Tag: colorectal cancer
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UK study links ‘forever chemical’ called PFOS with colorectal cancer
By Elizabeth Chapin University of Kentucky A recent study sheds light on how an environmental pollutant may affect our intestines and possibly increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer. “This...
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Colorectal cancer has declined, except in people under 30; overall, it’s more common in Kentucky than in any other state
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Colorectal cancer has become less common since the mid-1980s, but has been increasing steadily in people younger than 50, according to a recent American...
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About 3/4 of the Kentuckians getting free exams and screenings via Medicaid are covered by its expansion, study finds
More than three-fourths of the Kentuckians who got free medical screenings through Medicaid last summer were covered by the expansion of the program under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care...
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UK center promotes at-home test for colorectal cancer, reports on efforts to get young women vaccinated for cervical cancer
More people in Appalachian Kentucky die from colorectal cancer than in any other region of the state. A screening project of the Rural Cancer Prevention Center at the University of Kentucky is...
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Testing for colon cancer may detect it without colonoscopy
Dr. Morris Beebe III (Photo from Baptist Health) Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths (after lung cancer) even though effective, inexpensive, non-invasive screening options have been...
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Officials hope reduction in Ky. colon cancer deaths via screening can be replicated with lung cancer, in which state is No. 1
Health officials in Kentucky, especially in the eastern part of the state, hope to increase lung-cancer screenings by following a successful colon-cancer screening initiative, Jackie Judd reports for PBS NewsHour....
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Study of preventive health status finds Kentucky is in the middle of the pack generally, but has several good and bad aspects
A study that looked at preventive health services among states in three categories found that Kentucky fell near the middle of the pack for most of the measures, but was...
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Kentucky leads the nation in colon cancer, but it’s 90% preventable through screening, which is easier than ever
All too often Kentuckians don’t get screened for colon cancer because of fear, embarrassment, lack of access and cost concerns, but with March being National Colorectal Awareness Month it is...
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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...