by Medwatch 7 | Jan 21, 2022 | Cancer, Tobacco free
While Lung Cancer is the third most common cancer in the United States, it’s the deadliest of cancers among men and women across the nation. Dr. Eugenio Najera said some people don’t know how prevalent lung cancer is. “If you take all the cases in the United States,...
by Medwatch 7 | Nov 19, 2021 | Smoking
Smoking is the number one cause of preventable death in the United States. Worldwide, it causes more than 7 million deaths every year. Despite knowing the impact it can have on your body, quitting is hard, especially during a pandemic. Sandy Foster, the director of...
by Medwatch 7 | Feb 22, 2021 | Medwatch 7, Tobacco free
Through with Chew Week is happening this week, Feb. 21 through the 27th. It’s a week that encourages people to quit using chewing tobacco. Sandy Foster, the Program Director for the TSET Healthy Living Program at Comanche County Memorial Hospital, said this week is an...
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 | Nov 23, 2018 | Medwatch 7, Smoking
If you don’t know what juuling is, your kids probably do. Its an e-cigarette that’s exploding in popularity. A Juul is a form of e-cigarette. It comes in all different flavors and looks similar to a USB drive. It came out just a few years ago, but it already accounts...
