When you receive a diagnosis of cancer, it’s natural to wonder what may have caused the disease. Doctors can’t always explain why one person gets pancreatic cancer and another doesn’t. However, we do know that people with certain risk factors…
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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
November is #PancreaticCancerAwareness month and we’ll be sharing information all month long on the symptoms and treatments of this deadly disease to keep you aware and educated. Our goal is to prevent late stage diagnosis which we feel is the best…
What does breast cancer feel like?
In breast cancer, abnormal genes cause breast cells to grow uncontrollably and not die off as they normally would. If these cells grow slowly and do not invade other tissues, they cause benign tumors. These lumps are not usually dangerous…
Bone Cancer: Diagnosis & Treatment
DIAGNOSIS Imaging tests can help determine the location and size of bone tumors, and whether the tumors have spread to other parts of the body. The types of imaging tests recommended depend on your individual signs and symptoms. Tests may…
Bone Cancer: Symptoms & Causes
Bone cancer can begin in any bone in the body, but it most commonly affects the pelvis or the long bones in the arms and legs. Bone cancer is rare, making up less than 1 percent of all cancers. In…
Understanding Sarcoma
Sarcoma is a rare cancer of the soft tissues and bone. Most types of cancer originate in the epithelial linings that cover exposed surfaces of the body and have direct exposure to environmental toxins. Sarcomas, however, originate from cells or tissues that lie below these linings in the muscle, bone, cartilage, fat, blood vessels, smooth muscle and skeletal muscles. Any type of tissue in the body can give rise to a sarcoma.
Cancer Prevention Should Start Before Birth
We can now identify risk factors that seem to affect a developing fetus. Early life exposures, i.e., those occurring just before or during a pregnancy and even through the first years of life, can impact health across a person’s entire lifespan.
Your Step-by-Step Skin Exam Guide – Ginger Awareness Month
Never had a skin exam? Think is sounds scary and awkward? Fear no more! Theresa, the Zealios resident skin expert shares step-by-step what you can expect during a skin exam. Theresa Helsel, PA Dermatologist As a Dermatology PA and an…
Get Serious About Your Skin Health – Ginger Awareness Month
Summer is right around the corner and everyone here at Fuck Cancer wants to make sure you’re in the know on sun safety and keeping your skin healthy. In partnership with our friends at Zealios, we’ll be sharing information on…
Ginger Awareness Month with Zealios!
Have you heard of Ginger Awareness Month? June is one of the hottest months of the year, which means that sun is out in full effect and we need to be prepared. Zealios, a leading manufacturer of skin protection products, dedicates…