Jenn Duke, M.D., hizo la revisión médica de este documento + Infographic text El cáncer pulmonar es la causa principal de muertes relacionadas con cáncer en EE.UU. El cáncer pulmonar es más frecuente en mujeres que en hombres. En 2023, más de 120,000 casos nuevos de cáncer pulmonar se diagnosticarán para mujeres, en comparación con … Read more
As told to Erica Rimlinger My grandmother was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 40s, and my Ashkenazi Jewish heritage is a risk factor for breast cancer. So I started getting mammograms when I was 40, back before that was the recommended age for everyone. The second mammogram I had, at age 41, found cancer: … Read more
Andrea Apolo, M.D., hizo la revisión médica de este documento + Infographic text Casi 20,000 mujeres en Estados Unidos recibirán diagnósticos de cáncer de vejiga en 2023. El cáncer de vejiga urotelial (UBC , por sus siglas en inglés) es, de largo, el tipo más frecuente de cáncer de vejiga y puede afectar muchos aspectos … Read more
Alex Fulton Alex Fulton has been working in the wellness field for more than 20 years. She has written extensively about integrative medicine, herbalism, supplements and other topics related to holistic health. Alex also focuses on issues related to women’s health, from menstruation to menopause. She has collaborated with physicians, midwives and functional medicine practitioners … Read more
Español It was 2017, and Jurline Redeaux was having a good year. She was 65 years old and thriving, enjoying her work as a social worker for Los Angeles County and the financial stability it gave her. Then one day Redeaux noticed what looked like period blood and, because she is postmenopausal, decided to get … Read more
Era 2017 y Jurline Redeaux estaba teniendo un buen año. Tenía 65 años y estaba teniendo éxito, disfrutaba su empleo como trabajadora social para el condado de Los Ángeles y la estabilidad financiera que ese cargo le daba. Entonces un día Jurline notó lo que parecía ser sangre menstrual y puesto que ella es menopáusica, … Read more
Nicole Pajer Nicole Pajer is a freelance writer published in The New York Times, Parade, AARP, Woman’s Day, Men’s Journal and beyond. When she’s not writing, she’s checking exotic travel destinations off her bucket list, attempting to wear out her 71-pound Doberman’s boundless energy and teaching people how to properly pronounce her last name (“It’s … Read more
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector In 2013, I was at an amusement park with my family when I started experiencing sudden and frequent urges to urinate and a burning sensation when I peed. At first I chalked it up to getting older. I figured, “Well, maybe things aren’t working as well as they used … Read more
As told to Nicole Audrey Spector I noticed something was off when, despite tons of cardio, I started gaining weight. I also felt pressure in my lower abdomen — like there was a golf ball pressing inside my right side. And I could feel something when I pressed down on the area. Concerned, I made … Read more
Viajar es una parte importante de la vida de muchas personas. Podrías necesitar viajar por negocios, para tratamientos médicos o simplemente por el placer de hacerlo. Sin importar cual sea la razón, no dejes que el tratamiento de cáncer de vejiga urotelial (UBC, por sus siglas en inglés) evite que hagas tus maletas para el … Read more