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January 30, 2018
Findings raise new concerns about birth control safetyA new study suggests that low-dose estrogen contraceptives have not had the impact doctors expected, and experts are urging women to talk to their doctors about the implications for their breast health, even though the overall risk remains relatively small.
January 30, 2018
Improving body image in the new yearCancer not only threatens patients’ physical health; for many, it changes how they thrive in their everyday environment. Here are some ways to find new joy and a reinvented sense of self in 2018.
January 23, 2018
Cancer vaccines do exist, but don't expect the impossibleSince the first vaccine for smallpox was developed by English physician Edward Jenner in 1796, vaccines have prevented a variety of devastating maladies and saved millions of lives. The World Health Organization lists 26 available vaccines—for diseases from cholera to yellow fever—and another two dozen are in development for illnesses like malaria and the Zika virus. Not on the list of diseases targeted by current or potential vaccines: cancer. In fact, despite advances in medicine, and in cancer treatment in particular, one unfortunate scientific reality is that a universal vaccine to prevent cancer will likely never be developed.
January 18, 2018
Medical technology from space isn't science fiction anymoreScience fiction storylines that have played out on TV and movie screens have helped to shape some tools and technologies that have become positively commonplace today.
January 16, 2018
Obesity driving up endometrial cancer cases worldwideMore women around the world are being diagnosed with endometrial cancer than ever before, and experts believe the increase has everything to do with the primary risk factor for the disease: obesity.
January 11, 2018
HPV's role in cervical cancer recognized in guideline changesHealth officials are expanding their efforts to reduce the HPV virus’ link to cervical cancer with a move that may seem counterintuitive—encouraging some women to get screened for the disease less frequently.
January 2, 2018
A different approach to starting the New Year: Be kinder to yourselfTo help you welcome 2018 with a positive outlook and a fresh start, Dr. Katherine Puckett, Director of the Department of Mind-Body Medicine at our Chicago-area hospital, offers several tips.
December 19, 2017
Coping with grief during the holidaysAttempting to deal with the upcoming holidays while coping with grief can feel daunting, but there are a few ways to prepare yourself.
December 14, 2017
What's the difference? Cutting through the cancer confusionLearning the language of cancer can be difficult. For many patients and caregivers, it’s a jumbled mix of Immuno-this and onco-that.
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