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By Lauren Glendenning, For Memorial Regional Health Sept. 25 is National Women’s Health & Fitness Day While fitness can help women reach weight loss goals, it should be part of a lifestyle routine regardless of a need or desire to lose weight. Regular exercise can help with your mental health, bone health, heart health [...]
August is National Breastfeeding Awareness Month Research shows that breastfeeding is one of the healthiest things a mother can do for her baby, and it also lowers the risk of ovarian and breast cancers for mothers, as well as type 2 diabetes. Breast milk is called “liquid gold” for good reason. It provides babies [...]
You may notice an abundance of pink ribbons this time of year. That's because it's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It's a good reminder to consider your breast health and do what you can to prevent breast cancer. Learn warning signs of breast cancer While breast cancer can produce no symptoms at all, [...]
Getting diagnosed with breast cancer—any cancer—is scary. It’s hard to avoid thoughts of ‘what if,’ especially when there is a lag between diagnostic appointments or procedures. Yet breast cancer is survivable for many, and getting regular check ups increases those odds tremendously. Early detection often means early stage—and early stage means treatable. “I like to [...]
With a lot of focus on cancer in the media, it’s easy to forget about the number one threat to women: heart disease. Each year, more women die from cardiovascular disease than from all cancers combined. As a woman, you may believe heart disease is more of a man’s disease or that you don’t have [...]
When you receive a mammogram, you want to know that your results provide the clearest picture possible. No one wants to get the call that you need to go in for a second look--even if most callbacks do not result in cancer. 3D technology has many advantages over its standard counterparts. The speed and image [...]
Most of us know someone who has been through breast cancer treatment. What you might not know is that your sister’s or best friend’s treatment choices were unique to each of them. With breast cancer, there isn’t one clear option. “When it comes to breast cancer surgery we tailor to each individual’s circumstances,” says a [...]
Ovarian cancer is one of those sneaky cancers—it doesn’t give a lot of signs that it’s around. That’s why annual check ups are so important for women. “Ovarian cancer is typically diagnosed by finding a mass during a physical pelvic exam. Sometimes women come in with pelvic pain, a change in bowel habits or a [...]
There are five different gynecologic cancers, and each is unique with different signs and symptoms. Since there is not a reliable screening test for most gynecologic cancers, knowing the signs and getting an annual exam are your best defenses. Signs and Symptoms Since some of the symptoms of gynecologic cancer can mimic other [...]
Some health topics are hard to talk about—even to a doctor, it seems. Urinary incontinence is one of them, even though it is common among women in their later years. Despite feeling embarrassed, there are easy solutions for this uneasy ailment. “Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) are what we gynecologists call the silent [...]
