Tag: surviving cancer

Don’t Put Off Regular Screenings

Regularly scheduled checkups, complete with different screening exams tailored toward your age, keep you on the wellness track.

September 22, 2014

Top Cancer Prevention Factors, Dangerous Waistlines &...

Most cancer deaths — more than 50 percent — in the U.S. can be avoided. That’s the word from the...

September 19, 2014

Watch Now: Cooking for Cancer Patients: Hummus,...

Cancer has touched my family: My brother has prostate cancer; my mother has melanoma, and my youngest brother died at...

September 4, 2014

Watch Now: Miami Cancer Institute Groundbreaking Ceremony

You might  have recognized a few faces in the standing-room-only crowd that gathered for the historic groundbreaking ceremony at the...

August 8, 2014

Food Shopping for Cancer Patients

Shopping at the supermarket is a chore that can be overwhelming for anyone, especially if you have cancer or are...

August 7, 2014

Thyroid Cancer Rising Among Women

Over the last three decades, there has also been a strong surge in the diagnosis of all types of thyroid...

August 6, 2014

Melanoma Alert, Lung Cancer Research, Kids in...

The incidence of melanoma — an aggressive form of skin cancer — has spiked a whopping 200 percent since 1973,...

August 1, 2014

Living Longer, Living Healthier With Major Illnesses

Flashback: There was a time when a diagnosis of a serious illness automatically prompted end-of-life discussions. The prognosis was often...

May 27, 2014

Comfort During Difficult Times

Words can fall short when we try to comfort friends, co-workers and neighbors who have lost a loved one or...

February 6, 2014

Smoke-out Lung Cancer

This month is Lung Cancer Awareness month and there is much talk about lung cancer and quitting smoking.  Smoking is...

November 18, 2013

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Coronavirus Roundup: New CDC Data on...

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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The FAQs on Coronavirus

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...