Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Prairie Star
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Health Care
The Most Surprising Symptoms of Lung Cancer
Estimated read time: 3 minutesEach year, more than 235,000 Americans are diagnosed with lung cancer for the first time. Unfortunately, the condition can be hard to spot early because symptoms often don’t show up until the cancer...
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Why Nonsmokers Get Lung Cancer
Estimated read time: 3 minutesEven people who have never lit a cigarette can get lung cancer. Learning about the causes can help you protect yourself.
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Oncology Nurse Shaves Head 12 Consecutive Years to Support Cancer Patients
Estimated read time: 3 minutesOne evening working as an extern during nursing school, Margaret Potter was called into a patient’s room for a simple request. While Potter was in the room, the patient asked, “Why would someone so...
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Health Care
Do You Need a Mammogram Before Age 40?
Estimated read time: 3 minutesIt’s generally recommended that every woman starts their breast cancer screening mammograms at age 40 and continues to get them yearly until at least age 75. But what are the reasons to start your...
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Health Care
AdventHealth South Overland Park is First in Johnson County to Use Aquablation Therapy as Treatment for Enlarged Prostate Patients
Estimated read time: 2 minutesOne problem almost every man will have to face as he gets older is an enlarged prostate, also known as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The prostate gland is part of the reproductive system and is...