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LINCOLN – In a reception featuring nearly 100 volunteers from all corners of the Nebraska, the American Cancer Society recognized its volunteer leadership in the first-annual ACS Volunteer Recognition Celebration held last month.
LINCOLN – In a reception featuring nearly 100 volunteers from all corners of the Nebraska, the American Cancer Society recognized its volunteer leadership in the first-annual ACS Volunteer Recognition Celebration held last month.
There is a curious new treatment on the rise to help patients coping with cancer: wearing makeup.
VAIL VALLEY, Colorado - Cancer survivorship is defined as anyone who has had a cancer diagnosis from the day of diagnosis until the end of life. However, cancer survivorship is a profound journey through diagnosis, treatment, coping with side effects, family dynamics, medical expenses and fear of recurrence. The Shaw Cancer Center is trying to address some of these issues with our Fit for ...
FOREST CITY — Steve Lovik ticked off the reasons he’s passionate about his new job as a community relations director for the American Cancer Society.
When Debbie, my wife, and I met with my doctor, who will also be my surgeon, she patiently and methodically explained the courses of treatment that might be followed to rid me of the cancer I have. I knew, before we even started, that surgery would be the winner. Following that appointment, Deb and I accumulated a small list of unanswered questions that related to the operation, and, last week ...
Women should not get their first cervical cancer screening before age 21, the leading US group of women's health care professionals said Friday, also recommending less frequent subsequent tests.
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.
ROANOKE RAPIDS — New guidelines regarding mammography and self-examinations for breast cancer detection have stirred up controversy nationwide. While a government panel believes detection efforts may be delayed from current recommendations, local cancer survivors and educational specialists believe there was nothing wrong with the old ways of doing things and call the new approach “appalling.”
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Women should begin cervical cancer screenings at age 21 rather than an earlier age, and most women younger than 30 can get the exam every two years instead of annually, a physicians’ group said.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Women should begin cervical cancer screenings at age 21 rather than an earlier age, and most women younger than 30 can get the exam every two years instead of annually, a physicians’ group said.
Recommendations that women get tested less frequently for cancer are prompting concerns at the local level.
Q: A month ago I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Beyond the obvious fears, I was afraid my new boyfriend's feelings for me would change, what with the impact of chemo and then surgery.
Health issues are in the headlines again. First it was a change in screenings for breast cancer and now there are new guidelines for cervical cancer tests. Health reporter Marcie Fraser the details.
New guidelines for cervical cancer screening say women should delay their first Pap test until age 21, and go for screening less often than had been previously recommended.
Attorney Ken Rothweiler talks about the impact of new mammography guidelines on litigation about breast cancer cases.
n Experts are saying risks of false positives, unnecessary surgery may outweigh benefits of taking precautions
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has issued new guidelines for cervical cancer screening — delaying the start of Pap smears for young women and cutting back on the frequency of the tests. The guidelines were announced just days after a different group caused a furor by recommending that most women wait until they're 50 to start getting mammograms.
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges. Sometimes they agree, sometimes they don't. Last year, a number of groups got together and issued consensus guidelines for colon cancer.
Several doctors groups and advocacy groups set guidelines for cancer screening, and they update that advice periodically as new information emerges.
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