Blogs

The old advice to “get plenty of rest” during cancer treatment has been updated. Today, research suggests that exercise, when carefully monitored, is a safe and powerful tool to improve the health and quality of life of cancer patients.   (Read More)

For the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer. It’s the biggest win so far for immunotherapy, which has had much of its success until   (Read More)

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. To raise awareness and provide education on oral cancer, we’re sharing tips on cancer prevention and caring for your mouth during treatment from a blog by Angela Hummel and the American Institute for Cancer   (Read More)

In the greater Cincinnati area, cancer patients and their families are fortunate to have several community groups eager to help cancer patients through their cancer journey and cope with their concerns and fears. Cancer Support Community (CSC) is a   (Read More)

Margaret Henry is a navigator. Not the kind you find on your smart phone or at the helm of a ship making her way through the ocean waters. She’s a nurse navigator with OHC and she helps guide cancer patients through the complex journey associated   (Read More)

One type of cancer that we don’t hear too much about is testicular cancer. It begins when healthy cells in a testicle change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a tumor. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to   (Read More)

Researchers at OHC are participating in a clinical trial that, in the near future, could allow people to get a simple blood test to determine if they have cancer cells. Doctors could then treat those cells and possibly cure the cancer while still in   (Read More)

Our immune system doesn’t always know it’s supposed to detect and destroy cancer cells. So what if we were able to somehow teach them to recognize cancer cells and then destroy them without destroying healthy cells? That’s the basic idea behind   (Read More)

According to the National Cancer Institute, 65,000 people in the U.S. are newly diagnosed with head and neck cancer annually. Head and neck cancer includes cancers of the head, neck, oral cavity, larynx, pharynx, sinuses/nasal cavity and salivary   (Read More)

Click on Pioneering Oncology Practice Enhances Value-Based Care (or the image below) to read or download the full version of this article.   (Read More)

In an early clinical trial, 33 out of 35 patients had clinical remission of multiple myeloma upon receiving a new type of immunotherapy — chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells targeting B-cell maturation protein or BCMA. Most patients had   (Read More)

Many caregivers find it a natural part of their lives to help a family member or friend with an illness. It allows them to show how much they love and respect their friend or loved one. Caregiving can mean helping with day-to-day activities such as   (Read More)

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month and we want to share another important tip to help lower your risk for developing these cancers. What is Lynch Syndrome? Lynch syndrome is a genetic condition. This means that the cancer risk can be passed   (Read More)

This year, an estimated 63,990 adults in the United States will be diagnosed with kidney cancer. 40,610 of those will be men and 23,380 will be women. Kidney cancer is the sixth most common cancer for men, and it is the tenth most common cancer for   (Read More)

Researchers from the Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom have modified a flu virus and used it to successfully target pancreatic cancer cells. Pancreatic cancer is the third leading cause of cancer-related death in the United   (Read More)