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                                                              • With No Consistent Symptoms or Single Test to Identify It, How Do Specialists Diagnose & Treat MS?

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                                                                |Date: October 11, 2022
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                                                                With No Consistent Symptoms or Single Test to Identify It, How Do Specialists Diagnose & Treat MS?

                                                                With No Consistent Symptoms or Single Test to Identify It, How Do Specialists Diagnose & Treat MS?

                                                                Content derived from DocTalk with Sargon Bet Shlimon, MD – Neuroscience Institute 0:17 | What is multiple ...

                                                                Content derived from DocTalk with Sargon Bet Shlimon, MD – Neuroscience Institute 0:17 | What is multiple sclerosis (MS)?MS is a disease in which the immune system, which normally fights infection, at ...

                                                                October 11, 2022
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                                                              • Who Should Consider High Risk Cancer Screening and Genetic Testing?

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                                                                |Date: October 12, 2018
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                                                                Who Should Consider High Risk Cancer Screening and Genetic Testing?

                                                                Who Should Consider High Risk Cancer Screening and Genetic Testing?

                                                                Only a fraction of women and men are aware that their family history of cancer increases their own risk f ...

                                                                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 help them prevent cancer or f ...

                                                                October 12, 2018
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                                                              • Squeeze Us In! Schedule Your Annual Mammogram this October

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                                                                |Date: October 03, 2017
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                                                                Squeeze Us In! Schedule Your Annual Mammogram this October

                                                                Squeeze Us In! Schedule Your Annual Mammogram this October

                                                                October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Don't forget to schedule your annual mammogram at Valley's Brea ...

                                                                October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Don't forget to schedule your annual mammogram at Valley's Breast Center. Were you aware: In the U.S., one in eight women will develop invasive breast cancer ...

                                                                October 03, 2017
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                                                              • Are You at High Risk of Getting Cancer?

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                                                                |Date: April 25, 2017
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                                                                Are You at High Risk of Getting Cancer?

                                                                Are You at High Risk of Getting Cancer?

                                                                If You Are, Getting Screened and Monitored Regularly is the New Standard of Care for Preventing Cancer Th ...

                                                                If You Are, Getting Screened and Monitored Regularly is the New Standard of Care for Preventing Cancer The statistics are sobering—for men and women, the lifetime risk of developing cancer at any site ...

                                                                April 25, 2017
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                                                              • Valley Expands Cancer Services with Opening of New High Risk Screening & Genetic Testing Clinic

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                                                                |Date: July 28, 2016
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                                                                Valley Expands Cancer Services with Opening of New High Risk Screening & Genetic Testing Clinic

                                                                Valley Expands Cancer Services with Opening of New High Risk Screening & Genetic Testing Clinic

                                                                On July 25, Valley opened the High Risk Screening and Genetic Testing Clinic with services by new provide ...

                                                                On July 25, Valley opened the High Risk Screening and Genetic Testing Clinic with services by new provider, Kristine M. King, MD. Patients who may be considered for cancer genetic services include tho ...

                                                                July 28, 2016
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