Pathology and Healthy Living

The precision medicine revolution has fundamentally changed cancer care. With a deeper understanding of the mutations behind cancer, and...

Colon cancer is the third most common cancer in both men and women. In 2015 there will be an estimated 93,090 new cases of colon cancer...

The discovery of a breast mass or an abnormality on mammogram is understandably a very distressing experience. Knowing what to expect can...

October is breast cancer awareness month. This year an expected 231,840 cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women, along...

Gleason score, introduced in 1966, is one of the most important prognostic factors in prostate cancer. Treatment decisions are largely...

All treatment begins with a pathologist's diagnosis. Prostate cancer is often discovered during screening as a result of an elevated...

Social media has transformed the way information and news is shared. Ideas can be delivered instantly. It has affected every aspect of...

Consider these facts on prostate cancer. More than 200,000 men will develop prostate cancer this year, making it the #1 cancer in men...

Researchers at the Sanford- Burnham Medical Research Institute have discovered a group of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) that are present...

Pathologists play a critical role in the selection and maintenance of prostate cancer patients on active surveillance (AS) protocols. In...

More than 200,000 men will develop prostate cancer this year, making it the #1 cancer after skin cancer. Almost 30,000 men will die of...

Controversy surrounds prostate cancer screening. Is it effective? What are the guidelines? In the ongoing series of articles celebrating...

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men after skin cancer. The American Cancer Society estimates there to be about 220,800 new...

The advent of precision medicine has ushered in a new way of battling cancer. With an understanding of the genetics of cancer, treatment...

The approach to sampling the prostate, for those with an elevated PSA or abnormal digital rectal exam may be changing. A new technique,...

Celebrity health stories create teachable moments for everyone. There has been a lot of press surrounding breast cancer, while prostate...

In 1966, Donald Gleason introduced a standardized system for scoring prostate cancer, based on glandular architecture at low to medium...

Cancer stage is a measure of the extent of tumor involvement. Each type of cancer has a unique set of instructions for staging. However,...

​​ In recognition of National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, it is appropriate to understand the pathology report. All treatment begins...

More than 200,000 men will develop prostate cancer this year, making it the #1 cancer after skin cancer. Almost 30,000 men will die of...