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Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: Healthy eating tips for National Nutrition Month
March is National Nutrition Month, prompting me to wonder how often this column focuses on the links between what we eat and our health and well-being. The short answer is: a lot. Over the years, it’s been fairly rare that we don’t address eating in one way or another. What we eat may play a […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: Keep active in winter with an eye toward spring
We’ve made it past Groundhog Day — again — but whether Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow or not, winter can often feel unending this time of year. Across the country, we’ve had long stretches of cold temperatures and bad weather. And even when things start to defrost, the days can feel too short and the […]
Health & Wellness, In the Media, Research
Using genetics to prevent lung cancer
Genetic information is often used to guide precision cancer treatments. In the future, genetics could guide personalized efforts to stop smoking and prevent lung cancer. 343,000+. That’s the number of cigarettes Chris Kneibert, 65, has probably smoked over his lifetime. “I basically smoked a pack a day for 47 years,” he said. “And there are […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health — Ultra-Processed Foods: A Growing List of Possible Health Risks
Ultra-processed foods. It’s not a term many of us heard 10, or even five, years ago. But that’s starting to change. We now see it in news stories and posts on social media. And there’s good reason for that. Even as more ultra-processed foods fill grocery store shelves, we’re also learning more about their possible […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: Making time for our health during the holidays
We’re entering one of those special times of the year — the winter holidays. It’s a concentrated few weeks that give many of us the chance to spend extra time with friends, family and colleagues, celebrating the past year while looking toward the possibilities of the next. And though the season’s colder weather and shorter […]
Health & Wellness, In the Media, Research
Research Reveals How Fructose in Diet Enhances Tumor Growth
Fructose consumption has increased considerably over the past five decades, largely due to the widespread use of high-fructose corn syrup as a sweetener in beverages and ultra-processed foods. New research from Washington University in St. Louis shows that dietary fructose promotes tumor growth in animal models of melanoma, breast cancer and cervical cancer. However, fructose […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: A painless test for lung cancer that saves lives
Our progress against lung cancer is something to celebrate. Millions of lives have been saved in the U.S. alone since rates of smoking began to drop in the mid-1960s. And as smoking continues to become less common and treatment improves, we expect to gain even more ground against the disease. One key tool helping to […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health: Breast density and why it matters
Just in time for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, many women will begin to see important new information about their breast health on their mammogram reports. A new federal rule now requires that women be informed about the density of their breasts following their mammograms. Breast density is a measure of how much breast tissue and […]
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention
For Your Health – Finding Cancer Sooner with a Simple Blood Test
Health & Wellness, Patient Resource, Prevention