Category: screening
Cancer Doesn’t Wait and Neither Should You
“It really felt like trying to battle two monsters at the same time, and I couldn’t choose to ignore one while I fought the other one. While COVID is deadlier for people with a lower immune system, so is cancer when left untreated.” Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentLiving Through the Decades and Getting Closer to Colorectal Cancer Screening
“If you grew up in the 1970s, it was a time of bell bottoms and groovy tunes. You may have worn mood rings and watched John Travolta on Welcome Back Kotter. It’s 2017, and if you’re now 50 years or older, let this be the year of your colorectal cancer screening appointment.” Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentA Rural Community Overcomes Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening
“As a personal champion for screening colonoscopies, I used my own story, along with stories of people under the age of 50 in our community who had gone through colonoscopies, in order to encourage our patients to get screened.” Read More >
Posted on by 6 CommentsOverwhelmed by Too Much Health Advice? Cheat Sheet for Women’s Cancer Screenings and Good Health
Our “cheat sheet” summarizes the cancer screenings most women need. But remember, there’s more to your health than just cancer screenings. Print the cheat sheet and take it with you to your next well-woman exam, so you can write down tests your doctor may recommend for other diseases or conditions such as diabetes, osteoporosis, high blood pressure, or cholesterol. Read More >
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