Live Healthy West Virginia
Ep. 44 - Gynecologic Cancer: Get Screened and Take Control
Season 1, Episode 3
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30m
Are you overdue for your annual gynecological exam? Don’t put it off any longer. An estimated 117,000 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with gynecologic cancer this year, and about 34,000 will die from it.
September is Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month, focusing on cancers affecting the cervix, ovaries, uterus, vagina, and vulva. We talk about prevention and treatment of these cancers with Dr. Wade Barton, a gynecologic oncologist at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Ep. 41 - Heart Murmurs: What’s That S...
It’s estimated that 72% of children will have a heart murmur at some point during childhood and adolescence. We talk about everything you need to know about heart murmurs from when to be concerned to what to do about them, with Dr Jai Udassi, director of the WVU Medicine Children’s Heart Center.
