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Some people think that aches and pains and limited mobility are normal parts of aging or something they simply have to deal with. Often, that’s not the case.

In a surgical suite at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a robotic arm snakes an ultra-thin, ultra-flexible tube through a patient’s airway. Once the tube reaches the lungs, the surgeon operating the device remotely uses a tiny camera to search the area for an abnormal growth, or nodule, that might be cancerous.

What’s the most common health concern for people over 65?

One in every eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.

Too young for colorectal cancer? Think again.

The earlier lung cancer is detected, the better the odds are of successful treatment.

As much as the red of changing leaves and the orange of Halloween pumpkins, pink has become one of the colors of fall.

The handmade sign said, “Colton, I beat cancer” with a photo of St. Louis Blues player Colton Parayko and Ashlynn Wilson, a teenager who recently became cancer free, ice skating together at Enterprise Center.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid recently adopted new guidelines for lung cancer screening, changing the age at which men and women should start screening and expanding criteria for smoking history.

Matt Neil, radiotherapy service engineer on the BJC clinical asset management team.