As many as 50,000 to 100,000 deaths in people under age 80 could be prevented each year if just nine simple of preventive services were implemented effectively.
An analysis of lung cancer screening results in 3,200 people finds that 21% to 33% of the suspicious nodules found by CT scans are not really cancer.
[ February 23, 2010; 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. ] The YWCA Women’s Health Outreach Program and South Seattle Community College will conduct a mobile mammography screening Tuesday, Feb. 23rd, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at SSCC, 6000 16th Ave. SW, in West Seattle.
The Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program provides no-cost pap tests, clinical breast exams and mammograms to income-eligible women over age [...]
The decision to be screened should be a shared decision between the individual patient and her physician.
People don’t always want to do what the data say to do.
By Phil Galewitz – Kaiser Health News
August 4, 2009
If there is one thing that both parties can agree on in the health overhaul debate, it’s the need to build a health system that promotes prevention rather than just manages disease.
To do that, legislation being debated in Congress requires Medicare and private health insurers to fully [...]
The Puget Sound Health Alliance has posted a short video of Diane from West Seattle who talks about going for a colonoscopy.
The preparation is worse than the procedure, she says, and catching colon cancer when its easier to cure or just knowing you’re OK is worth it.
The Puget Sound Health Alliance is a coalition of [...]
People put it off, but colorectal cancer screening should top your list of things to do when you turn 50, writes Dr. Lori Whittaker in this month’s Sound Health column.
It seems to be one of the most popular tests to put off to another day. If you’re 50 you probably know what I’m talking about: [...]
Some cancer screening tests can actually help prevent cancers from occurring, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention says, while others help find cancers at an early stage, when treatment can be most effective.
Screening for breast, cervical and colon cancer can save your life – a message from the CDC
Getting screened for some [...]
Invisible Families: The homeless you don't see
They squeeze in with relatives, couch surf with friends or camp out in cars. More families are quietly becoming homeless, driven to the edge by a lack of jobs and affordable housing. The Seattle Times and its local news partners tackle the topic together. Project home
E-Health Records: Seattle is ahead of the curve
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