Agnesian Cancer Care

Often when we read or hear about skin cancer and sun exposure the term UV will be used. UV is short for ultraviolet radiation and it is given off by the sun, as well as tanning beds. The UV rays have three different wavelengths called UVA, UVB and UVC.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.  In 2015, there were an estimated 132,000 new cases of colon cancer and almost 50,000 people died from colon cancer in the United States.

Medical History

Filip Troicki, MD, MBA

When a healthcare provider looks at a family's medical history to determine whether the cancer in a family is hereditary, he or she starts by asking the following questions:

Doctor with female patient

Filip Troicki, MD, MBA

Female runner runs along Lake Michigan in Chicago, Illinois

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