By: Tammy McCarus, M.D. I’m not sure how and I’m not sure why, but sometime after giving birth to my first child in 1997, I developed an overwhelming feeling that I was going to get cancer. Not just any cancer, but specifically breast cancer. And not just breast cancer, but specifically cancer of the right [...]

By: Kamy Kemp, MD Imagine you’re 37 years old, in a great marriage and a wonderful career. Now it seems the stage is set to begin a family. This is not an unusual scenario. Many professional women choose to get established in their careers first, then have children in their late 30s and even 40s. [...]

By Barbara Entsuah, MD Colorectal cancer is the third leading cause of death due to cancer in the US. In 2005 according to the American cancer society, 145,000 people were affected. Family history may play a significant risk factor, with about 30% of diagnosed cases showing familiar groupings, meaning that those people may have a [...]