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June 04, 2025Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer diagnosis affecting men in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. While every man’s risk of prostate cancer is different,...
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July 03, 2018A September 2017 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the number of Americans who have died from chronic respiratory diseases, particularly chronic obstruc...
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June 26, 2018In 2006, the latest technology available for PET-CT scans was the time-of-flight scanner. At the time, this scanner compared to older PET models was like comparing old, heavy TVs of the 1980s to the f...
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June 06, 2018The American Cancer Society has released new colonoscopy recommendations: Adults at average risk should start getting colonoscopies at 45 instead of 50. The update is due to an alarming trend th...
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June 04, 2018When a child is diagnosed with cancer, a family's entire world is disrupted. Over the past 20 years, Tracy's Kids has committed over $2.1 million to an art therapy program d...
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June 04, 2018Have you been sneezing lately? If you suffer from allergies, you’re in good company. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), about 50 million Americans experience some type of allergy. Re...
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June 01, 2018Sarcomas, which are cancers that start in bones, fat or muscle, are rare and can be challenging to treat. Historically, amputation was the only option for treating patients who had a sarcoma in ...
