Go Pink! Show Your True Colors during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October You can be one of the hundreds of thousands of Americans who “Go Pink” this October during Breast Cancer Awareness month. That’s because pink is the universal color for promoting awareness and educating the public about the importance of early detection in …
Fighting Fear With Facts In the War Against Cancer Knowledge Is A Powerful Tool Cancer. There are few words that generate more fear in people. And with good reason. According to the American Cancer Society, cancer kills one American every minute. That’s about 550,000 cancer victims every year. In 2010, approximately 1.4 million Americans were …
Facing Chemo? There’s No Place Like Home You’ve just been diagnosed with cancer. Your physician has recommended chemotherapy, an often long and difficult process. After you recover from the initial shock of the news, an important decision must be made. Who will you turn to for help? Many people mistakenly believe that only a big-city …
Don’t be EMBARRASSED to save your life September Is National Prostate Cancer Month How important is having a regular checkup when it comes to beating prostate cancer? Just ask Robert De Niro. The two-time Oscar winner was diagnosed in 2003 at age 60 with prostate cancer. Fortunately, because his condition was detected early, De Niro …
Focus on Technology: Digital Mammography Early detection is critical in the fight against breast cancer. When diagnosed at a localized stage, the five-year survival rate for breast cancer is 98 percent. But if the disease has spread to distant organs or the lymph nodes before being detected, the five-year survival rate falls dramatically to only …
CELEBRITY BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS Being famous does not shield you from the risk of breast cancer. The list of celebrities who have survived breast cancer includes: • Edie Falco: Star of the TV show The Sopranos • Rue McClanahan: Star of the TV show The Golden Girls • Olivia Newton-John: The singer was diagnosed in …
Cancer Screening Cancer can be a deadly disease, especially if it’s not caught early. Fortunately, recent advances in medical research and technology have made it possible to detect cancers at a very early stage. Here’s Dr. Firstname M. Lastname, an Internist with Medical Center/Hospital, to tell us more. What is cancer? Cancer is the uncontrolled …
Cancer Update New developments are occurring every day in the fight against cancer. Here are three recent news items that may be helpful the next time you see your doctor. Prostate Cancer: There is growing controversy regarding the use of a PSA (prostate-specific antigen) blood test in men over 50. For years the PSA screening …
Cancer Rates Decline But Disease Is Still Too Common April is Cancer Control Month, a good time to highlight the many recent advances that have occurred in the fight against cancer. Here’s the good news: cancer rates and deaths have declined for the past two decades. There are several reasons for this decline. Cancer screenings, …
BREAST CANCER BY THE NUMBERS Information is an important tool in the fight against breast cancer. Here are some revealing numbers that will help you better understand the disease. Breast Cancer Is Much More Common Than 50 Years Ago As an American woman, your chance of having breast cancer during your lifetime is one in …
