In September 2022, Ashok Muthukrishnan, MD, MS, founded Florida Theranostics Cancer Center in Jupiter to provide advanced nuclear medicine therapies for cancer. Theranostics, a blend of therapeutics and diagnostics, involves using the same radioactive molecule for diagnosing and treating certain cancers. “Hence, the name Florida Theranostics Cancer Center because we treat what we see on the imaging,” Dr. Muthukrishnan expounds. […]
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Spotlight On Skin Cancer
Radiation oncologist provides a lesson on lesions, treatments, prevention and moreIn its broadest sense, cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in some part of the body. Skin cancer is the most frequently diagnosed in the US. At some point, it will affect one out of five Americans. Skin cancer is typically divided into melanoma and non-melanoma categories. Non-melanoma skin cancers are most commonly called squamous cell or basal cell […]
Concerning Colorectal Cancer
National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, observed each year in March, serves as an excellent opportunity to learn more about the third most common cancer, excluding skin cancer, in both men and women in the US. Colorectal cancer is also the second most common cause of cancer deaths in men and women combined. In the US, approximately 72 percent of colorectal […]
Free Colorectal Cancer Screenings At Manatee Memorial on March 8
March is designated as National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, to bring attention screening treatment and research. Of note, it’s not just a disease for senior citizens. Diagnosis rates for people younger than 50 has increased 2.2% annually from 2007-16, according to the Colorectal Cancer Alliance. The alliance also says the nation’s third most diagnosed cancer, afflicting an estimated 151,030 people […]
Pondering Pancreatic Cancer
Let’s take a few minutes to ponder pancreatic cancer. First, let’s learn a little bit about the pancreas and its important contributions to the body’s day-to-day functioning. The pancreas is an oblong organ that sits across the back of the abdomen, between the stomach and the spine. It consists primarily of two types of cells. Exocrine cells make key enzymes […]
Some Hard Facts About Stomach Cancer
Your stomach is a sac-like organ that plays an important role in the digestive process. Stomach cancer develops when stomach cells begin to grow and divide out of control and form masses, or tumors. Most stomach cancers – about 90 to 95 percent – begin in the gland cells of the mucosa, the innermost lining of the stomach. These cancers, […]