Did you know that colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for men and women? This year it was anticipated that there would be about 140,250 NEW cases of colorectal cancer in the United States. All toll, about 1 out of every 20 people in the United States will be diagnosed with
There is no doubt that technology is driving today’s world and if one wants to cope and even get ahead, they need to learn how to use as much technology as possible. Technology drives the financial world, legal world, education world and a growing number of industries. I’m currently working for a financial institution and
Do you know what the most common forms of cancer among men are? Topping the list is non-melanoma skin cancer. Second is prostate cancer. According to the CDC, prostate cancer occurs in 101.4 men per 100,000, followed by lung and bronchus cancer occurring in only 64.3 men per 100,000. While lung and bronchus cancer kill
For the past month, my wife has had two major bouts of severed diarrhea that was so bad that she was passing blood with her stools. On the first occasion, I took her to an urgent care center who in turn sent us to the emergency room. The doctor there diagnosed her as having ulcerative
Have you ever sat in middle of a shopping mall and watched people walk by, or have you ever been along a busy sidewalk or someplace with lots of people? What do you watch for? Is it how they look, How they are dressed or how they walk and move around? If so, you probably
I remember growing up that my mom had to have a couple of cups of hot coffee in the morning or she struggled the rest of the day and would usually be pretty grumpy about everything. In college, I knew a number of other students who also claimed to need their morning cup of coffee
For the past few years, I’ve written many posts about Alzheimer’s disease. I’ve shared the frightening statistics and how the disease progresses, slowly in some, faster in others. I’ve also shared numerous reports of studies that show promise in finally identifying what causes Alzheimer’s along with other reports that shared some of the research taking
For many decades we have been told that stress is harmful and can kill us, but what is stress? According to one source: Stress is any change in the environment that requires your body to react and adjust in response. The body reacts to these changes with physical, mental, and emotional responses. Stress is a normal part
Like so many other seniors, my wife and I have concluded that we will probably remain in our current home until we die. We are both in our upper 60s. The thought of packing up our house and moving to another home or apartment is too daunting for us to contemplate, at least for now.
According to BreastCancer.org: About 1 in 8 U.S. women (about 12%) will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. In 2019, an estimated 268,600 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S., along with 62,930 new cases of non-invasive (in situ) breast cancer. About
