November is COPD Awareness Month. At 39, Cyndy Ruess went to the hospital after having trouble breathing. Breathing problems weren’t new for Ruess — she’d had asthma as a child — and her biggest concern at the time was figuring out when she’d be able to get back to work. A healthcare provider (HCP) gave Ruess more serious news. She might not be able to return to work at all, and her breathing issues were more than just asthma. She Healthy

Cases of nonsmokers getting lung cancer have been going up over the past 25 years, and with that, more cases of early-onset lung cancer (before the age of 50) have been occurring. HealthyWomen spoke with Mohana Roy, M.D., medical oncologist and clinical assistant professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine, about why early-onset lung cancer is on the rise — and what experts are doing about it. ​Do we know why the diagnosis of lung cancer in young people Healthy

English Los casos de personas que no fuman que desarrollan cáncer pulmonar han aumentado en los últimos 25 años, y simultáneamente, han estado ocurriendo más casos de cáncer pulmonar de inicio temprano (antes de cumplir 50 años). HealthyWomen habló con Mohana Roy, M.D., oncóloga médica y profesora clínica adjunta de la facultad de medicina de la Universidad de Stanford, acerca de por qué están aumentando los cánceres pulmonares de inicio temprano y qué están haciendo los expertos al respecto. ¿Sabemos Healthy

Cancer is a wake-up call. I answered it in the fall of 2018 when I received a shocking ovarian cancer diagnosis at the age of 45. I was stage 2a and had a successful debulking surgery and chemotherapy during the spring of 2019. Then I set about changing almost everything! I relocated from the East Coast to the Midwest to be closer to my friends and family. I began and ended a relationship, changed jobs and started Pilates and TRX Healthy

English El cáncer es una advertencia. Reaccioné a esa advertencia en el otoño de 2018 cuando recibí un diagnóstico aterrador de cáncer ovárico cuando tenía 45 años. Era de etapa 2a y tuve una cirugía y quimioterapia en la primavera de 2019. ¡Entonces me propuse cambiar todo! Me mudé de la costa este al medio oeste para estar más cerca de mis amigos y familiares. Empecé y finalicé una relación, cambié de trabajo y comencé a tomar clases de pilates Healthy

+ Comic text Image Words Woman sitting in doctor’s office, blowing her nose as doctor walks in to greet her Doctor: Hi Rita, It’s nice to see you — but I’m sorry to hear your polyps have been bothering you again. Rita and doctor talking Rita: I’m sorry, too. I really thought the surgery to remove them would fix things, but now I’m having symptoms again. Could the polyps be coming back? Doctor: Unfortunately, yes. Up to 8 out of Healthy

This resource was created with support from Sanofi and Regeneron. + Video transcript Video/Image Voiceover/Audio Living with Nasal Polyps How this invisible disease affects your quality of life Sun comes up, a woman in bed sleeps while an alarm clock goes off on her bedside table SUPER and ICONS: Facial pain Stuffy/runny nose Loss of taste/smell Headaches Narrator: What’s it like to live with nasal polyps, an invisible disease that affects pretty much everything you do? Nasal polyps are growths Healthy

English Tal como se relató a Erica Rimlinger Solía asistir a celebraciones navideñas todos los años tostada y brillando con un bronceado nuevo. Broncearme era parte de mi rutina regular de belleza y me sentía incompleta si no lo hacía. Nunca pensé que cancelaría mi membresía en el salón de bronceado al que fui durante mucho tiempo, pero ese día llegó. El formulario de cancelación solicitaba un motivo. Escribí con letras grandes: MELANOMA. Tenía 26 años, me habían diagnosticado recientemente Healthy

A biosimilar is a medicine that is similar to an existing, brand name biologic medicine (a medicine made from living cells and organisms). Although biosimilars are not identical copies of biologics, they’re very close and work in the same way. Like biologics, biosimilars have many different uses, including treating certain types of cancer. We spoke with Gury Doshi, M.D., medical director at Texas Oncology-Houston West and chair of The US Oncology Network Pharmacy and Therapeutics committee, to learn more about Healthy

​1. Swap canned whipped topping for homemade whipped cream Making your own whipped cream sounds like a lot of work, but it’s seriously easy. All you need is cold heavy cream and a touch of maple or vanilla extract to create a healthier, cooler whip. “Those pre-made toppings are essentially hydrogenated oils and additives,” Cornell said. “Real cream, lightly sweetened, is one ingredient plus flavoring. You get actual nutrition, better texture and none of the ‘I can taste the preservatives’ Healthy