We’re Hosting a Women’s Health Day to Support Breast Cancer Awareness & Women’s Health Care Join us in celebrating women’s health care during the Women’s Health Day event at our office on October 16th from 8am to 4:30pm! Walk in or schedule (843.234.5474, event code 19-1016) an onsite mammogram from CMC’s Mammography Van, find
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Women's Health
Cervical Cancer Facts for Sexual Health Awareness Month
Q: Who gets cervical cancer? A: Each year, about 12,000 women in the United States get cervical cancer. Cervical cancer happens most often in women 30 years or older, but all women are at risk. Q: What causes cervical cancer? A: Most cases of cervical cancer are caused by a high risk type of HPV.
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7 Questions About Women’s Fitness at Every Age
Being physically active is one of the most important steps you can take to get and stay healthy. Women of all ages, shapes, and abilities benefit from getting active. Regular physical activity (exercise) can help lower your risk for many diseases that affect women, including heart disease and stroke. Exercise can also help relieve symptoms
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Free Health Screenings for Women to Prevent & Treat Disease
Careteam Plus is part of the “Best Chance” network to give women the care they need at prices they can afford. This allows us to offer free screenings, like mammograms and pap smears, as well as office visits and necessary diagnostic testing. We’re proud to help women with both preventative care and treatment at reasonable
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Choose From Our Free Birth Control Options
“Intended pregnancy means healthier mothers, healthier babies, and a healthier state economy.” – choosewell.org Looking for a free birth control that lasts for years? You can the freedom of knowing your birth control is doing its job without having to take a pill every day by using a LARC (Long-Acting Reversible Contraception). LARCs include
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Cervical Cancer: What You Need To Know
Cervical Cancer Awareness month is a reminder to women that there are steps they can take to prevent cervical cancer. Women can protect themselves from HPV (human papillomavirus) and cervical cancer with simple practices. Each year, more than 12,000 women in the U.S. get cervical cancer, and roughly 79 million Americans have HPV – the
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Should You Do A Breast Self-Exam?
Should You Do A Breast Self-Exam? Regular visits to your primary care provider are important, but in between those visits, regular breast self-exams can help you detect irregularities. In 2018 alone, an estimated 266,120 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed in women in the U.S. Speak with your general practitioner
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National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month so we wanted to share resources that can help you understand the resources on prevention and screening. Breast cancer is the second most common kind of cancer in women. About 1 in 8 women born today in the United States will get breast cancer at some point. The good
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