Chandler Regional Medical Center is one of only a few hospitals in the state using new technology to locate the placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter, or PICC line.

Chandler Regional Medical Center is one of only a few hospitals in the state using new technology to locate the placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter, or PICC line.

When Tom Dietz was diagnosed with renal cancer for the second time, he turned to music therapy to relieve the stress and shock he felt.

July 14, 2004

Dr. Eli Hammer was talking with a patient in the conference room of his north Scottsdale office when seven federal drug agents wearing bulletproof vests walked in and handed him a search warrant.

The president of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce has received an outpouring of support after having brain surgery to remove a tumor.

December 25, 2004

A mobile oncology radiation unit at Mayo Clinic Hospital in north Phoenix gave Harold Nolde an option in the treatment of prostate cancer.

January 4, 2005

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center will break ground on a 130,000 square-foot, $62.6 million expansion on the Banner Gateway campus Jan. 22.

The Arizona Board of Regents gave final approval last week to construct the University of Arizona Cancer Center-Phoenix.

A state-of-the-art cancer treatment and research center will be built near Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.

This past summer, David Krausman was diagnosed with a fast-growing brain tumor, one that threatened to take his life in just over a year. It was a diagnosis he wasn't willing to accept.

Chandler Regional Medical Center, a member of Catholic Healthcare West, has announced that Dr. Brian Paterick has received board certification in undersea and hyperbaric medicine from the American Board of Emergency Medicine.

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Heat- and sun-related illnesses can come on fast, especially for the elderly, the very young and people with chronic medical conditions like diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Following are common problems brought on by desert summers and what you can do about them.

Gilbert has lost out to west Phoenix as the site for a new $80-million to $100 million cancer hospital to be built by Cancer Treatment Centers of America.

Years ago, Mary and David Krausman met in German class in high school. Now, a few decades later, the couple travelled to Germany, not as a romantic homage to their school days, but for David to receive an alternative form of cancer therapy not approved in the United States.

Years ago, Mary and David Krausman met in German class in high school. Now, a few decades later, the couple travelled to Germany, not as a romantic homage to their school days, but for David to receive an alternative form of cancer therapy not approved in the United States.

Banner Health is planning to become a major cancer network in the Valley with a $100 million research facility on its Good Samaritan Medical Center campus in Phoenix and comprehensive cancer treatment centers at most Banner hospitals.

To medical professionals, they are called “peripherally inserted central catheter lines” and “Sapiens TCS.” To Mary Law of Surprise, they are “a miracle.” This summer, Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center began using an X-ray free device that allows doctors to determine better placement of peripherally inserted central catheter lines, or PICC lines.

When Scottsdale resident Carol Campbell endured radiation therapy for colon cancer 10 years ago, like many patients, she was left to stare for hours at a stark white ceiling.

ROME - Sheryl Crow, who had breast cancer surgery last year, has wished Luciano Pavarotti well in his own battle against cancer.