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  • Secondary cancer: A rare treatment side effect

    Occasionally you may hear stories about people who are diagnosed with “secondary cancer” after they already went through cancer treatment. These stories are frightening, but secondary cancers are very…

  • SBRT: Advanced radiotherapy cancer treatment

    Stereotactic body radiation therapy, or SBRT, is a specialized way to administer radiation therapy to treat small tumors in the body. SBRT uses many separate beams of radiation that…

  • What is cardiopulmonary rehabilitation?

    Cardiopulmonary rehab is the combined term for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitations. Both are education and exercise programs tailored to patients with long-term lung or heart diseases or those recovering…

  • Secondhand smoke: How bad is it for kids?

    Secondhand smoke has proven to be bad for our health, but research shows it is even worse for children. Children who are subjected to smoke from cigarettes are more…

  • How to quit smoking, vaping or chewing in Wisconsin

    Smoking cigarettes, vaping e-cigarettes or chewing tobacco is a hard habit to break because all three contain nicotine. In Wisconsin, there are resources available to help you quit smoking,…