NEW THERAPIES HELP PATIENTS TARGET THEIR TREATMENTS.
Breast cancer treatment has come a long way over the years. New procedures and therapies have helped extend patients’ lives while also improving their quality of life.
Dr. Howard Zaren — a surgical oncologist with St. Joseph’s/Candler Hospital, the medical director of the hospital’s Nancy N. and J.C. Lewis Cancer & Research Pavilion, and the principal investigator for the National Cancer Institute’s Georgia Community Oncology Research Program — has been treating breast cancer patients for the past 43 years and says he has seen tremendous developments in the fight against the disease.