Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States. While breast cancer most commonly occurs later in life, it can occur early in womanhood and research suggests that it develops and progresses over the course of a lifetime. Therefore, it is important that women of all ages are educated on the subject.
Our breast cancer library is host to all the latest information on breast cancer, including prevention techniques, methods of early detection, common symptoms, treatment options and more.
Self Breast Exam instructions.
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is cancer that starts in the ovaries. The ovaries are the female reproductive organs that produce eggs.
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if you are a woman over 40 years old who has not recently had a pelvic examination. Routine pelvic examinations are recommended for all women over 20 years old.
Call for an appointment with your provider if you have symptoms of ovarian cancer. For more information regarding Ovarian Cancer click HERE.
Menopause
Menopause is the transition period in a woman's life when her ovaries stop producing eggs, her body produces less estrogen and progesterone, and menstruation becomes less frequent, eventually stopping altogether. For more information regarding Menopause click HERE.
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over time. For more information regarding Osteoporosis click HERE.
Migraines
Migraines are chronic headaches that can cause significant pain for hours or even days. Symptoms can be so severe that all you can think about is finding a dark, quiet place to lie down.
Some migraines are preceded or accompanied by sensory warning symptoms or signs (auras), such as flashes of light, blind spots or tingling in your arm or leg. A migraine is often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and sound. For more information regarding Migraines click HERE.
Depression
Family. Career. Coping with menstrual cycles, pregnancy and menopause. As a woman, you certainly have plenty of issues to handle. But there's another one you might face that can be especially challenging: depression. About 1 in 8 women develop depression at some point in life. Women are nearly twice as likely as are men to struggle with depression at some point. Depression can occur at any age, but it is most common in women between the ages of 25 and 44.
Some mood changes and depressed feelings occur with normal hormone changes. But hormone changes alone don't cause depression. Other biological factors, inherited traits and life experiences are also involved. Explore more about what contributes to depression in women — and what you can do about it.
Teen Depression
Atypical Depression
Postpartum Depression
Depression (major depression)
Depression in women.
Depression Self-Assessment
