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Important Facts About Breast and Cervical Cancer in African-American and Latina Women

March 9, 2017 Leave a Comment

Important facts about breast and cervical cancer in African-American and Latino women.

Breast Cancer

  • The death rate due to breast cancer in African-American women is 39% higher than in the general population of white women.
  • Aggressive breast tumors are more common in younger African-American and Hispanic/Latina women. This more aggressive form of
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Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: breast cancer, cancer, cancer screenings, ceed, cervical cancer

January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month

January 26, 2016 Leave a Comment

Each year, approximately 12,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer. It occurs most often in women over 30, but all women are at risk. Cervical cancer is the easiest gynecologic cancer to prevent with regular screening …

Posted in: Featured Tagged: cervical cancer

Advanced Fertility-Sparing Surgery for Cervical Cancer

December 22, 2014 Leave a Comment

Four years after their wedding, Angela and Pier Blomquist decided they were ready to start a family. After a routine visit to her gynecologist, Angela found out that she had an abnormal Pap smear. She wasn’t overly concerned because she …

Posted in: eHealth Connection, Featured Tagged: cervical cancer, Cooper’s Gynecologic Cancer, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper

Spring Into Good Health

May 4, 2011 Leave a Comment

springtime coupleFor many of us, spring is the time of year we take on many of those household fix-it and clean-up projects that we’ve been putting off for too long. Why not make it the time of year to get your …

Posted in: eHealth Connection Tagged: breast cancer, cancer institute, cancer screenings, cervical cancer, colorectal cancer, endometrial (uterine) cancer, polyps, prostate cancer

How to Protect Yourself Against Cervical Cancer

January 1, 2009 Leave a Comment

20090113_ehealth_storyIn observance of National Cervical Health Awareness Month (January), gynecologists at Cooper University Hospital remind women of the importance of cervical cancer prevention and the need for Pap tests.

“A yearly Pap test is the main screening test for cervical …

Posted in: eHealth Connection Tagged: cervical cancer, gynecologic oncology, HPV, pap test

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