Prevention and Screening

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Smoldering multiple myeloma: What it is, how it progresses and the latest research

Drs. Vincent Rajkumar and Rafael Fonseca explain what smoldering multiple myeloma is and how treating it could potentially delay or prevent multiple myeloma.

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How personalized vaccines target cancer tumors

Dr. Keith Knutson explains how the development of personalized lung cancer vaccines is giving patients hope.

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Mayo Clinic Q and A: Tonsil cancer: What is it and how do you prevent it?

Dr. Katharine Price discusses tonsil cancer and other head and neck cancers associated with HPV and how to prevent them.

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Molecular breast imaging for supplemental breast screening

Dr. Kristin Robinson discusses molecular breast imaging, a supplemental breast cancer screening option for women with dense breasts.

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Mayo Clinic Q and A: Understanding colorectal cancer

Dr. Derek Ebner, a Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist, explains what colorectal cancer is, who is at risk, and when to get screened.

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Ask me anything: Lymphoma

Dr. Allison Rosenthal, a Mayo Clinic hematologist specializing in lymphoma, answered questions about the disease in a Reddit AMA.

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You’re at risk of colorectal cancer. Know the symptoms. Get screened.

Dr. Derek Ebner shares what you need to know to prevent colorectal cancer or catch it early when it's most treatable.

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Mayo Clinic Q and A: How environmental exposures affect your health

Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis explains the exposome and discusses his research into how environmental exposure affects your health.

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Improving cervical cancer screening with HPV self-collection tests

Dr. Kathy MacLaughlin discusses the importance of HPV screening for cervical cancer prevention and new self-collection tests that may help more people get screened.

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Ask me anything: Multiple myeloma

Dr. Rafael Fonseca, a Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center hematologist specializing in multiple myeloma, answered questions about the disease in a Reddit AMA.