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Warm weather is a great opportunity to get outside. Being in nature has a number of health benefits, including fighting depression and anxiety, reducing stress, improving mood, lowering blood pressure, and reducing cancer risk, but while you’re enjoying the outdoors, don’t forget to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays.
At The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center, cutting-edge imaging technology plays a crucial role in diagnosing and treating cancer. One of the most advanced techniques available today is PET/CT imaging, which combines Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Computed Tomography (CT) to provide detailed insights into the body’s internal structures and functional activity.
Spring and summer are a great time to celebrate warm weather and the abundant assortment of fresh produce while enjoying the company of friends and family. Here is a barbeque menu that is filled with fresh produce and healthy lean proteins on the grill. Enjoy!
Can you guess what man-made product can be found in most foods, our water supply, and household items, including the furniture we sit on, the plates we eat from, the straws we drink through, and the toys our kids play with, as well as the clothes we wear, the cars we drive, hair and make-up products, and the animals we consume, especially marine life? If you guessed “plastic,” you were correct.
What advice do you have for people who are at high risk for lung cancer?
Did you know that although lung cancer screening is extremely effective at identifying lung cancer in the early stages and improving survival rates, 95.5% of people who qualify for lung cancer screening have not been screened?
Here’s what you need to know about lung cancer, lung cancer screening, and whether you qualify.
Many people scheduled for ostomy surgery or who have had ostomy surgery don’t know about the Waterbury Area Support Group at The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center.
The Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center is proud to partner with Ann’s Place, a community-based cancer support team that offers the Art Therapy and Living with Stage 4/Incurable Cancer support groups held on-site at the Leever Center.
The concept of organic farming is not new. In fact, “traditional farming,” now called “organic,” has been practiced for thousands of years.
I’m a radiologist. Radiologists are medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing diseases using medical imaging.