When cancer strikes, patients and families often feel helpless and out of control. But there are steps you can take to nourish your body and spirit during this physically and emotionally stressful time. Healthy eating and adequate exercise are two of those steps. While it’s important for all of us to eat right and exercise, […]
Each year, thousands of people develop diseases, such as leukemia, Hodgkin’s disease, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma that are treatable with bone marrow or blood stem cell transplants. Unfortunately, many of these people do not receive the potentially life-saving treatment because of a lack of donors. November is National Marrow Donor Awareness month. The Health […]
Although most women don’t like to think about breast cancer, we can’t ignore the facts – by age 75, the average woman has a nine percent chance of developing the disease. The odds of beating breast cancer, however, are better than ever. During October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, take the time to learn what […]
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month—time to become aware of the warning signs of cancer of the cervix, uterus and ovaries. Fortunately, for cervical and uterine cancer, early detection provides an excellent chance for survival. Early detection of ovarian cancer can also be life-saving, but is much harder to detect in its early, curable stages. […]
More than 42 percent of the population of the United States has begun using alternative therapies. In fact, in 1997 more people went to alternative therapists than their primary care physicians. Most of these alternative, integrative methods have not been proven scientifically, though many are complementary, supportive methods to aid traditional treatments. Cancer patients have […]
Between 65 and 85 percent of all cancer deaths in the United States can be linked to non-inherited or environmental causes. Of these deaths, up to 60 percent can be blamed on voluntary lifestyle choices, such as smoking, poor nutrition or inactivity. According to the Cancer Incidence Surveillance System (OCISS) of the Department of Health, […]
Give the gift of a healthy family this Father’s Day and learn your risk factors and screening options for prostate cancer. While pap smears for cervical cancer and mammograms for breast cancer are a routine part of gynecological and physical exams for women, digital rectal examinations (DREs) and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) tests for prostate cancer […]
Most of us don’t think about sunscreen when shoveling snow in the winter, raking leaves in the fall or taking a walk on a cloudy day in the spring. But we are exposed to the sun’s invisible, harmful ultraviolet rays 365 days of the year. More than 90 percent of all skin cancers occur on […]
In the United States, cancer represents almost one fourth of the total deaths among African Americans. The Health Alliance hopes to raise community awareness about the prevalence of cancer in minority groups. According to the American Cancer Society, the most commonly diagnosed cancers are prostate cancer among African American men and breast cancer among African […]
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the United States, taking the lives of about 56,500 people every year. Despite the numbers, it is quite often preventable through regular check-ups, early screenings and knowledge of the risk factors for developing this cancer. Colorectal cancer develops gradually from polyps, non-cancerous growths […]
