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Pancreatic cancer is a devastating disease that is often detected too late for effective treatment. Hoag Family Cancer Institute is changing that. As a leader in the early detection and innovative treatment of pancreatic cancer, Hoag offers programs unlike any other hospital in Orange County to turn the tables on pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic Cyst Surveillance Program Thanks to … Read More

Hoag now offers the only Molecular Imaging and Therapy cancer trials in Orange County, including the hospital’s first National Institutes of Health-funded clinical trial. The two trials in this emerging field of medicine build on Hoag’s promise to offer the most advanced care possible to its patients. Hoag is one of only 40 hospitals in the nation … Read More

The mitral valve is the gatekeeper between the left atrium and the left ventricle. When it works properly, it keeps oxygen-rich blood flowing through the body. When it doesn’t, people can experience fatigue, shortness of breath, and even serious heart failure. The types and causes of mitral valve disease vary, as do appropriate treatments. Mitral valve stenosis, … Read More

What if you could meet your baby before he or she was born? What if you could experience the early stages of motherhood, just before they happened? The questions sound like the premise for a science fiction movie, but they’re real desires expressed by women for years. As the hospital with the highest volumes of … Read More

Wilson Yeung’s back pain was a nuisance at first. It came on when he turned 40, so Wilson figured it was just a function of aging. Then the pain grew worse. Five years and several complementary and alternative medicine techniques later, Wilson’s degenerative spine disease advanced to the point that he began experiencing a terrible, persistent pain … Read More

Hoag Family Cancer Institute and Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute at Hoag have begun testing a promising treatment for patients with glioblastoma (GBM), the deadliest form of brain cancer. Chosen by Nascent Biotech, Inc. to become the first testing site in the nation, and through philanthropic support, Hoag is currently enrolling patients for a Phase 1 clinical trial to … Read More

Both of Scott Chantos’ parents died of cancer, and his grandfather died of prostate cancer. So, when Scott was diagnosed with prostate cancer, the 57-year-old wasn’t going to take any chances. He was determined to find the best course of treatment, with the best medical team at the best hospital. Extensive research led him to Hoag … Read More

Already the most trusted hospital in Orange County for the treatment of gynecologic cancers, Hoag recently opened an 18-chair dedicated gynecologic infusion center in Newport Beach to provide infusion care and physician appointments in one convenient location. The infusion center is part of Hoag’s patient-centered approach to integrated care, which improves a patient’s experience and outcomes … Read More

Hoag knows that to a woman undergoing a breast biopsy, every minute matters. That is why Hoag is one of the only hospitals in Orange County to offer the Brevera Biopsy System, a new technology that increases the success rate of biopsies, while significantly decreasing the average time it takes to perform a biopsy. The … Read More

An active kid, James McKiernan had played basketball, volleyball and water polo before he fell mysteriously ill during his freshman year of high school in San Luis Obispo. During his sophomore year, he lost 50 pounds in a few weeks. He was airlifted to a children’s hospital in Central California, where physicians tried a variety … Read More