It may be one of the less common forms of cancer, but that does not mean you should not be aware of your risk for developing a bone or soft tissue sarcoma the next time you see or feel a lump or bump that just does not feel like it should be there and be that painful.

“Any mass larger than a golf ball in areas adjacent to the arms or legs or a mass larger than a marble in the hands or feet should be considered a sarcoma until proven otherwise,” said Dr. Kelly Homlar, an associate professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

When it comes to treating both soft tissue and bone sarcomas, Homlar works with a multidisciplinary team with expertise in sarcoma care. The members of the team include a medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, sarcoma pathologist, orthopaedic surgeon, plastic surgeon, and musculoskeletal radiologist.

Join Chris Curry for this episode of "A Cancer Conversation" as he discusses the different types of sarcoma, treatment options, and how Dr. Homlar connects with her patients to offer Patient- and Family-Centered Care at Augusta University Health and the Georgia Cancer Center.

How healthy is your skin? You’re missing out if your skincare routine doesn’t include a monthly skin self-exam. No type of cancer affects more people than skin cancer — one in five Americans will develop it by the time they are 70, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation.

There are three main types of skin cancer, including basal cell carcinoma (BCC), squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and melanoma. BCC and SCC are the most common and second-most-common types of skin cancer, respectively. Melanoma is rarer but more serious — it causes many deaths from skin cancer despite accounting for about 1% of total cases, the American Cancer Society reports.

Join Chris Curry for this episode's conversation on skin cancer. Chris talks with Dr. Harold Rabinovitz, a skin cancer expert, to discuss the different types of skin cancer, how each type can be treated, and how to protect your skin to prevent skin cancer from developing.

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May is Bladder Cancer Awareness Month, and Chris Curry sits down with Dr. Martha Terris to discuss bladder cancer and what treatment options are available for patients diagnosed with the disease.

The Georgia Cancer Center's Urologic Cancer Care program focuses on urinary tract and genital cancer care through groundbreaking treatments and clinical trials not available anywhere else in the region.

Meet Dr. Martha Terris - https://www.augustahealth.org/provider/martha-terris

While no cancer diagnosis is easy, some can affect our bodies in more ways than others. For people living with brain cancer, they are living with a tumor that can affect who they are as a person. But, new treatment options being offered in Cancer Centers across the country can offer brain cancer patients the opportunity to live a longer life even with one of the most serious tumor types.

Join Chris Curry for this episode of "A Cancer Conversation" with the Georgia Cancer Center as Chris discusses brain cancer with Dr. John Henson, a neuro-medical oncologist at the Cancer Center. Dr. Henson also shares information about a few, new programs he is building at the Georgia Cancer Center focused on the field of hereditary cancer care.

Read More - https://go.augusta.edu/braincancerconversation

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Dr. John W. Henson Physician Profile

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One minute, he is a young, healthy, physically active man with his entire life in front of him. The next, he’s a patient in the lobby of the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University Health waiting to see a urologic oncologist after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. But he won’t be a patient for long as the team welcomes him into their extended clinical family to make sure this man has every resource he will need throughout his treatment process.

According to the American Cancer Society, the average age of a testicular cancer patient is about 33 years old. Dr. Zach Klaassen said he has seen patients in his clinic in their early 20s. And while a cancer diagnosis in general can create a plethora of emotions for patients, for young men the response can be quite severe.

Join Chris Curry and Dr. Klaassen for a conversation about testicular cancer, the role parents play in talking about the disease with their child, and why mental health resources are important for men diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Nearly 54,000 Americans will develop cancer of the head and neck (most of which is preventable) this year; nearly 11,200 of them will die from it. Fortunately, most head and neck cancers produce early symptoms, and knowing and recognizing the signs can save your life.

April is Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month! In this episode of a Cancer Conversation, Chris Curry sits down with Dr. Kenneth Byrd, LaJuana Kennedy, Sarah Deen, and Barbara Carter. To learn more about early detection of head and neck cancer, check out our article: https://go.augusta.edu/HN

March is National Nutrition Month®, hosted by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. This year’s theme, Celebrate a World of Flavors, embraces global cultures, cuisines and inclusivity, plus highlights the ability of registered dietitian nutritionists.

Join us for this episode of "A Cancer Conversation", as two of our dietitians at the Georgia Cancer Center and Augusta University Health, Sarah Deen and Rachel Johanek, provide some suggestions and tips for everyone on how to eat healthier while still embracing the joy food can bring us all.

You can learn more about National Nutrition Month here: https://news.augustahealth.org/2022/03/04/celebrate-a-world-of-flavors-with-national-nutrition-month/

Hello and welcome to the first episode of A Cancer Conversation with the Georgia Cancer Center for 2022. In this episode, our conversation is about cervical cancer. As you may know, January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month. And we want to take this opportunity to share information with you all about this cancer and some of the topics our oncologists want you to be aware of.

Joining Chris Curry for this episode is Dr. Robert Higgins. Dr. Higgins is a member of the Gynecologic Cancer Care Team at your Georgia Cancer Center. He is a professor in the Medical College of Georgia’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.