Cervical Cancer
Since the advent of the Pap test, cervical deaths have steadily decreased since 1955, and are still continuing to decrease today …
Colorectal Cancer
Excluding skin cancer, colorectal cancer is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in females in the United Stated and second most common in Utah. Cancer of the colon and rectum are very closely related and have many features in common. For this reason, researchers simply refer to them collectively as colorectal cancer. Death from colorectal …
Endometrial Cancer
Endometrial cancer refers to cancer that originates in the uterus (also called uterine cancer). Anywhere from 90% to 95% of endometrial cancers begin in the glandular cells of the uterus and are referred to as adenocarcinomas …
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer has the highest mortality rate of all cancers in the U.S.. It accounts for more deaths per year than breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers combined …
Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer in females in the United States, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer. It accounts for approximately 20,000 deaths per year nationally …
Utilization of Mammogram Screening and Pap Tests
Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring cancer in U.S. women (excluding basal and squamous cell skin cancers) and the leading cause of female cancer death in Utah …
Depression Among Older Women
Older women are more at risk of experiencing depression than older men. Each year, approximately, 6 million adults, 65 years of age and older, suffer from depression, and only ten percent receive treatment for the condition …
Mental Illness and Women
Past research has focused on women’s mental health disorders being related primarily to childbirth. Postpartum depression research continues with new information constantly emerging …
Postpartum Depression
The literature indicates that 10-20% of women suffer from postpartum depression (PPD) after childbirth. The onset of PPD usually occurs within twelve weeks after delivery; if it is not detected early and is left untreated symptoms can last 1-2 years …
Suicide
Suicide is an unfortunate and potentially preventable public health issue. Men complete suicide with four times the frequency of women, but women attempt suicide three times more often than men …
