Tag: cancer
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Free screenings of new Kentucky colon-cancer documentary, plus Q and A, are scheduled in Louisville, Lexington and Hazard
The Colon Cancer Prevention Project is premiering its new documentary, “Catching a Killer: Colon Cancer in the Bluegrass,” in three select cities, before it starts airing on KET this summer....
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Combination of tobacco smoke and high radon levels increase Kentuckians’ risk of getting lung cancer by a factor of 10
Red counties are expected to have an indoor radon level high enough to require a radon mitigation system. (USEPA map) Combined exposure to tobacco smoke and radon, an odorless gas...
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Markey Cancer Center honors those who have battled cancer by displaying art by or about them: Expressions of Courage
To celebrate National Cancer Survivorship Month, the Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky held an art exhibit June 6 to showcase personal artistic expressions crafted by or in memory of...
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KET to focus attention on cancer with Ken Burns series March 30-April 1, live call-in program on night of April 1
Kentucky Health News KET will show a three-night series, “Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies,” by Ken Burns, an in-depth look at the history of cancer, patients’ stories and the “latest...
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Study suggests there’s too much imaging of low-risk prostate- and breast-cancer patients in the Evansville and Louisville areas
Hospitals and doctors in the Evansville and Louisville areas may be doing too much medical imaging on patients with low-risk prostate or breast cancer, according to a study of cases...
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As session nears end, bills on heroin, dating-violence orders, managed-care appeals and lawsuit review panels are hanging fire
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – The General Assembly has sent Gov. Steve Beshear four health-related bills, and several more could reach his desk in the legislative...
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State Senate passes bills to lower a barrier to colon-cancer screening and allow patients to synchronize their prescriptions
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. – Two health-related bills, one to remove a financial barrier for colorectal cancer screenings and the other to allow consumers to synchronize prescriptions...
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Medicare to pay for CT scans of people at high risk of lung cancer
Medicare will now pay for low-dose CT scans for people at high risk of getting lung cancer, a change welcomed by officials in Kentucky, which leads the nation in lung...
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Heavy use of e-cigarettes may deliver big doses of formaldehyde, which can be a cause of lung cancer, study suggests
Vapor produced by electronic cigarettes can contain a surprisingly high concentration of formaldehyde—a known carcinogen that can cause lung cancer through prolonged exposure—researchers reported Wednesday in a study published in...
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Jane Beshear launches campaign for new cancer screening van
First Lady Jane Beshear, along with representatives from the Kentucky Cancer Program, the University of Louisville’s James Graham Brown Cancer Center and KentuckyOne Health, have launched another “Horses and Hope”...