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Prostate Cancer
What is prostate cancer? Prostate cancer is a malignancy arising from the glands within the prostate itself. The formal name is usually an adenocarcinoma. There are others sometimes, but they are much…
Endometrial Cancer
What is endometrial cancer? Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in women. The endometrium is the layer of tissue lining the uterus, which is the organ where women carry babies. …
Androgen Deprivation Therapy: What Is It and When Is…
What is Androgen Deprivation Therapy (ADT)? Well, first things first, androgens are a class of steroid hormones the body makes naturally. Androgens are made by the testicles or the ovaries, as well as…
Should I Be Screened for Prostate Cancer?
September is National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in American men, and it accounts for the second highest number of deaths from cancer in men. According…
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
Vaccines work. My generation and generations to come will not know the symptoms or effects of polio, measles, mumps, or smallpox. These viruses are now essentially eradicated due to widespread vaccination.…
Cancer Screen Week 2021
In 2021, more than 1.9 million Americans were expected to be diagnosed with cancer – and early detection remains our best bet for treatment.1 View the Cancer Screening Factsheet to discover which common…
Screening Guidelines for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer in American men. While the disease is prevalent across the country, the screening guidelines are not. Prostate cancer screenings have always been somewhat…