Breast cancer can begin anywhere in the breast. This means the ducts, the lobes, and in some cases, the tissue in between. In this article you can learn briefly about each type of breast cancer and how it can affect you. This list includes non-invasive, invasive, and metastatic breast cancers. Breast cancer can touch the…
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There are many breast conditions that are not cancer, or pre-cancer, and are benign. Many of the non-cancerous breast conditions are common and many women live with them without ever knowing they even have them. Benign breast conditions are not life threatening, but some conditions can be linked as being a precursor for breast cancer…
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Ostomies are designed to step in on certain medical situations or chaos to be a life-saving intervention to allow body waste to freely leave the body through a stoma in the abdomen. There are three standard types of ostomies: colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy. A colostomy is done along the colon, an ileostomy is created near…
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Lupus patients often struggle with intimacy and sexual activity because they fear that their issues will be rejected by their partners, cause flares in their condition, or worsen their condition causing the need for medical intervention. Their mental outlook often suffers for fear of these same reasons. Here you can learn about Lupus and intimacy,…
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Endometriosis is an incredibly painful disorder where the tissue that usually lines the insides of your uterus, the endometrium, grows outside of the uterus instead. This condition most commonly affects the fallopian tubes, ovaries, and tissue lining your entire pelvis region. In severe cases, the endometrial tissues can spread farther into the body and to…
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Being the spouse or partner of a person with cervical cancer is never an easy feat. You will be the first in line walking through them with their diagnosis, treatment plan, and all the roadblocks and hiccups in between. You will be the first person who experiences their mood shifts and changes and help them…
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National Women’s Health week rolls around every year in May, and educates, encourages and empowers women to take steps to reclaim and improve their overall health. 2024 brings the twenty-fourth celebration and awareness event. This week of recognition and education is sponsored and backed by many organizations, including The United States Department of Health and…
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Each year in May, the entire month is dedicated to skin cancer detection and prevention! During this very important month, patients, survivors, their caretakers and support teams, along with their medical care teams and board-certified dermatologists are all recognized and highlighted for the work that they do for those who develop and fight skin cancer.…
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