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Restoring Hope: How a Breakthrough Treatment Helped a Teenager Defeat Epilepsy
Sophia suffered from epilepsy that for years disrupted her life and put severe limitations on her future. But after receiving a groundbreaking procedure from the pediatric neurology team at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Sophia, now 18, is seizure free.
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Missouri Baptist Medical Center Mammography Van Provides Breast Health Screenings
One in every eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime.
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Noticing the Signs and Symptoms of Stroke Can Help Save a Life
Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer from stroke every year, according to the American Stroke Association, making stroke the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States.
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Rising Colorectal Cancer Rates Among Younger People Call for Earlier Screening
Too young for colorectal cancer? Think again.
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How can you reduce your risk of lung cancer?
Prioritizing lung health during lung cancer awareness month
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Seeing Pink Is a Great Mammogram Reminder
As much as the red of changing leaves and the orange of Halloween pumpkins, pink has become one of the colors of fall.
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Teenage Blues fan has a night she’ll never forget
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.
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What is a stroke and how can I prevent one?
May is National Stroke Awareness Month
Nearly 800,000 Americans suffer from stroke every year, according to the American Stroke Association, making stroke the fifth-leading cause of death in the United States.
New lung cancer screening guidelines mean more at-risk patients can now be screened
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.
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BJC employee services same machine that provides his son’s cancer treatments
Matt Neil, radiotherapy service engineer on the BJC clinical asset management team.