Published on Apr 14, 2016 | Breakthrough, Cancer Issues, Cancer Issues
Imagine a kidney cancer procedure that removes cancerous tissue while leaving the rest of the kidney intact. At Erlanger Health System, that procedure is a reality. In the past, if a cancerous spot were found on a kidney, the entire kidney was removed. In the last few...
Published on Apr 10, 2016 | Breakthrough, Breast Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
When it comes to breast cancer, early detection is key to successful treatment and recovery. So, what if your doctor could detect cancer even sooner? Erlanger Health System is now offering 3-D tomosynthesis. This new form of breast cancer mammography produces clear,...
Published on Mar 28, 2016 | Cancer Issues, Cancer Issues, Men's Health, Stay Well, Women's Health
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer among men and women in the United States. The good news, though, is that the cancer is also one of the most preventable. This type of cancer is largely preventable because it is slow developing. It can take as many as...
Published on Mar 1, 2016 | Men's Health, Regain Health, Urology & Incontinence, Urology, Incontinence & Pelvic Floor, Women's Health
More common in women than in men, overactive bladder can be an inconvenient, uncomfortable, and disconcerting condition. However, several treatment options are available. Frequent urination, sudden and overwhelming urges to urinate, and urinary leakage throughout the...
Published on Feb 22, 2016 | Fitness & Wellness, Fitness & Wellness, Stories of Hope, Weight Loss
In 2008, Robert Starnes reached a turning point. The 45-year-old law enforcement officer didn’t like the fact that his body had grown to 425 pounds. He also didn’t like that he’d become inactive and was starting to experience the same health problems that had plagued...
Published on Feb 18, 2016 by by: The UT Erlanger Urology Team | Stay Well, Urology & Incontinence, Urology, Incontinence & Pelvic Floor
More than 500,000 Americans visit the emergency room with kidney stones each year. These hard, often painful-to-pass mineral deposits develop when crystal-forming waste products — such as calcium, oxalate, struvite, and uric acid — become too abundant for the fluid in...
