Apart from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States. Knowing what raises your risk, when screening is recommended, and how a diagnosis is confirmed can help you have more informed conversations with your healthcare provider. What Raises Breast Cancer Risk? A risk factor increases the chance of […]
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Oct
Oct
If you are getting up two or three times a night to urinate, or checking where the restrooms are before you leave the house, you may be wondering whether your prostate is to blame. For men over 50, it often is. An enlarged prostate is one of the most common reasons men start urinating more […]
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Sep
Sep
You go in for a routine checkup. You feel great. Then the nurse takes your blood pressure, pauses, and takes it again. A few minutes later, your doctor uses the words “high blood pressure.” If that sounds familiar, you’re far from alone. According to national survey data from the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, […]