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Tag Archives: cancer
What are the lung cancer screening recommendations?
What are the lung cancer screening recommendations? Recently the ACCP (The American College of Chest Physicians) published their new lung cancer screening guidelines. Who should get an ANNUAL lung cancer screening? Adults aged 55 to 77 years of age who … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, lung conditions, nicotine, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family physician, family practice, low dose CT scan, lung cancer, Reno family doctor, smoking, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Free Radon tests! Why to test? How to test? What’s important?
Radon. Why to test? How to test? What’s important? **Short-term tests are free to Nevadans until February 28, 2019 in honor of National Radon Action Month. Look at website (at bottom of post) for locations for test pick up!** Radon … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, lung cancer, radon, Reno family doctor, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno Family medicine Residency program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Should you as an ex-smoker have a CT scan to rule out lung cancer?
Should you as an ex-smoker have a CT scan to rule out lung cancer? This is a great question. A few years ago the National Lung Screening Trial found a reduction in disease-specific and all-cause mortality with lung cancer screening. … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, low-dose CT, lung cancer, Reno physician, smoking
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NEW Cancer Screening Recommendations
NEW Cancer Screening Recommendations. To help diagnose breast cancer, the American Cancer Society suggests mammography starting at 45 years of age with annual screening until 54 years of age and then every other year after 54. To prevent cervical … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged breast cancer, cancer, cervical cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family physician, famiy medicine, HPV vaccine, mammogram, pap, Reno, Reno family physician, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Pancreatic cancer is an uncommon and deadly cancer
Pancreatic cancer is an uncommon AND deadly cancer. It is the 12th most common cause of cancer in the US and usually diagnosed at an advanced stage. Only 3% of stage III patients are alive at 5 years. Pancreatic cancer … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family physician, family practice, Nevada, pancreatic cancer, Reno
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Want a synopsis of a Pulitzer-prize-winning oncologist/author with FASCINATING ideas?
Want a synopsis of a Pulitzer-prize-winning oncologist/author with FASCINATING ideas? Siddhartha Mukherjee MD, PhD this week came to University of Nevada Reno and spoke to a packed crowd. Dr. Mukherjee has written two books: The Emperor of all Maladies: A … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Dr. Mukhurjee, Family Doctor, family mediine, family practice, genes, genetic research, Nevada, Reno, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
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Is there a link between weight and cancer?
Is there a link between weight and cancer? We think yes! Last month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“The CDC”) published a report that being overweight or obese significantly increased the risk of developing at least 13 (!) … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, obesity, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family practice, link between weight and cancer, obesity, overweight, University of Nevada, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, weight and cancer
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver, an epidemic
Did you know that non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most frequent cause of chronic liver disease in the US and around the world? Yes! It is. Researchers think that nearly one-third of Americans has this disease. There is … Continue reading
Posted in blood pressure, Diabetes, General Medicine- Adults, Uncategorized
Tagged cancer, cholesterol, cirrhosis, diabetes, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, fatty liver disease, liver failure, obesity, Reno, University of Nevada School of Medicine, weight loss
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Lung cancer screening
Wow! Lung cancer accounts for 27% of all cancer deaths in the United States. 7% of Americans will be diagnosed and 6% will die from it. Among heavy smokers, 33% of them will die from lung cancer. In the 1960s … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, lung conditions, Uncategorized
Tagged Andover, cancer, cancer screening, CT scan, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, family physician, family practice, kansas, low dose CT scan, lung cancer, wichita
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Prostate cancer screening. To screen or not to screen?
The US Preventive Services Task Force recommend against routine prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing. The PSA test was introduced in the late 1980s. This lab test showed us that the incidence of prostate cancer increased dramatically compared to when we could … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, General Medicine- Adults, Male issues, prostate cancer, Uncategorized
Tagged Andover, cancer, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, prostate cancer, PSA, screening test, wichita
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