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When it came time for her annual mammogram this year, Diane MacLean remembers thinking she might put it off.

Mary Roach, RN has been a nurse at Tufts Medical Center for more than three decades. When she was diagnosed with rectal cancer, she knew where she wanted to receive care.

Dr. Katie Huber and her husband Chris Tarmey recently established the Joey and Anne’s Helping Hands Fund, to provide direct financial support to cancer patients in need.

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths, resulting in over 850,000 deaths worldwide each year, with more than 53,000 deaths related to the disease expected to occur in the US in 2023. The irony is that colon cancer is preventable, detectable and treatable.

National Cancer Institute Grant Awarded to Tufts Medical Center and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Collaborators.

Tufts Medical Center HIPEC “Hot Chemo” is a life-saver for advanced ovarian cancer patient.

Tufts Medicine’s Care at Home delivers top-quality cancer care to kids at home.

A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing moment and the start of a difficult journey. On Sunday, May 21, thousands of survivors and supporters came together on the streets of Lowell to make that journey a little easier.

MelroseWakefield Hospital’s Dr. Aarti Kakkar shares the facts about colon cancer, colonoscopies and how to reduce your risk.

The Women’s Wellness Center located at the Lowell General Hospital main campus offers a variety of services to help women in the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Rachel J. Buchsbaum, MD, Director of the Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center and Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, is pleased to announce that Dominique Michaud, ScD, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Jennifer M. Bjercke Scholar Award for Breast Cancer Research.

Sarah Persing, MD, MPH specializes in breast oncology, oncoplastic surgery, microsurgery and general plastic reconstructive surgeries at Tufts Medicine. She performs oncoplastic breast surgery at both Tufts Medical Center and MelroseWakefield Hospital and answers common questions about oncoplastic breast surgery.

TeamWalk for CancerCare teams walked on their terms again this year, but that didn’t stop them from collectively raising more than $410,000 for cancer patients across the Merrimack Valley, topping last year’s total.

Anne-Marie Wagner has always been careful about her health and kept up with her screenings, especially her annual mammograms.

When her beloved older sister Mary was diagnosed with breast cancer at just 28, Annie Zitzow Galante knew she had to get serious about cancer screenings. She started her annual mammograms at MelroseWakefield Hospital in her twenties and never missed an exam. By the time Annie received a breast cancer diagnosis at 43, her 21-year-old daughter Laura was eager to begin her own mammograms but was deemed too young for insurance to cover them.

Cancer doesn’t go away in a pandemic, and neither does TeamWalk for CancerCare’s commitment to supporting cancer patients in need.

What seemed like a simple decision at the time may have ended up saving Melissa Shirtcliff’s life.

For years, glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer, has frustrated scientists and researchers. But while there is no known cure for this deadly disease, new, cutting-edge research may provide a life-prolonging option for glioblastoma patients and their families.

Your breast health is important.

Call 978.937.6023 to schedule your mammogram.