Patient Safety Awareness Week, an annual education and awareness campaign for health care safety, will be recognized March 3-9. The National Patient Safety Foundation (NPSF) leads the nationwide effort seeking to promote collaboration among all aspects of patient care. The theme, “Patient Safety 7/365: 7 days of recognition, 365 days of commitment to safe care,” […]
The American Cancer Society estimates lung cancer will be detected in nearly 220,000 people this year. The disease, ranked as the most common cancer diagnosis worldwide, kills more people annually than breast, colon and pancreatic cancers combined. While surgery or external-beam radiation therapy is considered a standard treatment for lung cancer, patients who are in […]
Louisville CyberKnife radiation oncologists Dr. Moataz El-Ghamry and Dr. Neal Dunlap explain the benefits of CyberKnife® treatment for prostate and lung cancer on WHAS-TV’s “Great Day Live.”
According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer will account for an estimated 13 percent of total cancer diagnoses in Kentucky this year. Men in central Kentucky and southern Indiana facing a prostate cancer diagnosis and seeking treatment can now add a new option to the list “Ó CyberKnife®. In the fall of 2012, the […]
In the fight against cancer, CyberKnife® provides an important alternative for patients seeking a nonsurgical option with shorter treatment times, fewer side effects and a more rapid recovery. Our center uses a team approach to patient care in which physicians and other team members collaborate to develop a customized CyberKnife treatment plan to best suit […]
Louisville CyberKnife’s medical director Dr. Shiao Woo appeared on “WAVE Listens Live” to discuss CyberKnife’s noninvasive treatment of tumors throughout the body.
As the second-most common cancer in both men and women, lung cancer is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths. The American Cancer Society estimates more than 160,000 people will lose their battle with lung cancer this year, accounting for more victims than breast, prostate, colon and pancreatic cancers combined. In recognition of National Lung […]
Watch the latest coverage of Louisville CyberKnife at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Click the videos below to view segments from WAVE-TV and WHAS-TV.
Louisville CyberKnifeopened in October 2012 at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center and offers patients throughout Kentuckiana treatment with the CyberKnife®robotic radiosurgery system. In preparation of launching Louisville’s first and only CyberKnife program, the center hosted an Open House to unveil the new CyberKnife technology now offered in partnership with the James Graham Brown Cancer […]