., Radiation Oncologist at Reno CyberKnife With February being recognized as National Cancer Prevention Month, now is a good time to discuss cancer. When discussing cancer, one of the most important topics is how to prevent it. According to the recent 2021 Facts and Figures released by the American Cancer […]
Reno CyberKnife recently completed and passed their reaccreditation from the American College of Radiology (ACR). The center is now reaccredited for the next three years. 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 […]
February is National Cancer Prevention Month. If your New Year’s resolution to get healthy is already losing steam, now is a perfect time to give yourself a second chance. Renew your efforts to make healthier choices by learning what you can do to help reduce your cancer risk. Research has shown that more than half […]
Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer deaths among nonsmokers in America and claims the lives of about 21,000 Americans each year. In fact, the EPA and the U.S. Surgeon General urge all Americans to protect their health by testing their homes, schools, and other buildings for radon. Radon is an invisible, odorless, tasteless […]
Alliance Oncology, a division of Alliance HealthCare Services, a leading national provider of outsourced healthcare services, announced today that one of their radiation therapy centers, Reno CyberKnife, has named Hilari L. Fleming, M.D., Ph.D. as the new director of the center’s brain clinic. Dr. Fleming is a neurosurgeon that specializes in pituitary tumors, brain tumors, […]
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 […]