Some forms of cancer are more likely to be found in women than others. Check out our blogs to find advice and information on these forms of cancer and what preventative measures you can take to prevent them.
A breast cancer diagnosis is devastating. It shakes you to the core. It surrounds your mind with worry and concerns about the future. When you’re in the battle of your life, it’s natural to feel worried and even fearful. So how does breast cancer affect mental health? It’s at this time that taking care of […]
(This post was originally posted on October 2019, it has been updated with new and updated information.) We want all our patients to know and understand how important breast health is, and how you can detect breast cancer early, when it is more treatable and beatable. For Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we wanted to take […]
An estimated 1 in 78 women will develop ovarian cancer at some point in her life. Fortunately, when diagnosed early, there is a 5-year survival rate of more than 90 percent. However, the challenge in detecting ovarian cancer is that there are no simple and reliable screening methods for women who do not show any […]
LEEP — loop electrosurgical excision procedure—is a procedure that removes abnormal or pre-cancerous cells from the surface of the cervix. These cells will be examined for cancer or, if it’s determined that cancer is already present, a LEEP may be used to remove the cancerous tissues. This procedure may also be called a conization, as […]