Author: phadvocate
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National Wear Red Day: Understanding Women’s Heart Health
Today is National Wear Red Day, an initiative of the American Heart Association that encourages women to be seen, counted, and heard when it comes to combatting heart disease. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing one in three deaths yearly.2 Heart disease affects the heart and blood vessels by restricting blood…
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Cervical Cancer: Why Action Matters
Now that we know what to look for to identify potential signs and symptoms of cervical cancer, we can decide what actions are necessary to hopefully prevent cervical cancer, or if necessary, treat it effectively. Awareness opens the door to action in the fight to eliminate cervical cancer. Actions to combat cervical cancer can be…
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Cervical Cancer: What Every Woman Should Know
Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable and treatable forms of cancer. Yet, that is not enough to keep it from affecting the lives of hundreds of thousands of women globally every year. According to the World Health Organization, cervical cancer affects around 660,000 women globally, making it the fourth most common cancer in…
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Building Healthy Habits for Your Family
When we look at the underlying causes of illnesses and diseases that affect us we find factors like weight, blood pressure, and stress levels contribute to their development or worsening. This is why it is important that we do all that we can to keep ourselves and those closest to us healthy. Making healthy choices…
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A New Year
Happy New Year! It’s been almost a year since our very first blog post on our Public Health Perspectives page. During this time, we have been excited to share health information on some of the most important health issues facing many in our nation. It has been our hope and our goal that the information…
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Breast Cancer Awareness – Why it Matters if You Have Dense Breasts
So, you may have noticed over the last few years that your mammography report says that you have dense breast tissue. This is because since March 2023, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new rule that requires that patients’ breast density be included in their report. The reports now describe the patient’s breast…
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Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast cancer occurs when abnormal breast cells grow out of control and form tumors (WHO, 2025). If it is untreated, the tumors can spread and eventually become fatal. Breast cancer can occur in both men and women, but the majority of those affected with the disease are women. In the United States, breast cancer is…
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It’s National Immunization Awareness Month
August is designated National Immunization Awareness Month to educate the public about the important role that immunization plays in our lives. Immunization is one of many tools to help people attain and maintain good health. Cambridge dictionary defines immunization as the process of protecting a person/animal from an infectious disease by putting a substance into…
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Fibroids–What Are They? And Why You Should Know About Them
Have you heard about fibroids? A condition that affects women primarily during their reproductive years. Chances are likely that you or someone you know and care about have been affected by them. What are Fibroids? Fibroids are noncancerous tumors that grow in the uterus and in some cases outside of the uterus. Many women are…
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