by CyberKnife Miami | Feb 1, 2025 | Pancoast Lung Tumor
Facts About Pancoast Tumors: Lung cancer can form in any part of the lungs. When lung tumors grow in the upper portion of the lung, above the first rib, they’re called Pancoast tumors, after Dr. Henry Pancoast, the radiologist who first described them in the early...
by CyberKnife Miami | Feb 1, 2025 | Treatment for Parkinsons Tremors
Doctors recently performed noninvasive CyberKnife radiosurgery on 78-year-old Joseph, a cancer survivor suffering from Parkinson’s disease, with encouraging results. Joseph says he experienced tremendous relief from his tremors, bringing new hope to all Parkinson’s...
by CyberKnife Miami | Jan 30, 2025 | Trigeminal Neuralgia
“Completely debilitating. Often spent days at home,” says South Floridian and CyberKnife Center of Miami patient Debbie Kattan as she describes how trigeminal neuralgia – a facial nerve disorder of the trigeminal nerve which can cause intense, sometimes constant pain...
by CyberKnife Miami | Jan 21, 2025 | Cervical Cancer Treatment
“One woman dies of cervical cancer every two minutes…Each one is a tragedy, and we can prevent it.” The use of radiation therapy remains an essential component of treatment for cervical cancer to achieve a cure. The use of an SBRT boost with the CyberKnife...
by CyberKnife Miami | Jan 19, 2025 | Cervical Cancer Treatment
Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy Boost with the CyberKnife for Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer: Dosimetric Analysis and Potential Clinical Benefits: This is a very scientific study. It’s hard to understand when reading it unless you are a scientist, or a doctor...
by CyberKnife Miami | Jan 17, 2025 | Cancer Rates Climbing For Young Women
ACS Annual Report: Cancer Mortality Continues to Drop Despite Rising Incidence in Women; Rates of New Diagnoses Under 65 Higher in Women Than Men American Cancer Society yearly study also shows pancreatic cancer progress lagging despite efforts to advance treatment...
by CyberKnife Miami | Jan 15, 2025 | Metastatic Cancer, Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment
Aggressive treatments for cancers that have metastasized or spread throughout the body can be harsh on a patient, involve a lot of downtime or time inside a hospital, and it can greatly diminish the quality of life that a patient has. And while there may not be a...
by CyberKnife Miami | Jan 11, 2025 | CyberKnife for Eye Tumors
Efficacy and safety of robotic Cyberknife radiotherapy in uveal melanoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis Objectives: This systematic review is aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of robotic Cyberknife radiotherapy (CKRT) in the treatment of uveal melanoma...
by CyberKnife Miami | Jan 5, 2025 | Alcohol and Cancer
The Surgeon General’s suggestion to put a cancer warning on alcohol is long overdue, doctors say. Here’s what medical experts think people should know about drinking and cancer risk, including the long-term damage of alcohol consumption and whether any amount is...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 30, 2024 | Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer
“I think I went into shock,” is how actor James Van Der Beek, 47, describes waking up from his colonoscopy last summer and being told he had colon cancer in a People magazine article. “I’d always associated cancer with age and with unhealthy, sedentary lifestyles. But...
