On Thursday, May 5, the Alliance Cancer Centers in Greenville and Clarksdale hosted a continuing medical education (CME) dinner for local physicians, nurse practitioners, hospital staff, and other area healthcare workers. Alliance Cancer Center has partnered with Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville, Mississippi, to host a series of CME dinners, and this was […]
April is National Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month and April 10 – 16, 2016 is National Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week. According to the American Academy of Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery), each year, more than 55,000 Americans will develop cancer of the head and neck (most of which is preventable) […]
In 2000, March was officially designated as National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. Since then, it has grown to be a rallying point for the colon cancer community where thousands of patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates throughout the country join together to spread colon cancer awareness by wearing blue (on the first Friday of March), holding […]
According to a new study published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, cancer patients who miss two or more radiation treatment sessions are at increased risk for a return of their cancer. The study, which was conducted at the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care (MECCC) and the Albert Einstein Cancer […]
If your New Year’s resolution to get fit and healthy is already losing steam, February, which is National Cancer Prevention Month, is a great time to give yourself a second chance. Renew your efforts to make healthier choices by learning what you can do to help reduce your cancer risk. The Centers for Disease Control […]
Alliance Cancer Centers of Clarksdale and Greenville announced that Mary Riley, RN has joined their cancer care treatment teams. Mary Riley is a certified Family Nurse Practitioner. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2012 and her Master of Science in Nursing in 2015 from Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. […]
Over 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the United States every year. That is 33 women a day. Unlike some other cancers, cervical cancer is not considered to be passed down through family genes. It is caused by certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV). When a female is infected with these types of […]
