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Take Care of Your Medical Needs Before Your Deductible Resets

Have you met the deductible on your health insurance plan? By now, most people have. And that makes October-December the best time to take care of those medical needs you’ve been putting off—such as minor surgery or a colonoscopy.
By acting now, your out-of-pocket expenses will be minimal or perhaps nothing at all. But if you…

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Important Lessons Learned as a 10-Year Breast Cancer Survivor

During a career that spans four decades as a singer/songwriter, Sheryl Crow has sold more than 50 million albums around the world. She’s performed with the world’s most famous musical artists, from the Rolling Stones and Willie Nelson to Tony Bennett and Pavarotti. But what many people don’t know is that Sheryl is a breast…

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At Main Street Hospital, we’re on the front lines in the fight against cancer, providing the medical expertise and imaging technology for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of the second most common cause of death in the United States. So it’s definitely good news to know we’re doing our part and making real progress in battling this all-too-common disease.

According to a recent…

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One in four
If you’re over the age of 60, those are the odds that you have diabetes, which can cause serious medical problems for your eyes, ears, kidneys, nerves and feet. For example, hearing loss is twice as common for seniors with diabetes. There’s also an increased risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke.
With diabetes, your body does not make enough insulin or does…

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Kimberly Williams-Paisley reveals both the struggles and the lessons learned from her mother’s dementia.

CHRISTMAS 2005. Kimberly Williams-Paisley, her husband, sister, brother and in-laws were sitting together on a single bed in her parent’s house. They had gathered to hear some bad news. At the age of 62, Kimberly’s mother, Linda, had been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia…

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According to the American Cancer Society, more than 3.5 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed each year. That makes skin cancer the most common of all cancers, accounting for about half of all cases.

Fortunately, the vast majority of skin cancers can be cured if found and treated early. The exception is melanoma skin cancer, which accounts for more than 9,000 of the 12,000 skin-cancer…

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From red meat to white sugar, you’ve probably heard enough about foods that may increase the risk of cancer. So let’s go positive. Here are seven foods that may actually reduce the risk of cancer.

Broccoli

Related foods: Cabbage, Cauliflower, Kale

You can eat broccoli raw as a snack or steam it for a healthy side dish. Broccoli is thought to be particularly effective in reducing t…

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38%

According to the American Cancer Society, that’s the number of women who will be diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime.

At Main Street Hospital, we provide both the resources and the technology for the detection, diagnosis, treatment, support and follow-up care that this community needs in the fight against cancer. Every day, our team of physicians, nurses, technologists and…

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2014 is the 30th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In the past three decades, tremendous progress has made in the awareness, detection and treatment of the disease.

Screening rates have increased

The percentage of women getting mammograms has increased from 29 percent in 1987 to more than 67 percent.

More birthdays celebrated

More than 200,000 breast…

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Even though this issue of HealthPoint is primarily dedicated to women’s health, let’s not forget the men, especially with November almost here. Or as some people call it—Movember.

Movember is an annual event that asks men to grow a mustache during the month of November to help raise awareness about men’s health issues, especially prostate cancer, and to support related charities. T…

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