January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.  Once again, screening is vital when it comes to preventing cervical cancer.  Radiation Oncologist Dr. Perez-Tamayo explains the importance of getting a complete pelvic exam and what it all includes, as well as what is a pap test.  Also, why you should limit your sex partners, what is HPV and the importance of the HPV vaccination.  It’s all in the latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center. 

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.  Once again, screening is vital when it comes to preventing cervical cancer.  Radiation Oncologist Dr. Perez-Tamayo explains the importance of getting a complete pelvic exam and what it all includes, as well as what is a pap test.  Also, why you should limit your sex partners, what is HPV and the importance of the HPV vaccination.  It’s all in the latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center. 

Stomach, Esophageal and Pancreatic cancers are all silent killers.  These cancers spread early and are typically detected late – meaning, you could have a sizeable cancer before it starts giving you trouble.  Hear more from Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Perez-Tamayo, on the risk factors and symptoms for these cancer. Also find out how HPV is the new risk to esophageal cancer, in this latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center. 

Stomach, Esophageal and Pancreatic cancers are all silent killers.  These cancers spread early and are typically detected late – meaning, you could have a sizeable cancer before it starts giving you trouble.  Hear more from Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Perez-Tamayo, on the risk factors and symptoms for these cancer. Also find out how HPV is the new risk to esophageal cancer, in this latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center. 

November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month.  Lung cancer symptoms may not show right away, and when they do, the cancer has advanced.  If you are eligible, screening for lung cancer with annual low-dose CT scans can reduce the lung cancer death rate by up to 20 percent by detecting tumors at early stages when they are more likely to be curable.  Radiation Oncologist Dr. Perez-Tamayo discusses in depth this screening option, the difference between what smoking and vaping does to your lungs, treatment options and more in the latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center.

November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month.  Lung cancer symptoms may not show right away, and when they do, the cancer has advanced.  If you are eligible, screening for lung cancer with annual low-dose CT scans can reduce the lung cancer death rate by up to 20 percent by detecting tumors at early stages when they are more likely to be curable.  Radiation Oncologist Dr. Perez-Tamayo discusses in depth this screening option, the difference between what smoking and vaping does to your lungs, treatment options and more in the latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center.

What are you feeling for when doing a breast self-check?  Why is it important to have the breast squeezed during a mammogram?  What are estrogen receptors?   October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Get the answers to these questions from Radiation Oncologist Dr. Perez-Tamayo, as well as learn about genetic screening, triple-negative breast cancers, symptoms for breast cancer and more in the latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center. 

What are you feeling for when doing a breast self-check?  Why is it important to have the breast squeezed during a mammogram?  What are estrogen receptors?   October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.  Get the answers to these questions from Radiation Oncologist Dr. Perez-Tamayo, as well as learn about genetic screening, triple-negative breast cancers, symptoms for breast cancer and more in the latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center. 

Cancers that affect women are highlighted in the latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center. September is Ovarian and Uterine Cancer Awareness Months, so Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Perez-Tamayo discusses ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers. Listen for how she describes what animal a woman’s reproductive system resembles!  Learn what symptoms to watch for as well as how HPV plays a part with cervical cancer. 

Cancers that affect women are highlighted in the latest edition of Cancer Explained with Central Care Cancer Center. September is Ovarian and Uterine Cancer Awareness Months, so Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Perez-Tamayo discusses ovarian, uterine and cervical cancers. Listen for how she describes what animal a woman’s reproductive system resembles!  Learn what symptoms to watch for as well as how HPV plays a part with cervical cancer.