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An active, previously healthy 50-year-old man, with no family history of colorectal cancer, presented to an urgent care center after experiencing bloody stools for four or five months. This exam prompted a colonoscopy, his first, at a ...
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Winship’s Comprehensive Approach Provides Hope for Patients with Aggressive Prostate Cancer
Six-and-a-half years ago, during an annual visit to his family physician, a previously healthy 62-year-old man was found to have a jump in his PSA, rising from three the previous year to seven. A firm prostate nodule was detected during ...
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Proton Therapy Radiation Benefits Woman with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a Tumor Rarely Found in Adults
In the spring of 2018, a 55-year-old woman presented to her doctor with symptoms of sinus infection and numbness in the side of her face and lip. Based on a presumed diagnosis of chronic sinusitis, she underwent sinus surgery. Pathology ...
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Following a diagnosis of early stage squamous cell carcinoma of the left upper lobe, a 72-year-old male was referred by his local physician to Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. He received Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy ...
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A 48-year-old man from a neighboring state was monitored with serial PSAs by his local physician because of family history, including his father’s diagnosis at an early age. In 2019, a rising PSA that had reached 3.9 prompted a prostate ...
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Clinical Trial Provides New Treatment Options for Older AML Patients
This case illustrates Winship at Emory’s strengths as a clinical and research institution and as a partner with referring hematologists/oncologists in the region. The Leukemia Program at Winship sees approximately 150 new AML patients ...
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Kevin Kalinsky, MD Joins Winship as Director of the Emory Glenn Family Breast Center
Sagar Lonial MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Chief Medical Officer, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, is proud to announce that Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS has joined Winship as the Director ...
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Small Cell Lung Cancer Care and Research Proceed Successfully in Midst of COVID-19
In April 2020, a healthy, active 51-year-old woman scheduled for knee replacement at her local hospital in South Georgia underwent a routine pre-op chest X-ray, which showed a suspicious mass in her lung. A follow-up CT revealed a 2.5 ...
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Winship at Emory’s Team Approach to Lung Cancer Care
In 2015, during a routine chest X-ray, a visible mass was noted in the upper left lobe of a previously healthy 55-year-old woman. At Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, a CT scan revealed a 2-cm nodule. In the first of what would ...
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Proton Therapy Radiation Benefits Woman with Rhabdomyosarcoma
In the spring of 2018, a 55-year-old woman presented to her doctor with symptoms of sinus infection and numbness in the side of her face and lip. Based on a presumed diagnosis of chronic sinusitis, she underwent sinus surgery. Pathology ...
