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...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 26, 2024 | Surgery Without a Scalpel
Yes, it is possible to have surgery without a scalpel. And you can even walk out the door about an hour later and carry on with your daily activities. This kind of surgery without any cutting is performed every day by physicians at the CyberKnife Center of Miami using...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 24, 2024 | Best Brain Tumor Treatment, Brain Cancer, Brain Tumor Treatment
Nearly 100,000 people are diagnosed with a primary brain tumor each year in the U.S. Approximately 4% of those cases occur in children 0-to-14 years old and are the second most common type of cancer in children, after leukemia. Around 4,000 new cases are diagnosed...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 21, 2024 | CyberKnife Boosts Immune System to Fight Cancer
While CyberKnife radiation therapy itself doesn’t directly “boost” immunity in the traditional sense, recent research suggests it may indirectly stimulate the immune system by triggering an anti-tumor response when targeting cancerous cells,...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 19, 2024 | Best Treatment for Brain Stem Tumors, Metastatic Brain Stem Tumors
This Study Builds on Extensive Published Literature Highlighting the Benefits of the CyberKnife System in the Treatment of a Wide Range of Neurological Indications Accuray, the manufacturer of CyberKnife technology announced today an international retrospective...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 19, 2024 | CyberKnife for Spinal Tumors, Spinal Tumor Treatment, Spinal Tumors
As a TV news anchor and reporter Angie Perez is used to working long hours and hitting the red carpet in stilettos covering entertainment news, plus modeling. “I’m not one to complain, but once in a while I’d get back pain that I blamed on high heels, being on my feet...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 15, 2024 | Children and Cancer, CyberKnife Center of Miami
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, Jenna Fischer, from the TV hit, The Office, actress Olivia Munn and actor James Van Der Beek, the Dawson’s Creek heartthrob – These are just a few celebrities under the age of 50 diagnosed with cancer this year. They may be...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 12, 2024 | Food and Cancer
We Are What We Eat: Certain foods may disrupt your body’s fight against cancer cells a new study finds. It reveals certain food may affect your body’s ability to fight cancer cells in the colon. The potential culprit: an overabundance of certain omega-6 fatty acids —...
by CyberKnife Miami | Dec 5, 2024 | Lung Cancer Treatment
When Rosalind Cohen, an 84-year-old retired government worker, was in a car accident in 2013, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. She was rushed to Mather Hospital for a suspected fractured pelvis. However imaging studies revealed she had a hematoma and...
