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Fighting Cancer
Fighting Cancer
It’s easy to feel hopeless in the face of a deadly disease like cancer. But there’s a lot you can do to prevent cancer and help those fighting the disease. The Pennsylvania Medical Society and the American Cancer Society have put together a list of ways to fight cancer.
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Colorectal Cancer Rates Still High
Pennsylvania's colorectal cancer rates remain some of the highest in the nation.
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Good Medicine: Eye Cancer
Peter Lund, MD, founder of the Institute for Good Medicine at the Pennsylvania Medical Society, and Michael Azar, MD, an ophthalmologist from Pittsburgh, provide tips on avoiding this debilitating disease.
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100 Ways You Can Help Fight Cancer
There are many things you can do to prevent cancer and help those fighting cancer—like getting the appropriate screenings, encouraging others to be screened, eating the right foods, and helping a cancer patient get to their appointments.
Decide for Yourself
Learn how to create an advance health care directive to decide your end-of-life care.
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