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Heart disease is the number one killer of men in the United States, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, men are nearly twice as likely as women to die of heart disease.
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KBIA’s Rebecca Smith recently sat down with Dr. Balint Otvos, a neurosurgeon at University of Missouri Health Care about how strokes present and why it’s important for people to seek out treatment immediately if they suspect a stroke.
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Missy Rice of the Department of Health and Senior Services' Show Me Healthy Women talks with KBIA's Anna Spidel about why cervical cancer screenings are important and how patients can stay informed.
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According to the National Cancer Institute, prostate cancer accounted for nearly 14.7% of all new US cancer cases in 2023.
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This month, the American Cancer Society expanded its lung cancer screening recommendations to yearly, low-dose CT scans for those aged 50 to 80 who formerly or currently smoke and have a 20 or greater "pack year" history. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith spoke with Dr. Sebastian Wiesemann and Dr. Vipul Bhanderi from Ellis Fischel Cancer Center about these new recommendations.
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KBIA’s Rebecca Smith sat down with Dr. Logan Frank, the director of breast imaging for Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, to discuss how mammogram recommendations have changed and why this preventative health measure still matters.