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Reno CyberKnife focuses on education during Brain Tumor Awareness Month
May marks the recognition of National Brain Tumor Awareness Month. Since its establishment in 2008, community organizations and support groups celebrate this month with increased efforts to raise awareness of brain tumors, increase funding for research and educate the public on symptoms and treatment options.
The Central Brain Tumor Registry estimates 66,290 new cases of primary non–malignant and malignant brain and central nervous system tumors will be diagnosed in the United States in 2012. What patients may not know is that a large percentage of those diagnoses will be from metastatic tumors, tumors that develop from cancer cells that have spread from another part of the body.
There are more than 120 different types of brain tumors, and while not all are necessarily fatal, any brain tumor should be considered a serious health condition. Brain tumors often create increased pressure in the skull, known as intracranial hypertension. This can lead to, among other conditions, headaches, vomiting, vision problems and altered states of consciousness.
Reno CyberKnife Highlights Healthy Living for National Cancer Control Month
In support of April as Cancer Control Month, Reno CyberKnife is encouraging local residents to use a proactive approach to a healthy lifestyle.
Cancer Control Month highlights the progress in fighting cancer and increases awareness of who is at risk. The initiatives of Cancer Control Month seek to encourage healthy lifestyles, promote cancer screening, increase access to quality cancer care, and improve quality of life for cancer survivors. In 2012, the American Cancer Society predicted Nevada will have more than 13,000 potential new diagnoses. MORE →
Reno CyberKnife Celebrates Patient Safety Awareness Week
In recognition of Patient Safety Awareness Week, Reno CyberKnife joins a nation-wide effort to encourage engagement of patients, families and the community by promoting the importance of being an active participant in the health care delivery process. MORE →
International Physicians Visit Reno CyberKnife for Training
Physicians from the Mexico City CyberKnife team received training from Reno CyberKnife in preparation for the arrival of the first CyberKnife machine in Mexico. Dr. Jonathan Tay and Dr. Alberto Pérez discuss CyberKnife’s impact on cancer treatment.
Local TV Station Speaks to Patient about CyberKnife Experience
KTVN-TV Health Watch anchor, Wendy Damonte, recently visited our center to speak with Margaret Larson about her cancer journey and experience with CyberKnife treatment. Larson was treated for lung metastases by Medical Director Dr. Jonathan Tay.
Lung Cancer Awareness Month A Time to Take Action
As a disease that annually takes the lives of more people than breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers combined, lung cancer will kill more than 156,000 people in the United States this year, according to the American Cancer Society. Additionally, about a quarter of a million people will face a lung cancer diagnosis.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month — a time to take action, quit smoking, educate loved ones and raise awareness for the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and women.
Prostate Cancer: Awareness Month a Time to Learn Risk Factors
One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in his lifetime while one in 36 men will die of the disease, which the American Cancer Society names as the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men. This year alone nearly 250,000 men will face a prostate cancer diagnosis.
In Washoe County, about 138 of every 100,000 men are affected, according to the National Cancer Institute.
Reno CyberKnife Congratulates Saint Mary’s for Breast Accreditation
Reno CyberKnife congratulates Saint Mary’s Center for Cancer on becoming the first program in Nevada to receive accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.
The distinction recognizes Saint Mary’s for meeting rigorous standards for quality of care. The breast program and Reno CyberKnife are part of the broad team of cancer specialists serving Saint Mary’s Center for Cancer, accredited as a Community Hospital Comprehensive Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer.
The Center for Cancer offers an array of services ranging from the latest treatment advances to nutritional and spiritual care.
AAUW Tour of Reno CyberKnife
Dr. Jonathan Tay explains the benefits of CyberKnife treatment to members of the American Association of University Women during a recent visit the group made to the center.
NCET Tour of Reno CyberKnife
Medical Director Dr. Jonathan Tay speaks to a group from the Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology during a recent tour of the CyberKnife center. Pictured with the CyberKnife, Dr. Tay explains how the technology offers important noninvasive treatment options for patients.