Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age 40 and until age 74, according to new recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force. The USPSTF, a volunteer panel of independent medical experts whose recommendations help guide doctors’ decisions and influence insurance plans, previously recommended that biennial mammograms start by age 50 and the decision for women to screen in their 40s “should be an individual one.” These new recommendations, published...
Women should begin biennial screening for breast cancer at age 40,
Women are now advised to get a mammogram every other year starting at age
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) -- Arnot Health is offering free skin cancer screenings to the public on Melanoma Monday. Patients who do not currently have a dermatologist are invited to the Falck Cancer Center, located at 600 Roe Ave., from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on May 6 for the free screening. Dermatology and plastic surgery []
An influential panel lowered the recommended screening age to 40, but
May is recognized annually as Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Dermatology Specialists of Florida in Navarre will host free skin cancer screenings on Tuesday, May 21 to help detect skin cancer early in those adults who have not had a professional skin cancer screening within the past year.
Planning meals for the week and cooking and storing them all in advance is a growing trend to save time and money. But there are potential problemsJust after his food shop is delivered at 10am on a Sunday, Sean Willers starts his weekly routine. Bolognese, chilli, potatoes, rice, chicken and vegetables are all cooked and stored in the fridge for lunches and dinners until Wednesday.The routine – he eats the same thing “80% of the time” – means he has similar food every week for 17 of his 21 meals...
Transform project has potential to reduce deaths from the disease by 40%, savings thousands of lives a year in UKMethods of screening men for prostate cancer will be trialled in an attempt to save thousands of lives in the UK each year, in what has been hailed as a “pivotal moment” by experts.The £42m project, known as Transform, will compare various screening methods to current NHS diagnostic processes, which can include blood tests, physical examinations and biopsies. Continue reading
Some who served on Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s Ocean Safety Task Force to help form the new public safety department say they were fed up with the outcome.
The Mahoning County OVI Task Force released the results of its sobriety checkpoints over the weekend, on April 19 and 20.
Health officials from the Balkh Public Health Department report a notable rise in cancer cases within the province. “In 1401, about 2,613 OPD cases were registered with us. During the last year, 1402, these figures were 4,912 cases,” said Ehsanullah Kaliwal, the head of the oncology department at Balkh Regional Hospital. Some doctors attribute the […]
King Charles III's return to public duties is imminent, Buckingham Palace said in a statement shared with Business Insider on Friday.The announcement comes months after the palace said the British monarch was diagnosed with cancer following a procedure to treat an enlarged prostate.At the time, the palace said the king would be stepping back from public-facing duties to undergo a "schedule of regular treatments." With Charles out of the spotlight — and his daughter-in-law Kate Middleton also...