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Breast Cancer: The Value of Early Detection

Cancer & Oncology

Breast Cancer: The Value of Early Detection

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Early-stage disease has excellent cure rates.

Dr. Anne-Sophie Lefèvre
Colorectal Cancer: Highly Preventable

Cancer & Oncology

Colorectal Cancer: Highly Preventable

Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worldwide. Removing precancerous polyps prevents most cases.

Dr. Anne-Sophie Lefèvre
Lung Cancer: Symptoms Often Appear Late

Cancer & Oncology

Lung Cancer: Symptoms Often Appear Late

Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death globally. Earlier diagnosis dramatically changes survival.

Dr. Anne-Sophie Lefèvre
Prostate Cancer: A Personalized Approach to Screening

Cancer & Oncology

Prostate Cancer: A Personalized Approach to Screening

Prostate cancer is the most diagnosed cancer in men. Many cases are slow-growing and may not need immediate treatment.

Dr. Anne-Sophie Lefèvre
Melanoma: Detecting Suspicious Moles Early

Cancer & Oncology

Melanoma: Detecting Suspicious Moles Early

Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer, but caught early it is nearly always curable.

Dr. Sophie Renard
Leukemia: Understanding the Main Forms

Cancer & Oncology

Leukemia: Understanding the Main Forms

Leukemia is not one disease but a family of cancers of blood-forming cells, each with its own approach.

Dr. Anne-Sophie Lefèvre
Lymphoma: Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin

Cancer & Oncology

Lymphoma: Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin

Lymphomas are highly heterogeneous. Many subtypes have excellent cure rates with modern therapy.

Dr. Anne-Sophie Lefèvre
Breast Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives

Cancer & Oncology

Breast Cancer: Early Detection Saves Lives

With 2.3 million new cases per year, breast cancer is the most diagnosed worldwide. Detected early, the 5-year survival rate exceeds 90%.

Dr. Valérie Perrin
Lung Cancer: Not Just a Smoker's Disease

Cancer & Oncology

Lung Cancer: Not Just a Smoker's Disease

Lung cancer kills more than colon, breast, and prostate cancers combined. CT screening and new therapies are changing the prognosis.

Dr. Antoine Lemaire
Colorectal Cancer: Why Screening from Age 50 is Vital

Cancer & Oncology

Colorectal Cancer: Why Screening from Age 50 is Vital

Colon cancer develops slowly from benign polyps. Detected and removed in time, the majority of colorectal cancers can be prevented.

Dr. Christine Faure
Leukemia: Understanding Blood Cancers

Cancer & Oncology

Leukemia: Understanding Blood Cancers

Unexplained fatigue, frequent infections, easy bruising: leukemias are blood cell cancers whose prognosis has significantly improved.

Dr. Olivier Blanc
Prostate Cancer: The Most Common Male Cancer

Cancer & Oncology

Prostate Cancer: The Most Common Male Cancer

Prostate cancer often progresses slowly. Active surveillance, surgery, and new hormonal therapies offer excellent results.

Dr. Jean-Marc Roux
Pancreatic cancer: a diagnostic challenge

Cancer & Oncology

Pancreatic cancer: a diagnostic challenge

Warning signs, FOLFIRINOX chemotherapy, Whipple surgery: progress against a tough cancer.

Dr. Inès Bertin