The Scope Blog

Not only does different cancers affect people differently, but sometimes your race raises your risk of developing cancer or your likelihood of successful treatment. Disparities in cancer rates among different racial and ethnic groups can be related to socioeconomic status, access to healthcare, systemic barriers and cultural factors. To address these disparities, we must all raise awareness, promote early detection and screenings, improve access to quality care and address the social determinants of health that contribute to worse patient outcomes.

Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers among men. Approximately 1 in 7 men will be diagnosed in their lifetime.

A cancer diagnosis is life-changing and brings fear, uncertainty and stress for the patient and loved ones. But, with encouraging advancements in treatments, including radiation therapy, there’s also hope for more positive outcomes — improved cure and remission rates, and greater life expectancy and quality of life.

Undergoing cancer surgery can be overwhelming. But there are innovative and less-invasive surgery options for some types of cancer available at Tanner.

When it comes to cancer, an ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure. Learn how to reduce your risk.

Finishing cancer treatment is cause for celebration. Learn how to stay healthy after treatment.

Hormones regulate many bodily functions. But some fuel certain cancers. Learn how hormone therapy can help make cancer grow more slowly or stop its growth.