Exercise benefits the body in myriad ways. Studies have shown that routine exercise can help people effectively maintain healthy weights, sleep better at night and have more energy throughout the day. But exercise also may play a role in preventing one of the world’s most deadly diseases.
Myths about breast cancer can be as harmful as accurate information is helpful, so learning the truth and debunking those myths can be an important part of women’s preventive approach to breast cancer.
Staff in the radiology department at AllianceHealth Clinton includes, from left, Paxton Hunt, Lacey Daniels, Tristyn Cole, Paul Hill, Holly Drinnon and Isac Shephard. Not pictured are Leslie Giblet, David Barnett, Ashley Vestal, Janet Medina, Jeff Loftiss and Leanne Parker.
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 627,000 women lost their lives to breast cancer in 2018. But women are not helpless in the fight against breast cancer. Early detection is critical and could potentially save thousands of lives each year.
One out of eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. It’s a staggering statistic, but one made less ominous by the fact that finding breast cancer early makes it easier to treat or cure.
Clinton Middle School students who will be participating in the Pink-out Game activities at Clinton High School include, from left, Marquiz Martin Jaycee Rodebush, Tanner Bartlett, Presley Evans, Emma McCommas and Mia Coxwell (kneeling).
Significant progress in mammography technology continues to help physicians diagnose breast cancer in its earlier stages. When coupled with new treatment options, early diagnosis through mammography screening can significantly improve a woman’s chances of survival.
Each day travel agent Penny Carpenter gets a chance to send people on an adventure and now she has earned even more distinction to do so.
Oklahoma’s indigent defense system is a state agency that seems perpetually on the verge of crisis.
Art students from Washington Elementary who earned Merit Awards at the Oklahoma State Fair included, from left, Leila Pete, Demetrio Guzman, Peyton Clonce and Marlen Nava.