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Blood Tests for Colon Cancer Screening Not Ready To Replace Colonoscopy, Study Indicates
October 28, 2024
Lilian Chen, MD, Chief of the Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about a new study, which found that colonoscopy remains the gold standard for colon cancer diagnosis, despite new blood tests that screen for the disease.
By clombardi, 30 October, 2024

Lung Cancer Screening Event - Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Screenings save lives! Tufts Medicine celebrates National Lung Cancer Cancer Screening Day Saturday, November 9th with walk-in screening hours for those who have obtained a physician referral and insurance pre-authorization.

You should be screened with a low-dose CT scan if you
By clombardi, 30 October, 2024

Lung Cancer Screening Event - Lowell General Hospital Saints Campus

Screenings save lives! Tufts Medicine celebrates National Lung Cancer Cancer Screening Day Saturday, November 9th with walk-in screening hours for those who have obtained a physician referral and insurance pre-authorization.

You should be screened with a low-dose CT scan if you
Patient Stories
Knowledge is Power: Pathology Consult Program Empowers Cancer Patients
October 30, 2024
Patients facing a cancer diagnosis often feel in the dark about what happens in the lab after all the blood tests and biopsies. This lack of information can add stress and fear during an already difficult time. That’s why Lija Joseph, MD, Chief of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital, has worked hard to bring laboratory medicine out of the shadows.
Lowell General Hospital Pathology Consult Program
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How Genetic Testing Is Changing Cancer Care
October 30, 2024
Dallas Reed, MD, Chief of Genetics at Tufts Medicine, discusses hereditary cancer risk, Polygenic Risk Scores and the latest advances coming to the field of genetic cancer screening.
In the News
How Much Caffeine Is Too Much Caffeine?
October 26, 2024
James Udelson, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiology and Interim Chief Physician Executive of the CardioVascular Center at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about how to limit caffeine intake to safe levels.
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Get Ready To Turn Back the Clocks. Daylight Saving Time Is Ending Soon.
October 28, 2024
Michelle DiBlasi, DO, Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center, in an article about daylight savings time and seasonal affective disorder.
Rodolfo Nunez, MD, Paul Mathew, MD and patient
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Revolutionary Radiation Treatment Offers Hope for Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer
October 25, 2024
Tufts Medicine delivers precision medicine theranostic radiation treatment to patients with advanced prostate cancer.