The Foundation for Women’s Cancer (FWC) declared September Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Month to raise awareness about symptoms, risk factors, prevention and the importance of early detection for all gynecologic cancers—cervical, ovarian, uterine/endometrial, vaginal and vulvar cancer. Uterine cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer in the United States. While there are many types of uterine cancer, the most common is endometrial cancer, a […]
The thyroid is a small gland with a big job. It sits in your throat, just above your collarbone, and although everyone has one, few people really understand how it functions. The thyroid produces a hormone that regulates everything from your appetite to weight control to energy levels in your body. Because it has the […]
The American Cancer Society estimates about 228,150 new cases of lung cancer and 142,670 deaths from lung cancer in 2019, making it the leading cause of cancer death among both men and women. In fact, more people die of lung cancer than from colon, breast and prostate cancers combined. Fortunately, smoking cessation efforts have increased […]
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—One in eight U.S. women will develop invasive breast cancer over the course of her lifetime. Those are odds breast surgeon Rebecca Baskin, M.D., knows all too well. At age 36, the Franklin provider was diagnosed with stage 2A breast cancer. “I’d never been on the other side, and it’s a scary place to […]
The American Cancer Society has just released some new figures on breast cancer death rates and the news is very promising. The report finds that death rates from breast cancer in the United States dropped 39 percent between 1989 and 2015. According to the report, that translates to 322,600 deaths that have been avoided during […]
As part of a partnership between Subaru of America and The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), Darrell Waltrip Subaru has donated 160 blankets to Williamson Medical Center for cancer patients currently undergoing treatment. “Everyone at Williamson Medical Center is so honored to be the recipients of such a wonderful and generous donation,” said Williamson Medical […]
