Cancer

Manatee Memorial Hospital Offering New Heart Care Treatment

Manatee Memorial Hospital is now offering patients with severely calcified coronary artery disease a new treatment that uses sonic pressure waves to safely break up calcium blockages that can reduce blood flow in the heart. The new shockwave technology, known clinically as intravascular lithotripsy or IVL, allows physicians to fracture the problematic calcium and safely expand the artery so that […]

A Lesson In Hope and Survival

Chemo adjustment brings lifesaving results after grim prognosis.

For as long as Brenda Badger can remember, she has been drawn to children and aspired to care for them. At age 11, she worked her first full-time summer job babysitting for a woman with six children, ages newborn to 7 years. Brenda fashioned that early experience into a 45-year career in childcare, including 18 years at a day care […]

Breast Cancer Basics

It’s October, and we all know that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Look around. See all the pink ribbons? The color pink is a reminder to learn the basics of breast cancer and then get screened. And men, don’t think this doesn’t apply to you. Though it’s much more common in women, breast cancer affects men, too. Consider […]

Here’s to Having Healthy Lungs

Lung disease kills 4 million people every year. It kills more people than any other disease worldwide. Lung disease is a broad term that encompasses multiple conditions that prevent your lungs from working properly. October is Healthy Lung Month. Let’s use this time to learn more about our lungs and some of the disorders that threaten their health. Your lungs […]

Beam Me Up, Doc

Painless state-of-the-art therapy easily removes skin cancer.

When he retired 23 years ago, Herbert Robinson traded in the seat he had long occupied as a crane operator for one on a motorcycle. Over the next 20-plus years, Herbert put an “unheard of” number of miles on that bike. “After I got down here to Florida, I rode for more than 100,000 miles,” the 87-year-old New York native […]

Simply Sarcoma

Sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops in connective tissue, the tissue that holds the body together. Connective tissue is located everywhere in the body, so sarcoma tumors can arise anywhere. But they most often form in the bones, muscles, tendons, cartilage, nerves, fat and blood vessels of the arms, legs, chest and abdomen. There are two main types […]

Concerning Colorectal Cancer

The colon and rectum are part of the body’s gastrointestinal tract. The colon makes up the first 6 feet of the large intestine, and the rectum makes up the last 6 inches. Cancers of the colon and rectum are typically grouped together as colorectal cancer because they have some characteristics in common, most notably the presence of abnormal growths called […]

Increase Your Lung Cancer IQ

Your lungs are a pair of spongy, pyramid-shaped organs in your chest that bring fresh oxygen into your body when you inhale. The lungs also send out carbon dioxide, a waste product of cellular function, when you exhale. The lungs, along with a network of air passages, are part of your body’s respiratory system. Lung cancer is a type of […]

The Bottom Line on Breast Cancer

It’s October, and everybody knows October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Look around. Pink ribbons are everywhere. The color pink is a reminder to get the facts about breast cancer and then get screened. And men, don’t think this doesn’t apply to you. Though it is much more common in women, men can get breast cancer, too. Consider these […]

Conquering Childhood Cancer

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is observed every September by cancer organizations around the globe. According to the American Cancer Society, just over 11,000 children under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2020, and about 1,190 children are expected to die from it. After accidents, cancer is the second leading cause of death in children ages 1 […]


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