1 in 8: Odds that you will be diagnosed with breast cancer if you are a woman. Every 2 minutes: How often a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer. 40,450: Number of deaths caused by breast cancer in 2016. 246,660: Number of new cases of invasive breast cancer in American women …
At Main Street Hospital, we’re on the front lines in the fight against cancer, providing the medical expertise and imaging technology for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of the second most common cause of death in the United States. So it’s definitely good news to know we’re doing our part and making real progress in …
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It’s called the “Silent Disease” because there are no symptoms. Then suddenly, out of nowhere, a person suffers a broken bone, often in the hip, wrist or spine. And if that person is elderly, the medical consequences can be serious, even life-threatening. We’re talking about osteoporosis, a disease that causes structural deterioration of the bone …
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About 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. In fact, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer among American women except for skin cancer. Here are some of the most important risk factors you should discuss with your doctor. Your age: The older you are, the greater …
Do you really want to die from a highly curable disease like breast cancer? The answer, unfortunately, is “yes” if you are a woman over 45 and not up to date with your annual mammogram. It’s time to get real and get over the many excuses that are used to avoid this yearly screening for …
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Don’t be one of the almost 40% of women over the age of 45 who are not up to date with their mammograms. Would you be interested in a free medical screening that could save your life and takes only 20 minutes to perform? Of course you would. And now, because of the Affordable Care …
During a career that spans four decades as a singer/songwriter, Sheryl Crow has sold more than 50 million albums around the world. She’s performed with the world’s most famous musical artists, from the Rolling Stones and Willie Nelson to Tony Bennett and Pavarotti. But what many people don’t know is that Sheryl is a breast …
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