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Study : Doctors Recommend Pap Smear Too Often
Study : Doctors Recommend Pap Smear Too Often
Study : Doctors Recommend Pap Smear Too Often
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that U.S. doctors are telling their patients to get a Pap Smear more often than the American Cancer Society recommends.  ACS guidelines suggest that a woman over 30 wait three years for a Pap test after she has had a normal test, but most physicians still tell us we should have one every year...
Lettuce Addiction Saves Woman’s Life
Lettuce Addiction Saves Woman’s Life
Lettuce Addiction Saves Woman’s Life
Elsie Campbell woke up one day craving lettuce. She couldn't get enough of it. She began eating up to four heads a day! Her husband, a scientist, began researching her strange appetite and discovered that lettuce contains a nutrient that people with breast cancer often lack. Sure enough, when she sought medical help, she was, in fact, diagnosed with breast cancer.
How To Keep Cancer Off The BBQ Grill
How To Keep Cancer Off The BBQ Grill
How To Keep Cancer Off The BBQ Grill
Father's Day is this Sunday and many in the Lafayette area will be grilling.  The experts at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center say that small changes to what – and how – you grill can keep cancer off the menu. Sally Scroggs, health education manager at MD Anderson’s Cancer Prevention Center recommends these tips:
Cell Phones May Cause Cancer, Says New Study
Cell Phones May Cause Cancer, Says New Study
Cell Phones May Cause Cancer, Says New Study
According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer the radiation in cell phones may cause cancer. The group came to this conclusion after analyzing 30 previous studies which had explored the link between cell phones and cancer. As a result of this finding, cell phones have now been given a "2 B" classification by the agency , the same designation given to DDT and gasoline engin
Wish comes true for cancer-stricken 10-year-old inducted into Army
Wish comes true for cancer-stricken 10-year-old inducted into Army
Wish comes true for cancer-stricken 10-year-old inducted into Army
The following story was forwarded to my by Robert Lebon of the Survivor's Riding Club of Abbeville.  It originally ran in the Fort Polk Guardian newspaper.  Read this story, and know that there is a benefit poker run/ride for him today (3/19) in Lake Charles...
Michael Douglas, “Tumor Is Gone”
Michael Douglas, “Tumor Is Gone”
Michael Douglas, “Tumor Is Gone”
(From AP) Michael Douglas says his tumor is gone and that he may have beaten throat cancer. In a taped interview with NBC's Matt Lauer, Douglas said he felt relieved after a "wild, six-month ride." Excerpts of the interview were released Monday ahead of its airing Tuesday on "Today...
Cancer Test Breakthrough
Cancer Test Breakthrough
Cancer Test Breakthrough
Cancer Progress... Medical researchers in Boston have developed a new procedure that could change the way cancer is diagnosed and treated. The new technology involves a blood test so sensitive, it can detect a single cancerous cell among a billion healthy ones.
Great American Smokeout
Great American Smokeout
Great American Smokeout
Today is the Great American Smokeout.  50 years worth of cigarettes at a pack a day will cost you around $150,000!  Get statistics and tips on how to quit here: Great American Smokeout.