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Am I at risk if my relatives have cancer?

Awareness + Prevention, Awareness + Prevention, Cancer 101By admin10/26/2021Leave a comment

Raise your hand if you have a family member who has been diagnosed with cancer. You’re not alone if you’ve ever worried about what that means for your cancer risk. Cancer is a sickness that affects each one of us in some manner. Everyone has had someone in their family with cancer at some point…

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IS CANCER A GENETIC DISEASE? – RISKS CONCERNING WOMEN

Awareness + PreventionBy admin03/01/2021Leave a comment

Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide. It is said to surpass heart diseases as the nation’s leading killer by 2030 in the United States. Specific changes to genes that control our cells’ function, especially how they grow and divide, cause cancer. But have you ever wondered how many cancer-associated genes exist in the…

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Chicken Soup for Mind, Body and Soul

NutritionBy admin10/08/2018Leave a comment

Fall has arrived and with it, cooler temperatures (fingers crossed). Nothing tastes as good on a cold day as a warm bowl of chicken soup. For many, chicken soup brings back memories of childhood and carefree youth. A cancer diagnosis can be hard, and we do all we can to bring out the positive aspects…

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Breast Cancer Awareness Takes Center Stage

Awareness + Prevention, Cancer 101, Health TipsBy admin10/02/2018Leave a comment

Breast cancer can strike at any time. There are several stages of breast cancer but how do you determine, once you have been diagnosed, what stage your cancer is in? There are several ways doctors test to assess what stage your cancer is in. Some forms of treatment can include a sentinel lymph node biopsy…

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University Cancer Centers Recipes and Tips for Cancer Prevention

Awareness + Prevention, Health Tips, NutritionBy admin07/23/2018Leave a comment

  Nutrition is important, and no one knows that better than the staff and doctors at University Cancer Centers. The University Cancer Centers blog offers patients a variety of cancer preventative recipes that are heart healthy, nutritious, and in many ways a great way to prevent cancer. Unfortunately, in some cases, cancer can’t be prevented,…

What are you doing to help prevent skin cancer this summer?

Awareness + Prevention, Cancer 101By admin07/16/2018Leave a comment

  Your skin is the largest organ of the body, and the most susceptible to cancer. While skin protects us from injury, ask yourself – what are you doing to help prevent skin cancer? Your skin blocks your internal organs from harmful ultraviolet (UV rays), but often times it is at a dangerous cost to…

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University Cancer Centers Now Offers Genetic Testing

Awareness + Prevention, Cancer TreatmentBy admin06/18/2018Leave a comment

  University Cancer Centers is taking aggressive steps toward protecting you and your loved ones from a cancer diagnosis by offering Genetic Testing. It’s just one of the ways we are waging war on the fight against cancer. What exactly is genetic testing? It is predictive testing and is one of the best ways to…

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June is Men’s Health Month

Awareness + Prevention, Cancer 101, Health TipsBy admin06/04/2018Leave a comment

  June 1st was an important date as it marked the beginning of Men’s Health Month. The entire month of June is dedicated to the awareness, prevention and education of diseases that can strike a man at any age. The goal of Men’s Health Month is to generate awareness of the unique health challenges that…

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Skin Cancer : Who is at risk?

Awareness + Prevention, Health TipsBy admin05/21/2018Leave a comment

  We know we’ve been talking about it a lot, and that’s because its serious business – skin cancer isn’t something to play around with. Sure, you yearn for sun-kissed skin now, but when you’re fighting a skin cancer diagnosis it isn’t all fun and games. Over 90% of non-melanoma skin cancers are associated with overexposure to…

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Celebrate National Women’s Health Week

Awareness + Prevention, Health TipsBy admin05/14/2018Leave a comment

  Celebrate women’s health this week. May 13 – 19, 2018 is National Women’s Health Week, an entire week dedicated to empower women to make their health a priority. National Women’s Health Week is an observance led by the United States Department of Health and Human Services and offers women events, and education to understand…

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