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      Too Young to Think About Colorectal Cancer? Think Again.

      April 09, 2025
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      Clinicians across the country are seeing more incidents of colorectal cancer among young individuals. Learn what is causing the concerning trend and what you can do to prevent it.

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      A Less-Invasive Treatment for an Enlarged Prostate

      February 17, 2025
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      Learn more about this new, non-invasive treatment for enlarged prostrates being offered at AdventHealth South Overland Park.

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      Preventing and Recognizing Hypothermia

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      Learn the steps to protect yourself from extremely low temperatures, including preventing hypothermia and recognizing if you’re experiencing it.

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      How Healthy is Your Gut? A Functional Medicine Approach to Gastrointestinal Health

      August 16, 2024
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      A healthy microbiome is the key to your overall gastrointestinal, metabolic, mental and neurological health. Meaning, if your gut isn’t healthy, then you likely aren’t healthy either.

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      Welcome to the AdventHealth Cancer Institute

      May 08, 2024
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      The AdventHealth Cancer Institute Shawnee Mission is dedicated solely to fighting cancer and supporting cancer patients.

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      It’s the Dawn of a New Age for Cancer Treatment

      May 07, 2024
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      AdventHealth Shawnee Mission is the area’s very first health care system to provide MRI-Guided Radiation Therapy.

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      5 Things Millennials Should Know About Colon Cancer

      February 19, 2024
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      Colon cancer is still rare in millennials, but there are trends indicating it's becoming more common.

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      Understanding Heart Disease and Colon Cancer - What's the Connection?

      February 19, 2024
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      Understand the complex relationship between your heart and colon health.

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      6 Cervical Cancer Myths

      January 10, 2024
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      Each year, an estimated 14,000 people are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and about 4,000 die from the disease. We’re addressing common misconceptions about cervical cancer and encouraging women to...

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      Patient lives her best life while fighting cancer thanks to AdventHealth

      November 30, 2023
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      Sylvia Peerson lives her best life while fighting cancer thanks to AdventHealth Cancer Center Shawnee Mission physician and nurses. Read more about Sylvia's story which was featured on Good Morning...

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      New Cervical Cancer Prevention Guidelines Every Woman Should Know

      February 23, 2023
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      For women, cervical cancer screenings are a really important part of maintaining whole health. In fact, cervical cancer screenings can prevent cervical cancer by detecting pre-cancerous cells, and...

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      Take Action to Prevent Cervical Cancer

      February 23, 2023
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      Cervical cancer is common and relevant today. About 12,000 women in the U.S. are diagnosed with cervical cancer each year. If caught early, cervical cancer is highly treatable. This makes it...

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      What Does It Mean If You Have Dense Breasts?

      February 23, 2023
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      After your first mammogram, your doctor may tell you have dense breasts. But what exactly does that mean? Having dense breasts simply means you have more dense tissue than the fatty tissue.

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