Archives for October, 2008.

As October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, This New Study Helps Those Undergoing Treatment As Breast Cancer is Leading Cause of Death Among Women Worldwide

St. Petersburg, FL – Local doctors at WellSpring Oncology are encouraged by recent research showing shorter, more intense radiation treatment worked just as well for early-stage breast cancer patients as longer, more drawn out radiation treatments. This study comes just in time as October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More

Deep Brain Stimulation Can Help People Affected By Parkinson’s Disease

St. Petersburg, FL – Parkinson’s disease affects more than 1.5 million Americans, and 60,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, according to the National Parkinson Foundation (NPF). When medication for this disease is no longer effective, a surgical procedure called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) may be an option. More