As told to Jacquelyne Froeber In 1994, I was in the emergency room when the healthcare provider told me pancreatic cancer was only diagnosed in 65-year-old Black men. But there I was — a 44-year-old white woman with a mass on my pancreas. The whole scene felt like a bad dream. Just an hour earlier … Read more
Slide 1 El bueno, el malo y corre al baño: Qué hacer antes y después de tu colonoscopía La colonoscopía y la recuperación usualmente son fáciles. ¿El día anterior? Prepárate para una noche memorable en el baño. Slide 2 La semana antes de tu colonoscopía Recoge tu preparación para la limpieza del colon. La … Read more
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Forget your typical “Netflix and Chill”; if you and your boo have agreed to a movie night, why not screen a steamy flick with hot sex scenes to inspire some new moves in the … Read more
Español Una recurrencia de cáncer ovárico significa que la enfermedad reapareció después de que estuviste en remisión o que se declaró que ya no tenías la enfermedad. Si bien las tasas de supervivencia de personas con cáncer ovárico recurrente actualmente son aproximadamente 3 de cada 10, conocer tus riesgos, defender tus derechos y participar activamente … Read more
March is National Sleep Awareness Month. For most of my life, sleep has been simple. As a kid, my dad would read me a bedtime story — usually “The Giving Tree” — and I’d be asleep before the Boy took all the tree’s branches. (That book is deep, BTW.) And I could sleep anywhere. From … Read more
If you’ve ever been diagnosed with a health condition, a biomarker is at play, even if you’ve never heard the word. Biomarkers help healthcare providers identify, monitor and determine risk for disease — including heart disease, the leading cause of death for women in the U.S. Biomarkers also play a big role in the development … Read more
Slide 1 The Good, the Bad, and the Bathroom Dash: What to Do Before and After Your Colonoscopy The colonoscopy and the recovery are usually easy. The day before? Get ready for a memorable evening in the bathroom. Slide 2 The week before your colonoscopy Pick up your prep. You’ll take it the night before … Read more
Why does your risk for heart disease increase as you approach menopause? Estrogen helps protect your heart because it keeps: But, your ovaries start producing less estrogen during perimenopause. The decline in estrogen = higher risk for heart disease 2) Metabolic syndrome increases your heart disease risk — and it’s more common after menopause Metabolic syndrome … Read more
Katie Couric is committed to raising awareness about colon cancer — and that includes convincing anyone she can to have a colonoscopy when they hit 45. As the Today alum revealed at the SHE Media Co-Lab @ SXSW last weekend that includes big names like Jimmy Kimmel and, she hopes, Kevin Hart. While speaking with … Read more
Lady Gaga has always been open about her life away from the spotlight, from the highs to the lows. She’s opened up many things, with the most recent being her previous experiences with psychosis five years ago in 2020, amid her Chromatica era. In a recent interview with The New York Times, Gaga revealed her … Read more