The Mayo Clinic might not exist today if it wasn’t for a terrible tornado that hit Rochester, Minn., in 1883. The disaster motivated local physician Dr. William Worrall Mayo to join forces with a local order of nuns to build the 27-bed St. Mary’s Hospital, which was the first general hospital in southeastern Minnesota, in...Read More

Anyone who dreams of becoming a doctor should understand that there are two types of med schools: allopathic and osteopathic schools. While allopathic schools offer a traditional medical curriculum, osteopathic schools supplement lessons in standard medical sciences and practices with instruction on how to provide touch-based diagnosis and treatment of various health problems, such as...Read More

Glioblastoma is an aggressive cancer with a high recurrence rate, even after surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. But Polk experts say a device called Optune can give patients more time, and with minimal side effects. Glioblastoma is an aggressive cancer with a high recurrence rate — even after surgery, radiation and chemotherapy.Read More

Lakeland, FL – Glioblastoma is a particularly aggressive form of brain cancer that afflicts as many as 13,000 patients every year. The condition is known as a form of primary brain cancer because it originates in the brain. Typically, these tumors are located in a part of the brain that is challenging to reach, and...Read More

If you read my article on breast cancer screening in the Times-Union on Sept. 16, you might think this comes from the fact that my family has been treating cancer patients in Jacksonville for three generations, since 1964. Although that influenced my decision to become a cancer doctor, it’s not why cancer is personal in...Read More