Lumpectomy vs Mastectomy – Which is Your Best Option?
Omaha oncologist Stephen Lemon of Oncology Associates discusses the options of a Lumpectomy vs.a Mastectomy for breast cancer treatment. Visit http://www.oacancer.com/mastectomy-vs-lumpectomy-for-breast-cancer-treatment/ to... Learn More
Living and Thriving with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Since her stage 4 metastatic breast cancer diagnosis over three years ago, DeDra Robb continues to go through her treatment with a... Learn More
Getting through Breast Cancer With Children
Going through breast cancer treatment as a young mom with kids was no easy task. Brea Nelson shares her experience on what... Learn More
Diagnosed with Breast Cancer at a Young Age
Shortly after her 32nd birthday, Stephanie was diagnosed with breast cancer. As a young woman, she talks about going through her cancer... Learn More
Real Men Get Breast Cancer Too – A Cancer Survivor Story
Breast cancer is a disease that affects men too. Breast cancer survivor Rick Gough shares his journey to recovery, which included his... Learn More
Living and Thriving with Stage Four Ovarian Cancer
Going through treatment for stage four ovarian cancer, Mary Sue David continues to live a full and active life. She isn’t just... Learn More
Living and Thriving with Stage 4 Colon Cancer
Diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer as a young, working mom, Keisha Holloway has taken on a fighter’s determination during her journey... Learn More
Going Through Colon Cancer As a Senior
Diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer when she was 89 years old, Alice Madsen shares her experience of going through cancer treatment... Learn More
My Journey Through Pancreatic Cancer – A Survivor Story
When Bob Etzel was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer, he was told that this cancer would kill him. Even with that... Learn More
My Journey Through Prostate Cancer – A Survivor Story
Ron Bartunek shares his journey through prostate cancer, from a cancer patient to a cancer survivor. He talks about his diagnosis, his... Learn More
My Faith Journey with Breast Cancer
Amy shares her journey with breast cancer. During this journey, she talks about how her faith has helped and how she has... Learn More
Biking Through Lung Cancer
During his treatment for lung cancer, Steve Malcolm discovered a new hobby – bicycling. Steve talks about how biking and staying active... Learn More
How I Fought Back Against Breast Cancer
When Mindy was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to look at it as a battle. A battle that she wouldn’t back... Learn More
Making it Through Breast Cancer as a Young Mother
Going through breast cancer treatment can be difficult, especially if for a young mom trying to raise a family. In this video,... Learn More
Turning Breast Cancer Into Something Positive
Diagnosed with breast cancer over 10 years ago, Cheryl Stevens never realized how her initial diagnosis with cancer would lead to her... Learn More
My Breast Cancer Diagnosis Was a Shock, But I Got Through It
Breast cancer survivor Mary Kempcke, who is now an oncology nurse, shares her cancer journey, which included her shock of being diagnosed,... Learn More
The Power of Support During My Breast Cancer Journey
Stage breast 4 cancer survivor, Barb Rican shares how the help from her husband, family and friends has helped her along her... Learn More
Diagnosed with Male Breast Cancer
Diagnosed with breast cancer, Mike Catherwood shares what it was like to go through breast cancer treatment as a male.
Making it Through Stage 3 Hodgkin Lymphoma
Diagnosed with stage 3b Hodgkin Lymphoma at the age of 31, Steve shares his journey about through cancer as a young man,... Learn More
A Big Thank You to All My Patients and Staff
Thank you to all my incredible patients and their families, and to my wonderful staff and colleagues. It was truly an honor... Learn More
Empliciti (Elotuzumab) A New Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment for Multiple Myeloma
Empliciti (Elotuzumab) is a promising new FDA approved immunotherapy treatment for multiple myeloma cancer, which is a blood cancer that occurs within... Learn More
Carpool Karaoke – Music and the Cancer Journey
Stage4 breast cancer survivor DeDra Robb chose to sing “My Church” by Maren Morris for this carpool karaoke ride along with oncologist... Learn More
Darzalex (Daratumumab) a Promising New Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma Cancer
Darzalex (Daratumumab) is a promising new FDA approved immunotherapy for treating multiple myeloma cancer, which is currently the 3rd most commonly diagnosed... Learn More
Methodist Meaning of Care Award – Lora Salvo of Oncology Associates
Lora Salvo RN is an one of the outstanding nurses at Oncology Associates who helps to make a difference in our patients... Learn More
Turning Cancer Into Something Positive The Flamingos for Hope
Over 9 1/2 years ago, Cheryl Stevens was diagnosed with stage2 triple negative breast cancer. When she first learned of her diagnosis,... Learn More
How Xgeva ( Denosumab ) Treats Bone Metastases
Xgeva (Denosumab) is an FDA approved targeted cancer treatment that is used to help prevent bone fractures and other skeletal conditions that... Learn More
Last Chemo Day for Kathy
Kudos to Kathy McConnell who finished her last chemo today! Kathy wraps up 1 year of adjuvant Herceptin treatment for stage1 HER2-positive... Learn More
Opdivo (nivolumab) the Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment
Opdivo (nivolumab) is an FDA approved immunotherapy cancer drug treatment that is showing great promise for treating various types of cancer, including... Learn More
How Immunotherapy Cancer Treatment Works
Immunotherapy is a newer form of cancer treatment that uses the patient’s immune system to fight cancer. This treatment uses materials created... Learn More
How Avastin (Bevacizumab) Targeted Therapy Treats Advanced Cancer
Avastin (Bevacizumab) is a targeted cancer therapy for various types of advanced and metastatic cancers, including lung and colon cancer. In this... Learn More
Herceptin (trastuzumab) for HER2-Positive Breast and Stomach Cancer
Herceptin (trastuzumab) is an approved cancer treatment for breast, stomach and esophagus cancers that are HER2-positive – positive for the Human Epidermal... Learn More
How Targeted Cancer Treatment Imbruvica (Ibrutinib) Works
Imbruvica (Ibrutinib) is a cancer treatment for certain types of blood and lymph node cancers, such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and mantle... Learn More
How Do Cancer Clinical Trials Work and Should You Participate?
