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The new outpatient center is the first at Lee Health to offer the 3T MRI magnet, which produces high-resolution images with a magnetic field that’s twice as strong as a standard MRI.

Two studies explore ways to lessen treatment burdens. One examines whether removing lymph nodes is necessary in early breast cancer. Another suggests a new approach to a type of cancer called DCIS.

A chance swab by a Florida Gulf Coast University student found her to be a stem cell match for a patient with a rare cancer. Two years later, they met midcourt at a basketball game on campus.

On this episode, we outline how to navigate a cancer diagnosis with oncologist and researcher Dr. Chadi Nabha. Then, we highlight the health benefits of meditation.

Lower Keys patients will have a closer option after the health system announced it was opening a treatment facility at the site of the former GenesisCare center.

Research has generally shown that fluoridated water at recommended levels is safe. But many experts and a judge say more research is needed to better understand whether and when risks kick in.

A woman ended up stranded in the hospital because CVS stopped providing the IV nutrition she needs to survive at home. Without it, she’d starve.

A pair of specialists help increase awareness and get a sense of how treatments and screenings for it have evolved since 1985, when Breast Cancer Awareness Month was initiated.

BayCare, which broke ground on its unit this week, has an accelerated timeline for construction due to advanced technology that allows for a smaller footprint than traditional proton therapy machines.

They once had a relatively low rate of breast cancer diagnoses. Now, researchers are scrambling to understand why it’s rising at a faster pace than those of many other racial and ethnic groups.