Health
5/15/2013
Free Skin Cancer Screening set for June 1
Posted 5:02 PM 5/15/2013 by MELISSA CANONE
There will be a free skin cancer screening event at the Lafayette Community Health Care Clinic, open to all on a first-come-first serve basis. The event will be held from 9:00 am - 11:45 am at 1317 Jefferson Street in Lafayette. RSVP requested at acadianaskin@gmail.com or call 337.593.9208.
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5/14/2013
Genetic testing for breast cancer
Posted 3:49 PM 5/14/2013 by KATC
Genetic testing for breast cancer is on the rise in Acadiana and because those numbers are up more women are testing positive for breast cancer genes. KATC's Allison Bourne-Venneck finds out what doctors are recommending as preventative measures for patients.
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5/13/2013
St. Landry Parish near the bottom in state health rankings
Posted 5:51 AM 5/14/2013 by Elizabeth Hill
"I know I can't afford it or I'll be paying for this procedure the rest of my life."
For the last ten years Betty Hanchett has been plagued by a neck injury.
"It's a matter of really having to endure the pain."
Hanchett first got into the University Medical Center system in (More)...
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