Comprehensive Cancer-Fighting Services At Main Street Hospital
At Main Street Hospital, we’ve made a long-term commitment to provide our community with the technology, the people and the resources to make a difference in the fight against cancer. The reason is simple: One in every two men and one in every three women will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime. So every…
Soaring high temperatures of summer can cause a number of dangerous health issues, including dehydration, cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Children are especially susceptible to heat-related illnesses.
Make sure your children stay safe all summer long:
Encourage your child to drink plenty of fluids Avoid caffeine, which can cause dehydration.
Have your child wear loose-fitting…
June 1 is National Cancer Survivors Day. Consider these hopeful statistics:
The cancer death rate among men decreased almost 20 percent from 1990-2005 and 11.4 percent among women. That means that 650,000 lives were saved during this 15-year period.
Because the cancer death rate continues to drop, 100,000 people are alive each year who would have died had cancer rates not declined.
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Want to reduce your risk of cancer? You can!
According to the American Cancer Society, two-thirds of all cancers can be prevented though lifestyle changes. So take control of your life today by taking these seven simple steps.
Stop Using Tobacco
Smoking accounts for at least 30 percent of cancer deaths.
Stay Thin
Being overweight or obese contributes to 14 to 20 percent of cancer…
Childhood cancer is relatively rare. Unfortunately, the same is not true for adult cancer. One in every two men and one in every three women will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime. The most common risk factors for cancer include:
Age: The risk of cancer increases as you grow older. An estimated 67 percent of cancer deaths occur in people older than 65.
Unhealthy…
Toby Keith knew he had to do something. In 2003, two-year-old Allison Webb, the daughter of a former band member and road manager for Keith, was being treated for kidney cancer. “I saw firsthand how a child’s cancer diagnosis can devastate a family,” Keith remembers. “Every time Ally would come home from the hospital after treatment, she would call her house ‘Ally’s…