Valley Medical Center’s Cancer Services department is an active community participant, providing education and screening events for healthy living throughout the ho...
Last spring, Valley Girls & Guys presented Valley’s Board of Trustees with a $500,0000 check representing their commitment to donate $100,000 for five years to help e...
A colonoscopy is a screening of the colon for cancer and is recommended for most people every 10 years starting at age 50. While colon cancer is the third largest cancer...
A mammogram is an x-ray picture of the breast. Mammograms can be 2D or 3D and can be used to detect breast cancer in women who have no signs or symptoms of the disease. ...
Only a fraction of women and men are aware that their family history of cancer increases their own risk for cancer. Even fewer realize high risk screening is available to...
KNOW YOUR PROSTATE CANCER STATS More than 230,000 men are told they have prostate cancer annually making it the second most common cancer in men in the US. About 1 in 7 m...
What is the thyroid gland? The thyroid gland is a butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower neck just below the Adam’s apple. It secretes thyroid hormones that regulate...
Congratulations to Valley’s Cancer Services program, recently recognized with the Commission on Cancer’s (CoC) Gold Level Outstanding Achievement Award, placi...
Away. Stay away from the sun in the middle of the day, when the sun’s rays are the most damaging. Block. Block the sun’s rays using a SPF 15 or higher sunscre...
A sunscreen protects from sunburn and minimizes suntan by absorbing UV rays. Using sunscreens correctly is important in protecting the skin. Consider the following recomm...
