by CU Cancer Center | Dec 23, 2019 | Featured, Patient Care
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: To examine, among pediatricians and family physicians (FPs) (1) human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine delivery practices, (2) delivery experiences, and (3) attitudes regarding new 2-dose HPV vaccination schedules. METHODS: We surveyed...
by Garth Sundem | Dec 11, 2019 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
Virginia Borges, MD, MMSc Phase III clinical trial results reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented concurrently at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) 2019 show the combination of the investigational drug tucatinib with standard...
by Taylor Abarca | Nov 26, 2019 | Featured, Patient Care
Cathy Noon (middle) and her supporters! After 8 years of serving as the Mayor of the city of Centennial, Cathy Noon was ready for a vacation. A shocking diagnosis of late-stage pancreatic cancer turned her plans of rest and relaxation upside down. Now, Cathy’s care...
by Garth Sundem | Nov 20, 2019 | Featured, Patient Care
When you think of melanoma, you picture the sun. But there is another class of these dangerous cancers that has nothing to do with sun exposure. Mucosal melanomas arise seemingly spontaneously from mucosal tissues, accounting for about 1.3 percent of all melanomas. In...
by CU Cancer Center | Nov 14, 2019 | Featured, Patient Care
Rob Francoeur, retired Chief Master Sergeant in the United States Airforce, shares his experience at the University of Colorado Cancer Center after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Rob in Moab. I have been asked to share my story of being a very fortunate...
by Taylor Abarca | Nov 6, 2019 | Featured, Latest News, Patient Care
Guest Author: Joe Schneider Joe Schneider, Lung Cancer Survivor “I have good news and bad news,” the ER doctor told me. I had been sent to the ER under the suspicion of a heart attack because of chest pains. “We took an x-ray of your chest. The good news is that your...
