Medical Updates Impacting You - Young Adults (YAs)

July 27, 2010

True or False: Sunscreen is Dangerous

FALSE! You may have heard about a study from England that recently came out with the information that sunscreen causes cancer, but the American Academy of Dermatology released a statement urging you to use sunscreen. Here are some tips and information about using and buying safe sunscreen.

July 20, 2010

Stomach Cancer on the Rise Among Young, White Adults

TUESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of lower stomach cancer continue to decline for most groups in the United States, a new study finds that among young, white men and women the rate is increasing.

July 15, 2010

The Affordable Care Act’s New Rules on Preventive Care and You

Too many Americans don’t get the preventive health care they need to stay healthy, avoid or delay the onset of disease, lead productive lives, and reduce health care costs. Cost-sharing (including copays, co-insurance and deductibles) reduces the likelihood that preventive services will be used.

June 22, 2010

Teen Girls May Need Two Annual 'Well-Child' Visits

Washington, DC -- Adolescent girls may need two "well-child" visits each year—a general preventive visit and a dedicated reproductive health visit—and both visits should be covered by insurers according to an updated Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and published in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

May 12, 2010

Sam Champion's Skin Cancer Procedure

ABC weatherman Sam Champion had skin cancer cells removed from his shoulder live on "Good Morning America", publicizing his own health issues to make viewers more aware of their own.

May 10, 2010

Must-Have Checkups at Every Age

As part of National Women’s Health Week, Dr. Keri Peterson breaks down the most important exams women should be getting in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s.

May 4, 2010

Stomach Cancer on the Rise Among Young, White Adults

While rates of lower stomach cancer continue to decline for most groups in the United States, a new study finds that among young, white men and women the rate is increasing.

April 8, 2010

Health Insurance — Can't Live With it; Can't Live Without it

If I had been diagnosed with cancer during the months that I had no health insurance, there is a good chance I would be dead right now.

In Cancer Fight, Teenagers Don’t Fit In

Simone Weinstein’s ordeal with cancer started in the most banal way: she was tired. She had a hard time getting up in the morning, and did not even have the energy to hang out with her friends.

January 21, 2010

Indoor Tanning: The Risks of Ultraviolet Rays

Tanning beds are more dangerous than previously understood. According to the FDA, teens are particularly vulnerable.

January 11, 2010

The Best Screening - Talk with Doc

Great article about the best medical screening for you. Bottom line - the most important thing you can do is talk to your doc about your family history.

December 15, 2009

Another Gap...the Sex Knowledge Gap

You know about the shocking gap in cancer survival rates for teens and young adults, but did you know there is a "sex gap" too...?

December 8, 2009

What’s the Big Deal About Actors Smoking in Movies?

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Dartmouth College were funded by the National Cancer Institute to find out. They studied almost 1300 Mexican-Americans teens over three years. It turns out that exposure to smoking scenes in movies was a stronger predictor of smoking experimentation than peer pressure.

December 8, 2009

Cancer Rates in the U.S. Improve

Cancer rates are on the decline in the US. Whew! Good news but for 15-40-year-olds - cancer survival rates are barely improving! Please...Check Yourself...see your health care provider and check back in if you notice any change in your normal health that lasts more than a week. Changes can include a change in mole or new skin lesion, any abnormal discharge, pain or swelling in one leg, shoulder, etc but not the other, a bump or buldge anywhere, swollen lymph nodes or abnormally fatigue. If this applies to you - call your doctor!

November 23, 2009

Cervical Cancer Screening Update

Women’s health and cancer screenings continue to make headlines. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists now recommends

November 18, 2009

Mammography Guidelines Debate

Just seven years after recommending that women have mammograms every one to two years starting at age 40, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force changed its recommendation.

August 17, 2009

Foundation For Young Adult Cancer Patients

Survival rates for children and older adults with cancer have soared 30 percent in the past two decades, during which there has been no improvement in survival rates for adolescents and young adults with cancer.