Tag: surviving cancer

Oral Cancers: Know Your Risk Factors

Most cancers of the head and neck start in the squamous cells that line moist surfaces inside the head and...

April 7, 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

Experts: Raise Legal Smoking Age to 21,...

Across most states and communities, the legal age to buy tobacco products is 18, but raising that minimum age to...

March 13, 2015

Prepare to Be Inspired: American Cancer Society’s...

Still committed, Ms. Kaplan, who is cancer free, is now serving her second year as chairperson for the event, which...

March 10, 2015

Men: Discuss Prostate Screenings With Your Doctor

The much-debated PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) is a blood test for men over 50, (or younger if at higher risk),...

December 2, 2014

Moving Beyond Cancer

The estimated number of cancer survivors in the United States is currently 14.5 million, with 2.8 million breast cancer survivors

October 29, 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

Watch Now: Komen Race For the Cure

It was a sea of pink, more than 30,000 people descending on Bayfront Park for the 19th annual Komen Race...

October 20, 2014

Radiation Therapy in Minutes

A breast cancer diagnosis is daunting enough, and many women face weeks of time-consuming radiation therapy after surgery. But that...

October 1, 2014

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New CDC Study: 71% of COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized had Underlying Health Issues Preliminary findings from a study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...

COVID-19: How Cancer Patients Can Beat...

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...