If lung cancer is found early, when it is small and before it has spread, it is more likely to be treated successfully. That’s why screening for lung cancer in current and former smokers is so important.

If you feel numbness, tingling and pain in your hand and forearm, you may be experiencing carpal tunnel syndrome. Early treatment can completely correct this condition affecting the hand and wrist. 

With recent advances in breast cancer research and treatment, doctors are often able to reduce the amount and intensity of treatment women receive, while maintaining equally good cancer outcomes, according to Sunny Mitchell, M.D., FACS, Medical Director of The Breast Center at Montefiore Nyack Hospital.

Orthopedic surgeons now have many safe options they can use to help control the pain patients experience after an operation.