Cancer Awareness

Melanoma Awareness

There are simple steps you can take today to protect your skin and reduce your changes of getting melanoma or other skin cancers: Stay out of the sun between 10 am and 4 pm when the UV rays are most…
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When You Should be Screened for Colon Cancer

With the information available to us today, it is often hard to determine when you should be screened for colon cancer or not.  In a recent study led by the American Cancer Society (ACS) the age to start colorectal screening…
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Melanoma: Detection and Prevention

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer.  While it only accounts for about 3-5% of all skin cancers diagnosed in the United States each year, sadly about 75% of all cancer-related deaths from skin cancer are from melanoma.  One…
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Colorectal cancer incidence rising in younger people

Colorectal cancer, the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, is increasing in the younger population.  While overall rates for people in their 50’s has declined by about 3 percent per year in men and 2.3 percent per…
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