Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission
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Health CareTake Action to Prevent Cervical Cancer
Estimated read time: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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Health CareNew Cervical Cancer Prevention Guidelines Every Woman Should Know
Estimated read time: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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Health CareWhat’s Your Ovarian Cancer Risk?
Estimated read time:Though ovarian cancer is the deadliest type to affect a woman’s reproductive system, it doesn’t have to be.
Of the women whose ovarian cancer is spotted early, 92% survive for more than five years...
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Health CareEarly Detection of Colorectal Cancer Can Save Lives
Estimated read time:A person’s lifetime risk of developing colorectal cancer is about 1 in 23 for men and 1 in 25 for women, making it the third most common cancer diagnosed in American men and women (excluding skin...
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Health CareHow is Colon Cancer Treated?
Estimated read time:People diagnosed with colon cancer have good reason to be optimistic.