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Screening for Prostate Cancer

Nov 12, 2024 by Total Access Medical

Prostate cancer occurs when some of the cells in the prostate reproduce far more rapidly than normal, resulting in a tumor. Prostate cancer often grows slowly to start with and may never cause any problems. But some men have prostate cancer that is more likely to spread. In this article, we'll discuss two tests that are commonly used to screen prostate cancer.

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Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Nov 07, 2024 by Total Access Medical

Prostate cancer occurs when some of the cells in the prostate reproduce far more rapidly than normal, resulting in a tumor. Prostate cancer often grows slowly to start with and may never cause any problems. But some men have prostate cancer that is more likely to spread. These prostate cancer cells, if left untreated, may spread from the prostate and invade distant parts of the body, particularly the lymph nodes and bones, producing secondary tumors in a process known as metastasis.

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Signs and Symptoms of Prostate Cancer

Nov 04, 2024 by Total Access Medical

Only men have a prostate gland. The prostate gland is usually the size and shape of a walnut and grows bigger as you get older. It sits underneath the bladder and surrounds the urethra, which is the tube men urinate through. Its main job is to help make semen – the fluid that carries sperm.

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How To Support Your Friends With Cancer

Oct 31, 2024 by Total Access Medical

What would you do if your best friend (or sister, aunt, daughter) told you she had breast cancer? Would you know how to support her — or even what to say?

 One in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Early detection and better treatments have increased survival rates — there are more than 4 million breast cancer survivors in this country — but the disease is expected to kill more than 42,000 women in 2024. 

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The Reality of Breast Cancer in Men

Oct 29, 2024 by Total Access Medical

When people think of breast cancer, most think of “pink” and breast cancer in women. But the truth is men develop breast cancer, too. Men make up about 1% of all breast cancer cases, which means 1 in 726 men will be diagnosed in their lifetimes. The diagnosis is rare in men, but that is still a lot of men getting breast cancer.  

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Treatment Options For Breast Cancer

Oct 24, 2024 by Total Access Medical

Healthcare providers use cancer staging systems to plan treatment. Staging cancer also helps providers set a prognosis, or what you can expect after treatment. Breast cancer staging depends on factors like breast cancer type, tumor size and location, and whether cancer has spread to other areas of your body.

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Should I Do a Breast Self-Exam? Maybe, Maybe Not

Oct 22, 2024 by Total Access Medical

For many years, the general recommendation was for women to do a breast self-exam once a month to detect breast cancer. The breast self-exam was designed to help familiarize women with their own breast tissue so that they would be more likely to notice a lump that could be a cancerous mass sooner and receive treatment in a timely manner. Recently, though, that recommendation has fallen by the wayside. 

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Fight Breast Cancer With Healthy Habits

Oct 17, 2024 by Total Access Medical

According to the World Health Organization, breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, impacting over one and a half million women each year. There are currently more than three million breast cancer survivors in the United States alone.

Unfortunately, a “cancer-proof” diet doesn’t exist, but there are many lifestyle factors that can help lower your overall risk.

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Does Body Fat Reduction Play a Role in Breast Cancer Risk?

Oct 15, 2024 by Total Access Medical

Every woman wants to know what she can do to lower her risk of breast cancer. Some of the factors associated with breast cancer – being a woman, age, and genetics – can’t be changed. Other factors – being overweight, lack of exercise, eating unhealthy food – can be changed by making the right choices.

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Overweight Women May Need More Frequent Mammograms

Oct 10, 2024 by Total Access Medical

Women with higher body mass index (BMI) face an increased risk of not detecting their breast tumor until it has become large, according to a study. Researchers said the findings suggest that women with higher BMI may need shorter intervals between mammography screening exams.  

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