#breast-cancer

Lexington Medical Center offers a number of support groups for patients with cancer.

The Lexington Medical Center Foundation is home to the Crystal Smith Breast Cancer Fund, which provides needed supplies to women undergoing cancer treatment.

We're lighting up our hospital in pink this month to show support for breast cancer survivors everywhere.

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

If you’ve been smoking for a while, you may wonder why you should stop now. The damage has been done, right?

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.

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.

When breast cancer survivor Melissa Tyler had the opportunity to participate in a clinical trial at Lexington Medical Center, she jumped at the chance.

Research shows a clear link between alcohol consumption and breast cancer, but how much is too much?

At age 39, Libby had never felt any lump or had any issue with breast health. So, she wasn’t too concerned when she received a phone call from Women’s Imaging at Lexington Medical Center a few days after her routine mammogram.

Crystal Schafer has always been vigilant about having yearly mammograms. When COVID hit in 2020, she still made a point to have a mammogram.

Early detection of breast cancer is key to survival. In this “Buddy Call” report with WLTX news anchor Darci Strickland, Mary Kathryn Burbank explains how early detection saved her life.

Lexington Medical Center is pleased to announce Lexington Medical Cancer Center’s Clinical Research and Education affiliation with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center in Charleston, SC.

Immunotherapy is a key tool in the treatment of cancer and has revolutionized oncology over the past decade.

The ovarian cancer survival rate is low. That’s why it’s important to know the symptoms and how you can lower your risk of developing it.

Just one year after completing breast cancer treatment, 42-year-old Carrie Morris ran 48.6 miles in four days at Walt Disney World’s “Dopey Challenge.”

The year after high school should be one of the happiest times in life. But what happens when, at the very young age of 19, you learn you have breast cancer?

You may be surprised to learn that alcohol is a carcinogen and drinking as little as one alcoholic drink a day increases your risk of developing breast cancer.