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In the Media, Prevention
Skin Cancer Risk Often Comes From Everyday Sun Exposure, Not Just Severe Burns
Routine outdoor work, driving, hobbies and missed spots like the scalp and ears can add up over time — so make sun protection a daily habit, not just during vacation. One of the most common themes I hear from patients with skin cancer is not a single dramatic sun exposure — it’s years of routine, […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: At any age, we can cut the risk of colorectal cancer
Recent headlines have pushed colorectal cancer back to the top of news feeds with the unfortunate passing of actor James Van Der Beek. Like Chadwick Bozeman, who died of the disease in 2020, Van Der Beek was diagnosed at a relatively young age — part of a troubling trend. Colorectal cancer is the third most […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health – Make Health Gains with Whole Grains
Moving toward a diet with more whole foods and fewer processed and fast foods is a great goal for everyone — and can have many health benefits. Adding more whole grains to our weekly menus can help us do just that. If someone asked us to name five ways to improve our health and lower […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: You’ve Got This. Don’t Give Up on Quitting Smoking
It’s a number to celebrate: 3.9 million. That’s the likely number of Americans saved from lung cancer since 1970 with efforts to curb cigarette smoking. Seen another way, this translates to over 76 million years added to people’s lives. It’s truly astounding and doesn’t even include the impact from lower risks of many other cancers […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: A fresh look at healthy goals in the New Year
Heading into a new year, it feels like a great time to mix things up. So, after several years interviewing leaders in health and medicine to get their insight for this column, I thought it seemed only fair to turn the tables and have a colleague interview me. The result was a great discussion that […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: Genetic testing for cancer is becoming more common. What should we know?
Of the many advances in science and technology over the past 25 years, genetic testing is arguably one of the most notable. Once a rare part of health care, it is now becoming much more common. And it’s possible that someone you know — or maybe even you — has had it done. Most often, […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: How sleep and exercise can help kids’ health and grades
Now that kids are back in school, families are settling into their new routines after a long summer break. It can certainly be a busy time for everyone. But this transition can also be a great opportunity to help our kids — and our households — build healthy behaviors that can carry through the year, […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: 15 small steps with big rewards
Surveys show that most of us place a high priority on our health and wellness. That’s probably not surprising to hear. But as common a goal as improving health is, it can sometimes feel like a mystery how we can actually work toward it, with busy days filled with work, family and other important activities. […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: Should you sip or skip your favorite summer drink?
For something so simple, there can be something surprisingly enjoyable about a cold drink on a hot day. It can quench our thirst, cool us down and just taste great. And during these warm months when we need to drink more than usual to stay hydrated, it’s important to choose drinks that we like, but […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: Staying cool and sun-safe this summer
Food sizzling on the grill is one of the classic sounds of summer — right up there with kids splashing in sprinklers and the crack of a bat at the ballpark. That sizzling can also be a good stand-in for how we might feel outside on a sweltering day. With a little planning, though, we […]