2012 Issue 3 Summer Cancer Care Senior Health & Fitness
Prostate Cancer: How to Beat the Odds
Attention all men 40 and older. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and is the perfect time to talk with your doctor about screening for this all-too-common disease. About one in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, which is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Fortunately, the survival rate for prostate cancer…
Live What You Learn
An annual mammogram is your best defense against breast cancer. Yet all too often, women find excuses not to have one. Do any of the following excuses sound familiar? “I’m Too Busy” – Instead of viewing this annual checkup as a chore, make it a fun day for you and your friends. Ask two or three friends to schedule their annual mammograms on the same day and then you…
2012 Issue 2 Spring Cancer Care
Live it Out
Here are five everyday steps you and your family can take to lower your cancer risk, according to the American Cancer Society.
1) Test Yourself – Regular cancer screening tests for colon, prostate, breast and cervical cancers can help detect the disease at an early stage, when a successful treatment is much more likely. Talk to you doctor about scheduling these tests on a…
2012 Issue 2 Spring Cancer Care
Icing Cancer
Olympic Champion Scott Hamilton Is Empowering People Fighting The Disease
In the early 1980s, Scott Hamilton dominated the world of menʼs figure skating. From October 1980 to March 1984, Hamilton was undefeated on ice, winning four world figure skating championships and then the Olympic gold medal at Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, where he carried the American flag during the opening…
2010 Issue 4 October Cancer Care Women's Health
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 breast cancer.
Why are so many peo…
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 diagnosed with cancer.
Cancer occurs…
2011 Issue 4 October Cancer Care
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 hospital can provide the chemotherapy services they…
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 was able to beat the disease.
Other men have not been…
2010 Issue 4 October Cancer Care Diagnostic Services Heart Health Technology & Equipment Women's Health
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 27 percent. That’s the reason our hospital is…
2009 Issue 4 October Cancer Care Women's Health
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 1992
• Jaclyn Smith and Kate Jackson: Stars of the 1970s…