Cancer News & Information
Cancer (Oncology) News
Eisenhower is in the process of creating strategic plans for each of its areas of service, beginning with Oncology, the development of which is being steered by Steven Plaxe, MD, Director of... more
Named an Athena Award Winner in 2016 and Outstanding Nonprofit Founder in 2020 by the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Selby Dunham — breast cancer advocate and founder of Bighorn... more
Cancer (Oncology) Information
Eisenhower Health Expands Access to Breast Cancer Screenings with New Self-Referral Program, Advanced Detection Technology and New ClinicsIn recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Eisenhower... more
WHILE LUNG CANCER REMAINS THE NUMBER-ONE CANCER killer among both men and women in the U.S., detecting the disease early gives patients more treatment options and a much greater chance of survival... more
Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center is the first and only cancer center in Riverside County to earn prestigious certification for high-quality cancer care by the nation's largest oncology... more
Pancreatic cancer strikes 60,000 people in the U.S. each year, ranking 11th among the most common cancers in the U.S., but it holds the dubious honor of being one of the deadliest and most aggressive... more
Through donations large and small, the Eisenhower Schnitzer/Novack Breast Center is breaking new ground and transforming care regionally by offering new technology in the fight against breast cancer... more
WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT PRECISION MEDICINE today. But what, precisely, does it mean — and how does it benefit people with cancer? Through Eisenhower Health’s affiliation with UC San Diego... more- Thanks To BIGHORN BEHIND A MIRACLE (BAM) fundraising on behalf of Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center, Eisenhower Health offers cutting-edge technology and vital patient support services comparable... more
WHEN GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGIST MARK GENESEN, MD, joined the staff of Eisenhower Lucy Curci Cancer Center this past November, it was a homecoming. From 1999 to 2008, he developed the first and only... more
Patient Stories
“I hadn’t been having any symptoms at all,” says Palm Springs resident Bob Iles, 60. “I was going to the gym three days a week doing high-intensity interval training, swimming... more
You Have Cancer. ANYONE WHO HAS HEARD THOSE WORDS knows what it’s like to have their world shaken and turned upside down. They know, without hesitation, where the mind goes — the pounding... more
In 2005, while Mark Stefanovich, D.Sc, PhD, was on sabbatical in Oregon from the American University in Bulgaria where he taught anthropology, doctors discovered a small lesion on his left pectoral... more
Six years ago, Palm Springs residents Dave Hollander, age 65, and his wife were in British Columbia for the summer when he visited a local primary care doctor in order to get a prescription refilled... more
