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Advances in medical understanding and technology continue to expand your options for successful breast cancer treatment. Depending on the type and stage of the cancer, your care team may recommend drugs or treatments that target and destroy malignant tissue, hormonal therapy that’s designed to starve tumors, and/or biologics that enhance your immune system’s ability to […]

There’s nothing quite like the pain you might experience when your gallbladder is unhealthy due to gallstones, infection, or other issues. Fortunately, you can live a normal and healthy life without your gallbladder, and surgical removal (cholecystectomy) is a common and generally well-tolerated procedure. Dr. Frank Candela and Dr. David Schreier, of Candela and Schreier

There may come a day when it happens, but the most advanced medical technology on our planet doesn’t yet include walking, talking robots in the operating room. Robotic technology, however, can provide valuable assistance in certain procedures – provided your surgeon has the necessary training and experience required to perform robotic surgery. Dr. Frank Candela

There are more than 15 million cancer survivors in the United States, and that number is expected to jump to more than 20 million by 2026, according to the National Cancer Institute. Over the past 25 years, death from cancer in the US has decreased by 26%.  Advances in cancer testing, including the sentinel lymph

Is anxiety preventing you from scheduling a colonoscopy? Are you worried about what it might find? In spite of popular belief, having a colonoscopy is not nearly as bad as it seems. Here at Candela and Schreier Medical Corporation in West Hills and Thousand Oaks, California, we will work to make your colonoscopy as comfortable

No one looks forward to surgery, no matter how much better their health and life may be after it’s over. There’s a risk for complications any time an incision is made into your body. While modern medicine controls these risks well, there’s always room for improvement. Small incisions Reducing the size of surgical incisions is

Unfortunately, there’s no method of breast examination that’s completely effective at identifying early stage breast cancer. But, performing self-exams can help you notice changes that may indicate you have breast cancer. Since self-examinations are short, easy to perform, and cost-effective, you should include them as part of your breast cancer screening regimen, particularly if you

Robotic surgery used to sound quite futuristic, but now it’s one of the preferred ways to do precise surgeries. If you have an upcoming surgery, ask your doctor if you are a candidate for a robotics-assisted procedure. At Candela and Schreier Medical Corporation in Thousand Oaks and West Hills, California, Dr. Frank Candela and Dr.

Caused by a combination of muscle weakness and strain, a hernia occurs when fat or intestine from inside your abdomen bulges through the muscles and tissues that keep them in place.  You may have one of several kinds of hernias:  An inguinal hernia, which happens when a portion of your intestines pushes through the muscles

Diverticular disease refers to a condition where small pockets form in the wall of your large intestine (colon). When you have the pockets, which are called diverticula, you have diverticulosis. Sometimes the pockets become inflamed or infected, and those flare-ups are called diverticulitis — and can be incredibly painful. The cause of this diverticular disease