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Moving the Health Care Needle

It’s called integrative health, and it’s a promising way to deliver care with complementary therapies.

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Fired Up About Summer Grilling!

5 tips and recipes to make your grilling the healthiest it can be.

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Clinical Trials Are Best Option for Many Cancer Patients

Patients in clinical trials receive double the care they normally would.

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Something New Under the Sun

Our region has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the U.S. Our experts explain which moles need a closer look.

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With Help from Young Survivors Group, Oncology Nurse Has Peak Experience

When Kelly Gernander began experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms, she went for a colonoscopy. The enterologist had an unwelcome surprise. She had bowel cancer.

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9 Questions You’re Too Shy To Ask: Colon Health

It’s the third most common cancer, but it can be caught early. Time to get comfortable talking about colorectal cancer.

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With Profound Appreciation, Thomas

Thomas Jackson suffered a massive seizure due to a brain tumor he didn’t even know was there. He arrived at the University of Vermont Medical Center Emergency Department unconscious. Watch this video of Jackson's difficult road to recovery and his gratitude to staff for the care he received.

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11 Mammogram Questions You’re Too Shy To Ask

Breast health experts Kim Dittus, MD, and Michelle Sowden, MD, of UVM Medical Center’s Breast Care Center join Mammography Team Leader Brittani Trombley, of UVM Health Network – Central Vermont Medical Center, to answer the 11 breast care and preventive health questions they’ve heard from their patients.

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Breast Cancer: What We Know Today

Every two minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer. The good news? Significant scientific advancements in the past few decades mean earlier detection and better treatment.

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Good for Your Gut: A Recipe for Spicy Kimchi Slaw

What does your gut bacteria have to do with your cancer treatment? "Plenty" says Kim Dittus, MD. "What we eat influences what bugs are found in our GI tract and in turn the impact of immunotherapy."

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Portraits in Time

Two paintings bookend a couple’s battle with cancer.

Cancer Breast Cancer Patient Stories

Geri Ann’s Story: Don’t Delay Your Mammogram

"A routine mammogram may have saved my life."

Cancer Breast Cancer

When it comes to colorectal screenings, there’s no time like the present

In the United States, colorectal cancer – cancer of the colon or rectum – is the second most common cancer affecting both men and women. It is also the second leading cause of cancer deaths in both Vermont and New York, despite being largely preventable. Unlike many cancers, colorectal cancer can be caught early and

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A Doctor Shares: What You Need to Know About Colon Cancer

With Jesse Moore, MD, Colon and Rectal Surgeon at the University of Vermont Medical Center The American Cancer Society estimates approximately 100,000 new cases of colon cancer and 45,000 new cases of rectal cancer will be diagnosed each year. It is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States, but it is

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Which test should you take for colorectal cancer screening?

In the United States, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of death. Screening for colorectal cancer is important because when it is found at an early stage, it can frequently be cured. There are many choices for colon and rectal cancer screening in the average risk population. Average risk refers

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