Many new cancer treatments, drugs and cancer research stem from clinical trials, which are research studies to determine the effectiveness of a... Learn More
About Ovarian Cancer Treatment Lynparza
Lynparza (olaparib) is an approved cancer treatment for certain types of advanced ovarian cancers associated with defective BRCA genes. In this new... Learn More
Ibrance an Advanced Breast Cancer Treatment
Ibrance (palbociclib) is a promising new hormone based cancer treatment for advanced breast cancer. This new drug is intended to help patients... Learn More
Flying Home Over Nebraska from the Holdrege Cancer Outreach Clinic
Flying back to Council Bluffs after a day of treating our cancer patients in Holdrege, Nebraska. Dr. Stephen Lemon with some of... Learn More
Stage 4 Throat Cancer Survivor Story – A Perfect Swish!
Throat cancer survivor Mike Hatfield talks about his journey with stage four laryngeal cancer. Diagnosed with larynx cancer, the one-time Omaha front... Learn More
What is Personalized Cancer Treatment?
Support. Love. Compassion. And skilled, personalized cancer treatment. Having a team that you can rely on to fight your cancer with you... Learn More
Cancer Treatment that Rocks Nebraska – Oncology Associates
Cancer is serious. But the cancer experience can be fun. The nurses and staff at Oncology Associates make cancer fun. And that... Learn More
Faith is Tougher than Cancer
Tow truck driver by day, cancer survivor Faith is truly tougher than cancer. She has survived breast cancer, ovarian cancer and cervical... Learn More
Why Cancer is Love – Male Breast Cancer Survivor Rick
For male breast cancer survivor Rick, his journey with cancer wasn’t just about getting through the treatment. He found that cancer brought... Learn More
Male Breast Cancer Survivor Rick Gough
Male breast cancer survivor Rick Gough never thought that a routine visit to his dermatologist would lead to a breast cancer diagnosis... Learn More
Genetic Testing to Determine Breast Cancer Risk
Breast cancer survivor Stephanie Shephard talks about her reasons for undergoing genetic testing for cancer. It was important to her to determine... Learn More
How Does Targeted Cancer Therapy Work?
As more targeted therapy drugs are approved by the FDA for the cancer treatment of specific types of cancers, targeted therapy may... Learn More
Stephen Lemon MD Cools off For ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
Omaha oncologist Stephen Lemon MD accepts the challenge and cools off for a good cause – the ALS #icebucket challenge. Amyotrophic lateral... Learn More
Friendships Are Born in the Chemo Room | Oncology Associates
Cancer survivors and patients talk about the friendships and encouragement they’ve made in the chemotherapy room during cancer treatment. The people in... Learn More
Rollin to Colon – Cancer Awareness Bike Ride
The Rollin to Colon is an annual bike ride to Colon, Nebraska to help support colon cancer awareness. Oncologist Stephen Lemon MD... Learn More
Breast Cancer Surgery Options – A Personal Choice
If you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, making the decision between a mastectomy versus a lumpectomy can be difficult. These patients discuss... Learn More
Chemo Brain Cancer Treatment Side Effects
Chemo brain refers to a mental cloudiness cancer patients may experience as a side effect during and after their chemotherapy treatment. Visit... Learn More
Cancer Hair Loss Tips – Bald is Beautiful
Cancer survivors share their experiences and tips on hair loss. Their strength and determination truly show that bald is beautiful. Visit http://www.oacancer.com/oncology-video-center/medical-minutes/... Learn More
Kadcyla ( T-DM1 ) an Amazing New Breast Cancer Drug
Kadcyla (T-DM1) is a FDA approved breast cancer drug that targets cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. Visit http://oacancer.com/kadcyla_t-dm1/ for more... Learn More
Cancer is More Than a Word
What is cancer? For survivors, patients, caretakers, friends and family, the cancer journey often brings different experiences and feelings. Watch more videos... Learn More
Colon Cancer Treatment and the Power of Support
Colon cancer patient Kay Gilfert tells her story of surviving cancer. She discusses her initial fear of chemotherapy treatments and how the... Learn More
How to Get Through Your Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Over 200,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with invasive breast cancer every year. Dr. Stephen Lemon of Oncology Associates discusses... Learn More
Chemotherapy Side Effects
Oncologist Stephen Lemon MD discusses various side effects of chemotherapy during cancer treatment. Visit http://www.oacancer.com/chemotherapy-side-effects/ to learn more about chemotherapy side effects.... Learn More
How a Portacath is used for Chemotherapy Treatment
Oncologist Dr. Stephen Lemon from Oncology Associates in Omaha, Nebraska explains how a port-a-cath is used for cancer treatment during chemotherapy. Visit... Learn More
Meet Oncologist Dr. Elisa Bomgaars from Oncology Associates in Omaha
Dr. Elisa Bomgaars discusses her philosophy for personalized cancer treatment and caring for her cancer patients at Oncology Associates in Omaha, Nebraska.... Learn More
Oncologist Stephen Lemon of Oncology Associates in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha cancer specialist Dr. Stephen Lemon discusses the cancer care he provides for cancer patients at Oncology Associates.Learn more about Dr. Lemon... Learn More
What is Cancer to You?
Cancer affects everyone. It’s now a common disease, but our experiences with it are often unique. What is cancer to you? Learn... Learn More