Tag: cancer prevention

U.S. Anti-Smoking Campaign On e-Cigs

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is featuring an e-cigarette smoker for the first time in its...

April 3, 2015

New U.S. Anti-Smoking Campaign Features e-Cigarettes; State...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is featuring an e-cigarette smoker for the first time in its...

April 3, 2015

Watch Now: Proton Therapy System Coming to...

(VIDEO: Brian E. Keeley, president and CEO of Baptist Health South Florida, and Olivier Legrain, CEO of IBA, sign a...

March 31, 2015

CDC: Cancer Survival Rates Improve; Report Links...

Breakthroughs in treatments and a surge in early screenings have resulted in more Americans than ever surviving cancer, says the...

March 27, 2015

Colorectal Cancer: Take Charge With A Screening

With regular screenings and early detection, colorectal cancer can be discovered when it is most treatable.

March 5, 2015

Keep the Beat: Heart Health During the...

The number of heart-related deaths in the U.S. increases by 5 percent during the December and New Year holidays. With...

December 17, 2014

Smokeout: Reclaim Your Health by Quitting Now

Tobacco use is still the single-largest "preventable cause of disease and premature death in the United States," says the American...

November 19, 2014

Colorectal Cancer Rates Up for Young Adults,...

Colorectal cancer — colon and rectal cancer — rates are down overall, but up sharply for younger people between the...

November 18, 2014

Improving Your Odds Against Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths among men and women, and for patients who receive the diagnosis,...

November 5, 2014

Watch Now: Pink Tutus On Parade at...

(VIDEO: Hear from breast cancer survivor Irma Lopez and Baptist Health employee Tracy Collier about what the Pink Tutu Parade...

October 27, 2014

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