September marks Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Learn more about the women who beat the odds and overcame this disease referred to by many in the medical community as a “silent killer.” The silent killer Ricardo Serra/Shutterstock One in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer in her lifetime yet despite its prevalence, this disease is often… Read More: 12 Women You Didn’t Know Overcame Ovarian Cancer »
It has been said and proved that men are less likely than women to take stock of their bodies or health. What’s more, they are likely to die five years earlier than their female counterparts. But a new unique patient care model known as Man Cave Health is hoping to change that, especially among those… Read More: A Man Cave Could Save Men From Prostate Cancer »
A drug for advanced ovarian cancer has been approved for use in newly diagnosed patients in England, after a trial showed it could delay progression of the disease for three years. Up to 600 women with a hereditary type of the disease could benefit each year. Health bosses said olaparib had the potential to make… Read More: Ovarian cancer drug olaparib ‘can delay disease in newly diagnosed’ »
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGE BELOW A 29-year-old Cincinnati, Ohio, woman who had skin cancer removed from her forehead was left with a gaping hole that required plastic surgery to correct, she says. Keri Lynn Noble was first diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma — a type of skin cancer — in 2016. Noble, a former high school… Read More: Ex-cheerleader’s skin cancer left her with graphic, gaping hole in… »