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What would you do if a close family member or friend recently was diagnosed with cancer and radiation has been recommended to treat the disease? ...

Clinical trials are research studies that help scientists develop new medications and treatments to address and prevent disease. People volunteer for ...

Washington Health, in collaboration with the Center for Dermatology in Fremont, will offer complimentary skin cancer screenings, May 3, from 10 a.m. ...

This is the second of a two-part series. Getting a breast cancer diagnosis is shocking and upsetting, but Christine N. is grateful for her treatment ...

The Medical Director of the UCSF - Washington Cancer Center, Bogdan Eftimie, MD, is often asked by patients what to expect when they need treatment at ...

For Victor Chen, MD, MPH, joining the team at the Washington Radiation Oncology Center (ROC) in Fremont felt like coming home. The radiation ...

In early September, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began mandating that all mammogram reports must include a summary of breast density. ...

In 1985, the American Cancer Society designated October as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to promote screening and prevention of the disease, ...

Getting a colonoscopy is not usually at the top of people’s to-do list as they age, but if you ask someone how theirs went, they may say it’s not as ...

Colon and rectal (colorectal) cancer is the third most common cancer diagnosed annually in both men and women in the U.S. The good news is rates of ...

It’s been said that family knows you best. For Christina “Teena” Posas, 54, this adage may have saved her life. In October 2017, Teena was busy with ...

For more than 30 years, Washington Health Health System (WH) has been Sheila Amaral’s hospital. Even after moving to San Jose in 1998, Sheila still ...