Mastectomy can leave your reconstructed breasts numb. For a long time, this was an unavoidable outcome of protecting against breast cancer. Most breast reconstruction options restore breast and nipple appearance but not sensation. Until now. A new technique gives you the chance to not only look – but also feel – like yourself again. It’s called nipple nerve reconstruction.
Maria Alvarran travels from Sioux City, Nebraska, every three months to visit the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Alvarran is helping research be the best it can be. How? By bringing diversity to potential cancer therapies. Alvarran doesn’t speak English.
Researchers and clinicians at Nebraska Medicine and its academic partner, University of Nebraska Medical Center, believe pancreatic cancer can be detected in its earliest stages. That belief is so strong that in 2018, the University of Nebraska Board of Regents approved establishing the Pancreatic Cancer Center of Excellence at the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center.
Feeling under the weather? Most people say vitamin C is their go-to, but does it help? Learn more about vitamin C and whether it can prevent or treat colds.
With years of hydrotherapy experience and evidence-based information about the benefits and risks of water birth, Nebraska Medicine nurse midwives can help you decide if it is right for you. If so, they can support you in incorporating that into your birth plan.
The Nebraska Medicine Kearney Cancer Center is expected to open in 2024. Construction is underway in University Village, a 104-acre, mixed-use development that is a partnership with the University of Nebraska at Kearney. Located on the west edge of the UNK campus, it combines educational, residential, recreational and commercial opportunities in a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.
Cancer care is about more than just treatment. Services that support patients’ physical, educational and emotional needs are part of a holistic approach to care during treatment.
If you are looking to get rid of glasses or contact lenses, you may be looking for a new, entirely reversible solution in the form of an intraocular, vision-correcting implant.
If you‘ve ever spent time around infants or toddlers, you know where everything goes as soon as they get their hands on it – in their mouths. Certain items are more dangerous and could cause more serious harm to your child. If any of these items are swallowed, contact your doctor immediately or go to the nearest emergency room or Immediate Care Clinic.
In recent months, multiple cancer drugs have been in short supply in the United States. While the Food and Drug Administration and the American Society of Clinical Oncology have been working to resolve the shortages, patients with cancer are understandably concerned about getting the cancer treatment drugs they need and the amount required when the time comes.
