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Luciano Dueñas Villafuente with Dr. David Caba Molina

Patient Care

Robotic procedure eases, accelerates pancreatic cancer patients’ recovery

March 13, 2023
Luciano Dueñas Villafuente was first to undergo robotic Whipple at LLU Cancer Center
Bricey Leathers (left) and her mother, Melinda Sammons (right)

Patient Care

Early-stage lung cancer patients ineligible for surgery can benefit from proton therapy instead

November 14, 2022
Melinda Sammons’ family grateful for option of proton therapy, pleased with experience
Close up shot of older couple's eyes

Patient Care

LLU Cancer Center offers cutting-edge immunotherapy for melanoma in the eye

October 26, 2022
Oncologist discusses treatment advances for patients with metastasized uveal melanoma
Patricia Bianchi smiles at her home.

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What’s possible when catching breast cancer early? One patient’s journey

October 10, 2022
Patricia Bianchi free from breast cancer after lumpectomy, targeted proton therapy at LLU Cancer Center
Thomas Hendrix and Dr. Herbert Ruckle talk and walk together on Loma Linda University's campus.

Patient Care

Former fire chief partners with LLU care teams to put out aggressive, recurring prostate cancer

September 20, 2022
Thomas Hendrix shares the roles screening, communication, technology, played in his cancer journey
Amber Hurd

Patient Care

Young survivor of Stage IV Hodgkin Lymphoma walks again toward bright future

August 29, 2022
After completing treatment at LLU Cancer Center, Amber Hurd hopes to return to school and traveling
Physician holding white ribbon for lung cancer awareness

Patient Care

World Lung Cancer Day: Celebrating advances in care, patient resilience

August 1, 2022
LLU care team journeys with lung cancer patients from stage IV to no trace of cancer
Rodrigo Gallegos has been able to visit loved ones in Mexico after overcoming sarcoma at Loma Linda University Health.

Patient Care

LLU physicians, patient brave fifty-pound tumor removal

July 19, 2022
LLU sarcoma disease management team assured Rodrigo Gallegos’s survivorship
Mark Reeves presenting at Celebration of Life

Patient Care

Cancer survivor event forefronts new services, advances in cancer therapies

June 6, 2022
LLU Cancer Center’s 31st annual Celebration of Life event offered patients strength for the journey
Dennis Backus with his sister at Loma Linda University Health.

Patient Care

Immunotherapy helps patient squash advanced squamous cell skin cancer

May 3, 2022
LLU cancer experts used immunotherapy to rid Dennis Backus’s ten-year-old cancer
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