Ashanti Woods, M.D., FAAP, specializes in General Pediatrics at Mercy Family Care Physicians in Baltimore, Maryland
Mercy Medical Center
Mercy Medical Center is the first institution in the United States to study the role of CRS/HIPEC for newly diagnosed with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancers. Literature exists involving CRS/HIPEC in the role of recurrent disease and in the neoadjuvant setting; however, there is no published data on the role as a primary treatment option in the United States.
Eighty percent of women will develop uterine fibroids before they turn 50, and African-American women are particularly susceptible.
Mercy breast cancer surgeon Dr. Neil B. Friedman discusses research indicating an increase in mastectomies in early cancer detection.
Paul J. Thuluvath, M.D., Chief, Division of Gastroenterology at Mercy Medical Center, has authored the new health book, Hepatitis C: A Complete Guide for Patients and Families, which became available to the public earlier this month.