Cancer

When Stacey Rostek swings her long dark blonde hair to the side, you can see a question-mark-shaped scar on her scalp. Although it’s barely visible, it’s a reminder that this wife and mom of three young children was diagnosed with a brain tumor one year ago.

Lexington Medical Center participates in a number of cancer-related clinical trials for patients. Some are through the hospital’s affiliation with Duke Health’s oncology program. The treatments give patients access to a wide variety of treatments with a goal of better outcomes for patients in the Midlands and beyond.

A little more than a year ago, Luanne Dyer was awakened in the middle of the night by a sharp pain so severe she sat straight up in bed.

Head and neck cancers include lesions on the skin of these parts of the body. The most common types are squamous cell cancer, basal cell cancer and melanoma

What makes lung cancer so deadly is that it is usually detected late, when treatments are less likely to help. That’s why Lexington Medical Center offers a lung cancer screening program.

The human papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted disease known to cause cervical cancer in women. But did you know that HPV can also lead to head and neck cancers?

Many women report the first sign of their breast cancer was a new breast lump they discovered on their own.

Abdominal bloating. Decreased appetite. Weight loss. Fatigue. They’re vague symptoms that may have a variety of causes. Surprisingly, one of them may be ovarian cancer.

The world was shocked by the death of famous actor and South Carolina native Chad Boseman recently. He died of colon cancer at the young age of 43.

Melanoma is a type of cancer that typically starts in the skin, but rare forms can start in the eyes and mucous membranes, such as inside the nose.