Women's Health Center

Vital information on major women's health concerns. From Major Illnesses to Common Disorders. Details on their symptoms, causes and treatments.

What Do Your Symptoms Mean? Physical discomforts are your body's way of telling you something. Unfortunately, the body's language is often quite vague and symptoms can mean many things. more

Menopause
The hormonal changes that spur the end of menstruation affect a woman's entire body... more

Cancer Information

Breast Cancer: The first sign of breast cancer is usually a lump or a spot seen on a mammogram. Like all cancers, the disease is the result of unrestrained multiplication of cells... more

Cervical Cancer: This disease is almost 100 percent curable when it is diagnosed in its early stages and treated promptly... more

Your PAP Test: This is a screening test for cancer of the cervix; and since its introduction there has been a dramatic decline in deaths from the disease... more

Ovarian Cancer: Like all cancers, this one is most dangerous when discovered late... more

Endometrial Cancer: Keeping alert for the first signs of a problem is your best guarantee of successful treatment and long-term survival... more

Lung Cancer: The first warning of lung cancer is usually a spot on a chest x-ray, revealing a tumor (lump) in the lung and is found as a spot on a chest X-ray... more

Heart Disease

Women and Heart Disease: One in 9 women between the ages of 45 and 64 has some form of cardiovascular disease, ranging from coronary artery disease to stroke or renal vascular disease. By the time a woman reaches 65, she has a 1 in 3 chance of developing cardiovascular disease... more

Diet and Health

Diet and Health: Eating a well-balanced healthy diet really can be a life-saver. But deciding what's healthy is no easy task when we're faced with an almost daily onslaught of often controversial, sometimes even contradictory, nutritional information. To help sort through the conflicting claims, here's a quick review of the basic facts we know today... more

Cosmetic "Plastic" Surgery:: Is safe and available, and can make a tremendous difference in the way you see yourself and how you face the world. You have to remember, though, that plastic surgery is a clinical procedure, not a panacea. It must be approached with realistic expectations... more