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All things cancer

How to handle chemotherapy related hearing loss. By Tina Withrow The great news is that far more people are surviving cancer now than at any other point in history. We know now that the monumental […]

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Detect Lung Cancer with a Spiral Lung CT

Detect Lung Cancer with a Spiral Lung CT
Courtesy MercyCare Community Physicians, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

Lung cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer for both woman and men – behind breast and prostate cancer, respectively – but is the most deadly form of cancer for both genders. […]

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Detect Lung Cancer with Low-Dose Computed Tomography

Detect Lung Cancer with Low-Dose Computed Tomography
Courtesy MercyCare Physicians, Linn County LIVING WELL Magazine

Lung cancer is the second most diagnosed cancer for both woman and men – behind breast and prostate cancer, respectively – but is the most deadly form of cancer for both genders. Each year, lung cancer claims more lives than breast, prostate, colon and ovarian cancers combined. […]

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What do you know about esophageal cancer?

What do you know about esophageal cancer?

By Chris Valentine, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services, Colorado Springs LIVING WELL Magazine

Some cancers receive a lot of attention. Think about all of the pink ribbons you have seen related to breast cancer awareness. But there is one cancer that is common but we don’t hear much about – esophageal cancer. […]