As a cancer specialist and neuro-oncologist at Norton Cancer Institute, Renato V. LaRocca, M.D., diagnoses and treats high-grade brain tumors and other solid tumors. Last summer, he applied the same evidence-based approaches he uses to help patients to try and answer one of history’s most vexing questions: What really happened to legendary aviator Amelia Earhart?…
The average person may have only limited interest in news from a professional medical conference for oncologists. That changes quickly, however, when the news sparks a shift in medical treatment that could affect tens of thousands of women every year. Now, many early-stage breast cancer patients may avoid needing chemotherapy. Need to schedule a mammogram…
Is it ever too early for a colonoscopy? Need a colon cancer screening? We’re here for you, even on weekends. Schedule a convenient Saturday colonoscopy easily online or with one phone call. Schedule now or call (502) 446-WELL (9355) Newly revised guidelines from the American Cancer Society recommend that people as young as age 45…
We get it— no one wants to talk about colon cancer and colonoscopies! But colon cancer is the third most common cancer in men and women and the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., so we need to talk about it. What is colon cancer? Colon (or colorectal) cancer starts in the…
As summer hits full stride, families throughout Kentucky will be spending lots of time outdoors. Whether you are working outside or enjoying time at the park, lake or playground, Norton Cancer Institute has some advice: Enjoy the sun safely. As an oncologic dermatologist at Norton Cancer Institute, Jae Jung, M.D., Ph.D., cares for patients at…
Norton Healthcare Prevention & Wellness’s breast cancer screening program has been selected by Susan G. Komen Kentucky as a recipient for a 2018 community awards grant. The $57,967 grant will help provide mammograms for uninsured or underinsured women. It also will support Promotoras, a special outreach initiative to reach Hispanic/Latino community members. Need to schedule…
My cancer story begins in March 2013. I noticed a lump in my breast, but as a busy pediatrician and mom, I ignored it for several months. Then one night I had a dream I had breast cancer. The next morning I immediately scheduled an appointment with my physician to have it checked out. I…
Churchill Downs, Derby Divas and Norton Cancer Institute have announced they will partner through 2020 to raise funds during the Kentucky Oaks to help provide care to local women who lack access to breast health screenings and services. To celebrate the continuation of the partnership for another three years, Churchill Downs, Derby Divas and Norton…
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month — a good time for a friendly reminder to schedule a women’s wellness exam. A wellness exam includes a pelvic exam, breast check, Pap smear and a mammogram, depending on your age. Getting your yearly screenings can help you stay healthy and possibly find cancer early — when treatment…
Norton Brownsboro Hospital is the first hospital in Kentucky to use the newest generation of robotic neurosurgery technology, called ROSA. ROSA’s main uses so far have been in biopsying brain tumors, and most recently in assisting in the first stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) procedure. These procedures traditionally can take as long as 12 hours and involve a…
The American Cancer Society’s 2018 Cancer Statistics report hails another annual drop in cancer deaths. It finds that overall nationwide cancer deaths fell 1.7 percent in 2015. Continuous declines over the past 26 years have added up to an overall 26 percent drop in cancer deaths. Had cancer deaths remained at their peak rate, the…
Cancer is a word no one wants to hear from a doctor. But, once those life-changing words were spoken to Tina Griffith, the Norton Children’s Hospital employee chose to fight. “I woke up one morning and heard, ‘If you are going to pray to me, why are you crying? And if you are going to…
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