by Sutter Health | Jun 2, 2022
By Clayton Warren and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors It’s a safe bet that most 84-year-olds who’ve recently had triple heart bypass surgery might at least consider slowing down, but not longtime Oakland resident Leonard Mercer. Originally from the...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Feb 23, 2022
Timing is everything when it comes to maintaining good health. That’s according to Dr. Rita Kwan-Feinberg, MPH, FACS, a Sutter East Bay Medical Foundation surgeon who specializes in breast cancer and serves as co-director of the Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center at...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Feb 7, 2022
According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S. for men and women. Catching colon cancer early through screening reduces the number of deaths from the disease, yet many people are not up to...
by Sutter Health | Feb 9, 2021
Sutter Health and Stanford Medicine have formalized a joint venture between the two health systems to expand access to coordinated, state-of-the-art cancer services for patients and their families in the East Bay. The Stanford Medicine | Sutter Health Cancer...
