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CANCERCancer services offered in South Carolina
May 8, 2018
We offer medical and radiation oncology for the Low Country including Hilton Head, Bluffton and Okatie. Learn more. Continue Reading -
CANCERMinimally-invasive surgical approaches help improv...
Apr 25, 2018
One reason for improved cancer survival rates is advancing, minimally-invasive technology used for treatment such as the da Vinci Surgical System. Continue Reading -
CANCERSpaceOAR Hydrogel reduces side effects of radiatio...
Apr 19, 2018
Thanks to a newly FDA-approved product, called SpaceOAR Hydrogel, prostate cancer patients can experience less side effects of radiation treatment. Continue Reading -
CANCER, WOMEN'S CAREUnderstanding breast cancer treatment options
Mar 20, 2018
Numerous advanced treatment options, such as lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy, are helping women get better faster. Breast cancer surgeon and Telfair Breast Surgery Director Dr. Susan Mahany... Continue Reading -
CANCERTissue damage following radiation therapy? Oxygen ...
Feb 13, 2018
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy is a proven way to treat radiation wounds some may suffer during cancer treatment. Dr. Sonja Lichtenstein, would care and hyperbaric physician at the St. Joseph’s/Candler Cen... Continue Reading -
CANCERTrueBeam radiation technology allows for more accu...
Jan 16, 2018
Elaine Fox underwent 28 radiation treatments with the TrueBeam device, an advanced linear accelerator capable of delivering the most up-to-date cancer treatment available. Continue Reading -
CANCERHow one image got a lifelong smoker to quit
Dec 12, 2017
Jean Love tried to quit smoking before either cold turkey or with nicotine patches. She never made it more than five months. That was until she started the St. Joseph's/Candler Comprehensive Tobacco C... Continue Reading -
CANCERLung cancer screening detects the disease early, i...
Nov 7, 2017
A way for doctors to check for early signs of lung cancer in heavy smokers is through lung cancer screening. Find out if you qualify. Continue Reading -
WOMEN'S CARE, CANCERLymphedema and breast cancer: How occupational the...
Oct 17, 2017
Lymphedema is a potential side effect of breast cancer surgery and radiation treatment that can occur within a few months to dozens of years later. Occupational therapists in our Lymphedema Management... Continue Reading