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City of Hope Orange County leads “Pink is Powerful” breast health initiative
This Breast Cancer Awareness Month, City of Hope Orange County physician leaders and breast cancer experts — joined by health leaders at Orange County Health Care Agency, CalOptima Health and...
Young Mom Perseveres Over Stage 3 Breast Cancer
Ashley Saylor and her son, Ethan At 35, life was pretty great for Ashley E.M. Saylor. She married a wonderful guy, they bought a home together in Claremont, California, and her art career was thriving...
Grateful ovarian cancer patient is back on the road to tomorrow
Viana Mehl-Laituri went in for her annual wellness exam thinking it would be just a routine visit. The 45-year-old Tustin resident had been feeling fine and wasn’t experiencing any symptoms...
Why Cancer Care Is Personal to Urologic Surgeon
Diana Londoño, M.D., assistant clinical professor in the Division of Urology and Urologic Oncology “I'm not the warm and fuzzy type.”Diana Londoño, M.D., a City of Hope surgical urologist, is trying, with typical self-effacement, to describe her personality.Everyone around her...
City of Hope Orange County leads lifesaving immunotherapy research and treatment for hematologic cancers
One of the most innovative options for a growing range of patients with hematologic (blood-related) cancer is immunotherapy. Immunotherapy drugs “teach” the immune system to better recognize and attack particular...
Arizona Mammogram Rates Are Lower Than National Average
A mammogram is a highly effective way to screen for breast cancer, catching more than 85% of tumors. But most states, including Arizona, do not meet the mammography screening...
Expanding Hope: Building Orange County’s only hospital exclusively focused on treating and curing cancer
Since then, we’ve established the largest and most advanced network of highly specialized cancer care locations in the region — all surrounding City of Hope Orange County Lennar Foundation Cancer...
Colorectal Cancer in Arizona Not Just ‘Old Person’s Disease’
If you’ve never given going to the bathroom a second thought, it may be a good idea to start paying a little more attention when you do. How the stool...
Pediatric Oncology Nurse Shares What Led her to the Career
Riley Lamora One colleague has a special nickname for Riley Ruiz Lamora, B.S.N., R.N., a City of Hope nurse working in pediatric oncology.“I call her Smiley Riley,” said Michael Ilagan...
Melanoma in the Midwest: How to Protect Yourself
The Midwest is a great place to live, but the winters can be long and gray. Minneapolis and Chicago, for example, each has about 280 cloudy or partly cloudy days...