Skin Cancer Awareness Month At Alaska CyberKnife, we’re proud to provide world-class cancer treatment services to Anchorage and the community of greater Alaska – but even with the advanced cancer treatment technology we have at our disposal, the best way to fight cancer is through the tried-and-true methods of awareness, education, and prevention. May is […]
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Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month April is Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month, and this is a cause that’s truly worthy of promoting. Head & neck cancer is among the most common types, affecting more than 60,000 people every year and accounting for some 3% of cancer cases nationally. As with nearly every form
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Kidney Cancer Awareness Month To most people, March is simply a time for hiding eggs and pigging out on chocolate bunnies – but to us, March means something special. March is Kidney Cancer Awareness Month, and while you may not have known about the holiday, we’re betting you’ve heard of the condition. Kidney cancer is
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National Cancer Prevention Month At Alaska CyberKnife Center, February is one of our favorite months of the year – and it’s not just because we love Valentine’s Day! February is National Cancer Prevention Month, and we think this is one of the most important causes around. We love this holiday because it moves beyond simple
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What is CyberKnife? If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with cancer, we know how devastating that can be. A cancer diagnosis can often seem like the end: but with CyberKnife, it doesn’t have to be. Thanks to advancements in cancer treatment technology, we can now offer a state-of-the-art system that provides
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Benefits of CyberKnife At Alaska CyberKnife Center, we have one mission above all else: to help you beat cancer and live a joyful, healthy, and fulfilling life. We know that the news of a cancer diagnosis can be shocking, and it’s easy to get lost in confusion and doubts about the future, but trust us:
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Alaska Celebrates Lung Cancer Awareness Month Although you see pink throughout the month of October as individuals and groups try to bring more awareness of breast cancer, November is the awareness month for the type of cancer that is, by far, the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. Lung cancer accounts
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Advances In Breast Cancer Treatments Give Hope During Breast Cancer Awareness Month During the month of October, cancer organizations as well as health care facilities, festivals, and local and national sports teams promote breast cancer awareness in communities throughout Anchorage. Although breast cancer is still the second most common type of cancer for women in
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Stereotactic Radiation Potential Emerges In Prostate Cancer With widespread use of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening, a majority of newly diagnosed prostate cancers are confined to the organ and are typically treated with radical prostatectomy or radiotherapy. An emerging radiotherapy option is stereotactic ablative radiosurgery (SABR), also called stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT), in which multiple-
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What You Need To Know About Metastatic Cancer Many people do not realize that cancer can spread throughout the body from where it originates. That’s why it is such a dangerous disease. One tiny cancerous cell can rapidly multiply to form a larger tumor, and then can travel to other parts of the body like
