Tag: surviving cancer

CT Screenings for Lung Cancer are Saving...

With low-dose CT lung screenings becoming more accessible to ex-smokers, it is expected that the number of lung cancer survivors...

November 2, 2015

New Cancer Treatments Rooted in Nobel Winners’...

By figuring out various pieces of the DNA repair cells, the Nobel scientists laid the groundwork for the “translational research”...

October 27, 2015

Embracing Survivorship

It has been said that every cloud has a silver lining. When you’re newly diagnosed with breast cancer, “silver lining”...

October 21, 2015

Watch Now: 20th Anniversary of the Susan...

(VIDEO: Nearly 20,000 “warriors in pink” came out for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Miami/Fort Lauderdale.) This...

October 19, 2015

Dietary Supplements Tied to 23,000 ER Visits...

Dietary supplements result in more than 23,000 emergency room visits a year, according to a major new study by the...

October 16, 2015

Watch Now: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month is here, and thousands of South Floridians went pink for the cause at Marlins Park this...

October 5, 2015

Women with Ovarian Cancer Now Living Longer

As the nation observes Ovarian Cancer Awareness month, a look at recent studies reveals good news - women diagnosed with...

September 28, 2015

E-Cigs Lead Teens to Traditional Smoking? Coffee...

Teens Use of E-Cigarettes Likely Leads to Smoking, Study Says Teenagers who use e-cigarettes have a higher probability of trying...

August 21, 2015

Smoking Causes Half of Deaths From 12...

When these 12 cancers are pooled together, scientists calculated that nearly half of all deaths – 48.5 percent – were...

June 17, 2015

A Mother's Day Milestone, Thanks to Medical...

Alina Bogdan, the 30-year old from Romania whose successful Survivor’s Dream Come True pregnancy-after-ovarian-cancer story we shared last year, is...

May 8, 2015

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Along with its germs, COVID-19 has brought fear, anxiety and depression to many households. For cancer patients and others facing a health crisis ― and...

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Coronavirus concerns are dominating our daily lives. You have questions. Our physicians have answers. Host, Dr. Jonathan Fialkow and his guest, Dr. Kamaljit Kaur address the most frequently asked...

FIU Using 3D Printing to Make...

Florida International University and Baptist Health South Florida are partnering on an initiative to manufacture face shields for healthcare workers on the front lines of...

Pregnant Women and Coronavirus: Don’t Stress,...

Do pregnant women have more to fear from the coronavirus (COVID-19) than the average, healthy adult? Public health officials and doctors say that there are...