Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital Recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Aside from skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women. In…
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Jeff Bridges Diagnosed With Lymphoma
(CNN) - New "stuff" has come to light for actor Jeff Bridges. He used that quote from "The Big Lebowski" Monday in its uncensored form to announce he has lymphoma. Bridges wrote he is starting treatment and his doctors…
Colon & Rectal Cancers On The Rise
(CNN) - Medical experts say colon and rectal cancers are on the rise in young adults. Cases haves been going up among those under 50 years old since the mid-1990s. According to a March report by the American Cancer…
Guidelines Released On Lowering Cancer Risk
(CNN) - If you're looking to lower your cancer risk; alcohol and red meat should be off the menu. That's according to updated guidelines published Tuesday by the American Cancer Society. Experts say people should stick to diets that…
8X Major League Baseball All-Star and 4X World Series Champion Darryl Strawberry Opens Up About Colorectal Cancer
As part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, baseball great Darryl Strawberry opens up about being a colorectal cancer survivor. Darryl Strawberry is…
Colon, Rectal Cancers On Rise In Young Adults
(CNN) - Colon and rectal cancer cases are on the rise in young adults. That's according to a new study published on Thursday by the American Cancer Society. The median age of a patient diagnosed with colorectal cancer was…
Red Cross and American Cancer Society Partnering to Help Cancer Patients
Patients fighting cancer need more blood than patients fighting any other disease, using nearly one-quarter of the nation’s blood supply. That’s why this February, the American Red…
Phenix City Relay for Life
Join in on the fight against cancer. Phenix City will host their annual Relay for Life Friday, May 3 at 6 p.m. at 900 Airport Rd. Phenix City, AL. Their goal…
Auburn Elementary School Counselor Living in a Yurt to Raise Money for The American Cancer Society
One Auburn Elementary school counselor is raising money for the American Cancer Society in a different way. He lives in a yurt on the Ogletree Elementary school grounds until he…
Why Some People Don't Get Cancer Screenings
In Your Health Minute.... People working for small companies are less likely to get regular cancer screenings. Researchers from the American Cancer Society…
