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Cancer

When you have cancer, abnormal cells in your body start to divide uncontrollably and destroy healthy tissue. There are more than 100 types of cancer; fortunately, treatment advances help many people control and even cure cancer.

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Types of Diseases

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Blood Cancers (Lymphoma, Leukemia)
  • Breast Cancer
  • Cervical Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Gastrointestinal Cancer
  • Gynecologic Cancer
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Liver and Bile Duct Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Melanoma (Skin Cancer)
  • Myeloma
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Ovarian Cancer
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Sarcoma
  • Stomach Cancer
  • Thyroid Cancer

Cancer Facts and Stats

Nearly 40 percent of Americans receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lives. With treatment advances, more and more people are surviving cancer.   

  • The word “cancer” comes from the Latin word for crab, so named because early doctors observed tumors with extensions spreading into surrounding tissue, like the claws on a crab’s body.
  • Cancer affects men, women and children alike. However, a man’s risk slightly outpaces a woman’s. Men have a 42 percent chance of developing cancer, while a woman’s odds are 38 percent.
  • Once nearly always fatal, today cancer often responds successfully to treatment. The combined survival rate for all types of cancer is 65 percent. The rate, however, varies based on the type of cancer.
  • The number of people surviving a cancer diagnosis has doubled since 1992 and is expected to climb to nearly 19 million by 2024.
  • Researchers today study the DNA of cancer cells to develop new treatments that target precise parts of cancer cells, with less damage to the body’s healthy cells.

 

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Help for Cancer Patients

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Nurse Navigators to Guide You

Sutter Health nurse navigators help guide you through every step, from your cancer diagnosis through recovery.

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Breast Cancer Care

We’re at your side and dedicated to your breast cancer treatment and survivorship.

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A Peaceful Place for Treatment

Sutter care centers provide soothing, private settings for chemotherapy and other infusion treatments.

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Frank dela Rama

Frank dela Rama, R.N., MSN, CNS, AGN-BC, AOCNS

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

I am a prostate cancer survivor, age 72, who remains interested in sexual activity. However I suffer from ED and have not found medications to be helpful. Are the penal constrictive devices an option? What other options are available?

Erectile dysfunction can be a side effect of prostate cancer treatment, but depending upon the treatment (surgery or radiation), the onset and quality of symptoms may be different. ED after surgery may stem mor... continue reading  about  I am a prostate cancer survivor, age 72, who remains interested in sexual activity. However I suffer from ED and have not found medications to be helpful. Are the penal constrictive devices an option? What other options are available?

Frank dela Rama

Frank dela Rama, R.N., MSN, CNS, AGN-BC, AOCNS

Palo Alto Medical Foundation

Is there any benefit to taking supplements such as Saw Palmetto to help reduce or prevent prostate cancer? I have read conflicting articles. I am 70 years old and have been on active surveillance for prostate cancer since early 2010.

Unfortunately, studies on most nutritional supplements, such as Saw Palmetto, are not as robust as the average clinical research study. From what I have reviewed in the literature, we still don't know the exact... continue reading  about  Is there any benefit to taking supplements such as Saw Palmetto to help reduce or prevent prostate cancer? I have read conflicting articles. I am 70 years old and have been on active surveillance for prostate cancer since early 2010.

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Complementary Care: A Healthy Choice

Complementary Care: A Healthy Choice

In addition to conventional cancer treatments, explore holistic ways to heal and soothe your body and mind.

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Cancer Services

The Sutter Health network provides experts in all phases of cancer treatment, from medication to radiation therapy and surgery. Learn about today’s treatment options for cancer.

Doctor Profiles

The following doctors are part of the Sutter Health network. Learn about the doctors on this site
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Dhara M. MacDermed, M.D., M.S.

  • Radiation Oncology

Huan T. Ha, M.D.

Huan T. Ha, M.D.

  • Hematology

  • Medical Oncology

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