Over the past few years, The George Washington University Hospital has invested significantly in expanding minimally invasive surgical approaches for kidney-related diseases such as tumors,...
Patient Delorce Ferrell, before and after weight-loss surgery.
If weight-loss surgery is the right option for you, your surgeon will refer you for pre-operative tests and lab work. You may be asked to stop smoking or drinking alcohol as early as one...
Prostate cancer is the second most common type of cancer among American men. The National Cancer Institute estimates there are almost 200,000 newly diagnosed cases of prostate cancer in the United States annually. Prostate cancer is the second...
Stomach cancer arises in the stomach, an organ that plays a large role in digestion. Food travels to the stomach via the esophagus where it is combined with gastric juices and ground to produce a liquid. The liquid then travels to the intestine...
Testicular cancer arises in the testicles, the male sex gland that produces hormones and sperm. The testicles are located within the scrotum at the base of the penis.
There are three types of testicular cancer: germ-cell tumors, stromal...