Tag: cancer
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Two-thirds of Kentuckians support a statewide ban on smoking in most public places; Stumbo says it’s time for a House floor vote
Kentuckians have remained steady in their support for a comprehensive statewide smoking ban with two-thirds supporting it, according to the latest Kentucky Health Issues Poll. Hours after the poll was...
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KET program to host authors of “Life Lessons from Cancer” to discuss inspirational messages of book
“One to One” with Bill Goodman will feature the authors of Life Lessons from Cancer, Keen Babbage and his sister-in-law Laura Babbage, on Sunday, Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. ET...
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Lung cancer gets much less research funding than other cancers, but is deadlier, especially in Kentucky
Lung cancer takes more lives annually than breast, prostate, and colon cancers combined, but the disease “generally doesn’t get the public attention or research dollars in proportion to its lethality,”...
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Medicare plans to pay for lung-cancer screening, a boon to Ky.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plan to start paying for lung cancer screening with low-dose CT scans for people at high risk. Spiral CT (computed tomography), which is used...
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McConnell seeks ‘timely and fair review’ of plan for Medicare coverage of CT scans for those at high risk for lung cancer
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell asked Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to “give a timely and fair review to determine whether low-dose computerized tomography (CT) scans should be...
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Kentucky ranks fifth in obesity and its high-schoolers rank first
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Obesity and health problems go hand in hand, and Kentuckians are known for both. Kentucky now has the fifth highest adult obesity rate in...
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UK cancer-center director urges lawmakers to raise cigarette tax and pass a statewide smoking ban to reduce cancer deaths
The Markey Cancer Center at the University of Kentucky supports a statewide smoking ban and an increase in the state cigarette tax to significantly reduce cancer deaths in the state, the...
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KET will look Monday night at why lack of sleep is bad for your health, and offer advice on improving sleep quality
We live in a country where a third of adults report that they get less than six hours of sleep a night, which doesn’t seem like a big deal until...
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Women leading Kentucky health: State health commissioner sees ‘stars aligned’ for Kentucky to finally get healthier
Health Commissioner Stephanie Mayfield Gibson This is the third in a series of stories about four high-ranking female state officials who have guided the state’s embrace of the Patient Protection...
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Health issues facing Appalachia, focus of CDC director’s tour, could be a forewarning of where the country is heading
The chronic health issues of Appalachia, the focus of a recent tour by the head of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, are really no different than the...