May is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. Driven by advancement in research, surgical techniques, genetic discoveries, and much more, it has never been a better time to take action on brain tumors. The National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), an organization whose mission is to unrelentingly invest in, mobilize, and unite our community to discover a […]
Watch Ray talk about his experience receiving CyberKnife treatment for his prostate cancer at Reno CyberKnife. For more information on how prostate cancer is treated by CyberKnife technology, please visit RenoCyberKnife.com today.
Vernon Traxler suffered from painful trigeminal neuralgia for over 16 years before he found relief with CyberKnife. Watch Vernon explain what those years felt like and how he feels now after being treated by CyberKnife.
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 […]
When deciding which treatment option is best for their prostate cancer, men take numerous factors into consideration. While their physician’s recommendation does play an important role in the treatment decision, in the end, most men make the choice that is best for them. That choice is often based on treatment outcomes and side effects, and […]
One in eight. That is how many men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men and almost 2,090 new cases of prostate cancer will be diagnosed in Nevada this year. There are several risk factors associated with […]
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men and about one in nine men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Ray Sousa was the one in nine. The 62-year-old Oroville, California resident was diagnosed with prostate cancer in August 2018. Starting around October […]
Some cancer patients experience physical and emotional changes during and after treatment that may affect their desire and ability to have sex. Make plans to join Leah Millheiser, MD, FACOG, Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of the Female Sexual Medicine Program at Stanford University School of Medicine and hear Leah discuss how sexual health changes after cancer treatment. This educational […]
Our hospital partner, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, is offering a program to the cancer patients in our community. Their Center for Cancer’s “Empower Your Journey” is a four-part program that helps individuals regain their physical, emotional and spiritual health in a supportive and collaborative environment. Sessions are free and open to cancer patients at […]