by Medwatch 7 | Nov 16, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Cancer, Smoking
The American Lung Association says someone in the United States will die from lung cancer every three and a half minutes. It accounts for one in four cancer deaths. Smoking and being around second-hand smoke can cause lung cancer. But how do you know if you have it?...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 9, 2020 | Medwatch 7, Cancer
The Leah M. Fitch Cancer Center at Comanche County Memorial Hospital has new technology that can target smaller tumors, potentially curing a patient of cancer. The new linear accelerator provides stereotactic ablative radiotherapy, a type of radiation therapy in which...
by Medwatch 7 | Mar 8, 2017 | Cancer
MedWatch- Screening for Lung Cancer saves lives from Medwatch 7 KSWO on Vimeo. LAWTON, OK (KSWO)- Lung Cancer is the second most common form of cancer among men and women, according to the American Cancer Society. It’s the leading cause of cancer deaths–...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 9, 2016 | Cancer, Medwatch 7
You can’t see, smell or taste radon gas, but the silent killer could be lurking in your home. Radon is actually the second leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S. and causes more than 21,000 lung cancer deaths per year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...