Cancer Center News & Stories

A Nurse’s No-Nonsense Approach to Breast Cancer

When Stacey Brown, MSN, RN, (top left) noticed inflammation in her left breast, she did what any nurse would do: she took a picture and sent it to a colleague. “Right from the start, my coworker...

Healing Arts: Providing Comfort through Creativity

George Young discovered his inner artist while he was undergoing treatment for cancer at St. Luke’s Cancer Center. As he sat in the infusion room receiving chemotherapy earlier this year, the burly,...

Meet Ashley Graul, MD, Women’s Cancer Specialist

St. Luke’s Cancer Center recently welcomed Ashley Graul, MD, MSCE, to its team of women’s cancer experts. Dr. Graul is a compassionate and empathetic doctor who treats women with cervical, ovarian, an...

Female Gynecologic Oncologist Joins St. Luke’s Cancer Center

St. Luke’s Cancer Center is pleased to welcome Ashley Graul, MD, MSCE, to its team of experts. Dr. Graul will join St. Luke's Cancer Care Associates to treat women with cervical, ovarian, and uterine ...

New Treatment for Gastro Cancer at St. Luke’s

People such as Brenda Darlington, 58, of Allentown, have new hope in the fight against a rare form of cancer, thanks to the innovative targeted therapy Lutathera® available at St. Luke’s University He...

St. Luke’s Receives Superior Rating for Lung Cancer Surgery Results

Make an Appointment St. Luke’s University Health Network joins an elite group of American health organizations whose lung cancer surgery programs rank in the top-tier of the Society of Thoracic Surg...

St. Luke’s Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Raises Money for Breast Cancer Patients

Photo Caption: (LEFT - RIGHT) Michael Rinker, Administrative Director- Oncology Service, accepts a check from St. Luke’s Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery from Doctor Michael Morrissey, Practice Ad...

“The Boy I Never Knew”

What happens when a patient goes against conventional guidelines and physician advice? The ramifications can be profound, as Rick Boulay, MD discusses in his Journal of Clinical Oncology article “The...

In the News: Glioblastoma

St. Luke’s Cancer Center Wins Multiple National Honors

August 8, 2018 – St. Luke’s Cancer Center has received five awards from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health...

Breast Cancer Prevention Is Better Than Ever

Great breast cancer article in Lehigh Valley Marketplace featuring Joseph Russo, MD, section chief of Women’s Imaging at St. Luke’s talking about state-of-the-art breast imaging technologi...

St. Luke’s Nesquehoning patient: ‘Get screened for colon cancer. It could save your life like it did mine.’

Mary Davis, 67, of Nesquehoning, believes Joanne Calabrese, DO, of St. Luke’s Internal Medicine in Tamaqua saved her life when during a regular visit she suggested Davis have a stool sample test...

Get Real About a Gut Check

Great colon cancer Q&A in Lehigh Valley Marketplace featuring Dr. Noel Martins, St. Luke’s Gastroenterology Specialists and Dr. Asim Ali, St. Luke’s Hematology Oncology Specialists. ...

Colon Cancer IS Preventable… IF You Get Screened

If a simple test could save you from sickness, pain, anxiety and possibly death, you would say, “Sure! I’ll take the test! Why not?” Logical as it may ...

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Uplifting Bra Initiative Supports Women in Need

St. Luke’s Partners with the Brem Foundation to Provide Life-Saving Education and Preventive Screening for Breast Cancer

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Genetic counselors at St. Luke's can help YOU

Social and regular media are filled with i...

“The Girls” Night Out Highlights After-Cancer Reconstruction Options

Juan Carlos Martinez, MD, W. Michael Morrissey, Jr., MD, and Lino Miele, MD, of St. Luke’s Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (SLP&RS), join breast cancer survivors and SLP&RS staff members in celebrating Breast Reconstruction Awareness (BRA) Day.