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UrduOn Saturday, August 17, 2024, qualified women who make an appointment can receive free cervical and breast cancer screenings as part of Loyola Medicine’s 10th Annual See, Test and Treat® event. This annual event will be held at the Loyola Outpatient Center, 2160 S. First Ave., Maywood, Illinois.
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Tip Sheet: Weight loss drugs and cancer prevention, Fred Hutch at AACR, lymphedema Q&A — and new vice president and chief nursing officer
SEATTLE — April 3, 2024 — Below are summaries of recent Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center research findings, patient stories and other news. If you’re covering the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, please see our list of and contact to set up interviews.
Women With Atrial Fibrillation Significantly Benefit From Pulsed Field Ablation Procedures
Mount Sinai-led study is the first to show there are no sex disparities in patient outcomes with this new technology
HPV Self-Collection Kits Increase Screening Among Under-screened, Under-served Women in North Carolina
Five years ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a global call to eliminate cervical cancer. Because nearly all cervical cancers are caused by an initial infection with oncogenic types of human papillomavirus (HPV), screening for the virus is critical to preventing and treating the disease.However, providing HPV screening only within clinical settings may limit access to screening for many under-served women across the United States and here, in North Carolina.
Sylvester’s Sexual Health After Cancer Program Expands to Meet Needs of Women with Cancer
Kristin E. Rojas, M.D., FACS, FACOG, assistant professor of surgical oncology in the DeWitt Daughtry Department of Surgery and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University Miami Miller School of Medicine, realized she had struck a chord with women being…
The Greatest Gift for Mom: Health and Wellness
Now more than ever, we are reminded that health and wellness should always be a top priority. National Women’s Health Month and Mother’s Day, both celebrated in May, are important reminders that women can take control of their health by making feasible lifestyle choices and focusing on preventive care to lower the risk of certain cancers.
Exercise in mid-life won’t improve cognitive function in women
For middle-aged women, exercise has many health benefits, but it may not help maintain cognitive function over the long term, according to a new UCLA Health study.
Postmenopausal Estrogen Drop May Increase Taste for Fat, Drive Weight Gain
Article title: Sex differences in fat taste responsiveness are modulated by estradiol Authors: Naima S. Dahir, Ashley N. Calder, Blake J. McKinley, Yan Liu, Timothy A. Gilbertson From the authors: “Overall, our results validate that steroid hormones influence taste-guided behaviors…
Breaking the infertility cycle: Sheep could show us the way
A Texas A&M AgriLife study with sheep may soon help address fertility problems in women, if it can discover ways to break the chain of generational transfer of polycystic ovary syndrome, PCOS — one of the most common infertility disorders.
Protect Your Cervical Health
Expert from the Gynecologic Oncology Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey shares information about cervical health to highlight cervical health awareness month.
Preventing Nurse Suicides as New Study Finds Shift in Method
In a new study, University of California San Diego School of Medicine and UC San Diego Health researchers report that the rate of firearm use by female nurses who die by suicide increased between 2014 to 2017. Published December 21, 2020 in the journal Nursing Forum, the study examined more than 2,000 nurse suicides that occurred in the United States from 2003 to 2017 and found a distinct shift from using pharmacological poisoning to firearms, beginning in 2014.
Why Black women (and men) are dying of colorectal cancer at higher rates
Dr. Fola P. May is available to discuss the concern over young Black Americans dying of colorectal cancer, such as actor Natalie Desselle-Reid and Chadwick Boseman. “Until we address the lowest screening rates in the most disadvantaged communities in the…
Women’s Health Symposium at Mercy Medical Center
A premier medical education opportunity for nurse practitioners and physician assistants.
To Support Lactating Emergency Physicians, Consider These Strategies
A new paper highlights strategies that emergency departments can implement to support lactating emergency physicians.