January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, which spreads the word about cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and the importance of early detection. Nearly 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year, but the disease is...
Many cancers can be caught before you have symptoms. And the earlier the cancer is detected, the better your options are for treatments and the better your chances of beating the disease. Breast cancer is no different. Breast cancer is the second most...
Every year nearly 13,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer, but the disease is almost always preventable with regular screening and vaccination, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Most cervical cancer is...
Breast cancer has affected many of us––through personal diagnosis or because family or friends have battled this disease. One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. It is the most diagnosed cancer among women. Even...
How many illnesses allow you to say that one screening test can prevent a death? In the case of colorectal cancer, the second-leading cancer killer in the U.S., a colonoscopy can prevent six of every 10 deaths. Imagine not just detecting cancer but preventing it. How...
The Pennsylvania Department of Health wants you to know breast cancer is treatable if caught early. With nearly 2,000 breast cancer-related deaths among Pennsylvanians per year, you can help save more lives by encouraging the women in your life to adopt healthy...
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