When it comes to cancer risk, smoking and drinking are “like gasoline and matches,” according to Dr. Stephen Lynch, Primary Care and Intake Physician at Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Phoenix. In fact, when you smoke and drink, you’re multiplying your risk of...

A healthy sex life can prove difficult – especially after cancer treatment. When it comes to healthy sexual relations, experts at Cancer Treatment Centers of America are committed to helping patients deal with intimacy issues. And they say it comes down to these four...

Many cancers can become resistant to treatment. It’s frustrating for doctors. Devastating for patients. This happens for many reasons. Cancer can adapt, making itself unaffected by a treatment that was once working. Or the drug to treat it just never made it to the...

Aging may be part of life, but everyone ages differently based on a variety of different factors. For years, scientists have been studying the role these chromosome tips, called telomeres, influence the development of disease including cancer. “They protect cells and...

Side effects from common cancer treatments like chemotherapy do happen, and the side effects are different for each patient and each drug. One of the lesser-known side effects is hearing loss, which affects one in five patients on a specific type of chemotherapy....

When diagnosed with cancer, you may think to ask the more obvious question such as what treatment options are available, or what side effects may come with them. But what about those questions you may not think to ask. A cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming, and...

Cancer Treatment Centers of America® (CTCA) in Phoenix is conducting a clinical trial of an investigational medication for HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer. The randomized pivotal study, called HER2CLIMB, is evaluating the investigational medication tucatinib in...

Why would a breast cancer patient, for instance, have a gastroenterologist on her care team? Experts at Cancer Treatment Centers of America say gastroenterologists may help medical oncologists diagnose and stage tumors or search for metastatic disease. They may help...

Grocery store shopping can be overwhelming for anyone. When you’re a cancer patient, it can be especially daunting – with so many other competing priorities. Cancer Treatment Centers of America offers some tips to tackling the market because choosing the best foods is...

Should I be doing a monthly breast self-exam? At what age should I start my annual mammograms… or get my first colonoscopy? Sorting through cancer screening recommendations can be confusing. But one thing is clear, it’s best to catch cancer early! Doctors at Cancer...

Cancer risks increase with age, lifestyle choices, environmental exposures and other factors, but the exact causes of many cancers—and why they affect some people but not others—remain a mystery. For some, cancer risk is based on a gene that runs in the family. Read...

“It’s no exaggeration to say that the recognition of the HER2 protein and the drugs used to attack it are among the biggest advances in breast cancer treatment in the last 20 years.” Understanding hormone receptors can provide a clear roadmap for cancer treatment. In...

The first time you do anything, seeking advice from someone with experience helps. Cancer is no different. Hearing from someone who has gone through treatment may provide hope, and answer questions only someone who has been diagnosed would be able to answer. When...

Cancer Treatment Centers of America has opened two new Outpatient Care Centers in the Valley, giving more patients more access to the same personalized, whole-person care with a team of medical experts who focus only on cancer. As of April 1, 2018, CTCA is also a...

Getting any type of medical procedure can make you nervous, which is why you should know all the answers to your questions before you go. But what if you don’t know which questions to ask? Many cancer patients will be asked to get a colonoscopy as a preventative...

“We have an immune system that is designed to recognize native and non-native cells that can harm us. The problem is, it doesn’t always work. Other times, it works against us,” says Stephen Lynch, MD, Primary Care and Intake Physician at Cancer Treatment Centers of...

If you’ve spend several days overnight in a hospital, getting the go-ahead from your medical team may come with excitement to go home coupled with the concern of not having your medical team readily available. So what can patients do to ease their minds before heading...

A cancer diagnosis is certainly life-changing for anyone. As with any life-changing event, you may experience stress and anxiety, but could all those feelings from a cancer diagnosis eventually amount to the levels of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? For some...

One of the most common questions when a patient is told they may need to undergo surgery is, “How quickly will I be back on my feet and back to my normal activities?” After many surgeries, patients are encouraged to stay away from regular activity for some time after...

Passion may have many definitions. So how it it defined by doctors at Cancer Treatment Centers of America? For some, it’s a personal story that lead them down their path. For others, it’s the simple human concept of compassion. For all – their passion impacts the way...

Cancer patients may have many treatment options, but for some, traditional treatments may not be effective. What’s next? Clinical trials may be the answer. Doctors at Cancer Treatment Centers of America say clinical trials are a way to find the next innovative...

Beating a cancer diagnosis may seem like the end of that journey, but that’s not exactly the case. As breast cancer survivor Wendy Waller explains it, “the aftereffects stay with you a long time, I feel like my journey is not complete yet.” Dr. Randall Craft, Plastic...