On average, we take about 20,000 breaths each day. When someone smokes tobacco, they breathe in the more than 7,000 chemicals and chemical compounds that are found in cigarette smoke. Health become...
We've been hearing it for decades - the earlier a cancer can be found, the better the chances for successful treatment and a cure. That's an absolute truth, right? Turns out, it's not so cut and dr...
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal cancer - cancer of the colon or rectum - is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in both men and women in the United Sta...
Our community members will have cause for celebration when they attend the Penn State Lady Lions' annual Pink Zone basketball game on Sunday, February 26, 2012. Now in its sixth year, the Penn Stat...
Kim, a young student, asked me recently what advice I would give to people who want to get a healthy tan. The question didn't allow me to provide the answer she had expected. There is no such thing...
You have cancer. Now what? Now you are a survivor. One of our country's most visible cancer survivors, Lance Armstrong, educates the public through the Lance Armstrong Foundation, that "&hellip...
Which cancer has a higher rate of lives lost than cervical cancer, Hodgkins disease, brain cancer, liver, testes or skin cancer? The answer may surprise you, but not your dentist. It is oral cancer...
You have cancer. Now what? Now you are a survivor. One of our country's most visible cancer survivors, Lance Armstrong, educates the public through the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He states that "a...
Over the years, we have each heard hundreds of examples of items which may cause cancer. As February is National Cancer Prevention Month, it seems a fitting time to highlight what we know about can...
Mount Nittany Medical Center names new Cancer Pavilion for donors Lance and Ellen Shaner.