Few physicians leave a mark on medicine that spans generations. For more than five decades, Dr. Philip A. Salem has helped redefine how cancer is treated—combining scientific innovation with deep compassion for the people behind every diagnosis.

“Whenever we diagnose breast cancer early, the cure rate is above 90%,” said oncologist Dr. Philip Salem. Kylene Beers, of The Woodlands, said doctors found her breast cancer early. “If you diagnose breast cancer early you can cure it,” Dr. Salem said. Cancer is going to keep moving forward and do what it knows how to do, which is reproduce, reproduce, reproduce. Patients who put off mammograms and any cancer screenings could be putting themselves at serious risk.