Tag: breast cancer
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FDA issues new guidelines requiring all women with dense breasts be informed of this after a mammogram
By: Dr. Aurela Clark University of Kentucky In September, new guidelines from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will require that all women receive information about their breast density following...
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More health bills pass as legislative session ends; one would require doctor’s OK to play student athletes after concussions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Several more health-related legislation passed in the final two days of the General Assembly’s session. House Bill 524, sponsored by Rep. Addia Wuchner, R-Florence,...
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Legislature passes bills to name caregivers, help smokers quit; could still pass dense-breast notice and student-concussion bills
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky lawmakers have passed bills this year to make sure someone knows how to care for you when you leave a...
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Genetic testing is an option if you have a family history of breast cancer; regardless, if over 40 get an annual mammogram
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, making it a good time to consider talking to your primary-care provider about genetic testing if you have a family history of breast cancer....
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Kentucky leads the nation in cancer deaths, but falls short on policies to prevent cancer, especially when it comes to tobacco
Kentucky ranks first in deaths from cancer and has for several years, but falls short in its fight against cancer when it comes to supporting policies and passing legislation to...
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Louisville cancer center will offer new one-day breast cancer treatment for early-stage breast cancer patients
“A Louisville cancer center will be the first in the state to offer a one-day surgery and radiation treatment for early-stage breast cancer patients,” Boris Ladwig reports for Insider Louisville. This...
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Kentucky ranks first in deaths from cancer, a longtime fact given big play on the Sunday front page of The Courier-Journal
Kentucky has led the nation in cancer deaths for several years, but that fact hasn’t been trumpeted on the front page of a major newspaper in quite the way The Courier-Journal did...
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Lifestyle and environment matter most when it comes to cancer, study suggests; Kentucky leads the nation in cancer deaths
Lifestyle choices and environment may matter most when it comes to your likelihood of getting cancer, according to a new study in the journal Nature, Jen Christensen and Kevin Flower report for...
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Kentucky is among states with low rates of screening for cancers of the private parts, and thus has a higher death rate from them
Poor, minority and rural residents are less likely to be screened for breast, colorectal and cervical cancers and more likely to have high mortality rates from the diseases because they...
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State says many screenings of Medicaid patients more than doubled after program was expanded under Obamacare
Countering assertions that Kentucky’s Medicaid expansion doesn’t guarantee health care, state officials have presented data showing that “Kentuckians on Medicaid were far more likely to get cancer screenings, physicals and...