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Awareness Archive
For several years, actor Virginia Madsen, 48, didn’t celebrate her birthday. Her age wasn’t the issue; it was the date. The Academy Award nominee was born on Sept. 11.
It’s true that Americans are tightening their belts in response to grim economic conditions. A Harris Interactive survey found 71 percent of adults plan to spend less this holiday season. But that doesn’t mean charities will be Scrooged: 49 percent of survey respondents also said that they plan to make charitable donations as a gift.
It’s the second leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. and the No.1 most deadly cancer, yet diagnosis and treatment options for lung cancer are severely limited. Once diagnosed, lung cancer patients’ long-term survival rates are low. Women are not only twice as likely as men to develop the cancer from smoking, but also more likely than men to get nonsmoking-associated lung cancer. Even with early diagnosis, 30,000 more women will die each year from lung cancer than breast cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.
The key to avoiding heart disease is to assess your risk early — so make a plan today to protect yourself from the top killer of women in America. Here, we give you the tools to improve your odds.
Oprah Winfrey’s recent thyroid problems made headlines and brought a silent disease into the spotlight. But how she said she took control of her troubles has been widely questioned. According to the talk-show celebrity, a little vacation and some nutritional changes led her to overcome the weight gain, fatigue and discomfort often associated with thyroid disease. While some experts believe that good nutrition and stress management can help people with a malfunctioning thyroid, finding balance through rest and diet change alone is generally not a quick fix. Even after medical treatment, thyroid problems can be a struggle for life for many people. In honor of Thyroid Awareness Month, here are a few things you need to know.
Most women know they are at risk for breast cancer, but many are afraid to get a mammogram or perform a self-exam. Between 2000 and 2005, there was a 4 percentage-point drop in the number of mammograms performed on women over 40.
It is the most deadly of all women’s reproductive cancers, yet a stunning 85 percent of women are unfamiliar with ovarian cancer’s symptoms and 82 percent have never discussed it with their doctors, according to a survey sponsored by The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC) as part of their “Break the Silence” campaign.
Hollywood types and regular folks alike have been turning to food delivery programs to help them lose weight — no doubt due in part to Ricki Lake’s dramatic slim-down since she began receiving prepared meals in February 2007 from Fresh Dining.
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