Category: Medical and Healthcare
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October 25, 2019
An annual campaign to increase national awareness to breast cancer is held every October. Public events are held involving the Susan B. Komen organization, the American Cancer Society, and even …
Summer Health Concern: Cardiac Arrest
June 6, 2019
Along with all of the fun associated with being out of school, there are solid statistics that prove more accidents, such as cardiac arrest, happen during the summer months. Accidents …
Breast Cancer Awareness Part 2 | Early Detection Studies and Practices
October 28, 2014
For decades there have been three main screening tools used to detect breast cancer in its early stages: breast self-exam (BSE), done monthly by the individual; clinical breast exam (CBE), …
Breast Cancer Awareness Part 1 | Risk Factors Associated with Breast Cancer
October 22, 2014
When normal body cells replace themselves for routine body maintenance and repair, they “know” when to stop dividing. Cancer cells do not. Cancer is uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which …
Treating Cancer with Bacteria Shows Promise
September 11, 2014
I teach microbiology –the study of microorganisms, like bacteria – in the third phase of the Medical Assisting program at Community Care College. You could say I know a lot …