Tony's Tips

1. Know your breast cancer facts. According to the Annnals of Internal Medicine, for every 10,000 women age 40 who get mammograms for 10 years, 140 cancers will be detected. Twenty women will die of breast cancer. Six deaths may be prevented by mammo...
“Class of 2007 Graduation Spectacular” show (05/12/2007 4:39 PM)

3. Kentucky continues to lead the nation in smoking (28.6%), lung cancer among men (133 per 100,000 citizens), lung cancer among women (75.5 per 100,000 citizens), and pharyngeal cancer among women (2.6 per 100,000 citizens). Until we find the politica...
OK—sure, it's a fund raiser show (09/27/2008 4 PM)

5. PSA screening, widely recommended by urologists, requires an element of faith. According to the US Preventive Services Task Force, there is no firm data that treating positive PSA tests actually treats life-threatening prostate cancers. In time thi...
The “I Am Not A Layperson” show (09/05/2009 4 PM)

7. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reminds you that a person with average risk for cervical cancer should get PAP smears every two years in her twenties, then every 3 years until age 65-70. Talk to your doctor about your specifi...
Healthy New Ya Chorus Part Deux Show (12/19/2009 4 PM)

9. Remember our big three cancer screenings for age 50-64: mammograms every year or two, PAP smears every three years, and colonoscopy every 10 years.
“Moving Forward with Toyota” show (03/06/2010 4 PM)