49% of pregnancies are unintended, birth control methods
Unintended pregnancies occur when a reported pregnancy is unwanted or occurred earlier than desired. This usually occurs if a couple doesn’t use birth control, or, uses birth control incorrectly. “In this day...
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Age 40? Fight breast cancer, schedule a 3D mammogram
Breast cancer. The most common cancer among women in the United States. “Breast tissue has the tendency to be denser in young women. This is why mammograms are recommended for women over...
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No Excuses for women’s health
Jamestown Regional Medical Center and Central Valley Health are working together to break barriers to women’s health. JRMC hosts No Excuses, a program that helps provide mammograms and women’s health screenings to...
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Breast surgery: 4 ways to keep your care local
Pink. Ribbons. October. These are things a woman might associate with breast cancer. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among women, exceed only by lung cancer. Detection of...
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Running of the Pink set for Jun 2
Cancer is the leading cause of death of Stutsman County residents ages 45-84. In addition, despite access to state-of-the-art technology, women in Stutsman County are less likely to receive a regular mammogram...
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