Health Beat - Winter 2014 - (Page 3)

Features Starting Points Helping You Make Better Choices Cover Story It's Your Move Five simple lifestyle choices can lower your chance of developing cancer. PAGE 6 8 Clinical Trials Some of the most advanced cancer treatments are available in Salina. 10 Bigger and Better New ICU offers better functionality, more space and more privacy. 12 This Screening When it comes to health, we live in a world of wonders. Today's medical community knows more than previous generations could have dreamed, and new discoveries are added every day. With this increased knowledge comes more options for each of us to use. Health Beat is committed to sharing those options with you. For example, today we know that speciﬁc behaviors you can control really help lower the chance of getting cancer. We identify the steps you can take on page 6. Isn't it refreshing to know there are things you can do right now to stay in prime health and avoid serious illness? Technology plays an enormous role in all these new discoveries in healthcare. For example, on page 12 you'll learn how new technology is allowing us to screen for lung cancer so that it can be caught in its early stages when it's easier to treat. And read on page 8 about how a breast cancer patient beneﬁted from the latest in clinical trials to beat her cancer. It's no wonder hospitals and medical centers continue to grow and expand in order to make space for all the new Stay in touch ... technology and equipment that is a part of healthcare as we share the today. In fact, check out page 10 to see our brand-new latest health news intensive care unit and the new space it offers. With this magazine, the power to make better health choices is literally in your hands. I hope you enjoy the issue and learn something that makes your life better. Visit srhc.com to learn about our services, physicians and much more. Saves Lives Lung cancer screening ﬁnds cancer when it's easier to treat. 13 Speeding Recovery Visit our Facebook page to get health tips and information on events. facebook.com/ SalinaRegionalHealth Center Beth Vinson Director of Marketing Hospitalist Service at Salina Regional grows to enhance inpatient care. Departments 4 Healthy Happenings 14 In the Community 15 SunﬂowerH ealth Network News HEALTH BEAT Health Beat Editors: Beth Vinson, Marketing Director Vice President/ Content: Jeff Ficker Health Beat® is published four times annually by McMurry/TMG, LLC, 1010 E. Missouri Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85014. Volume 19, Number 1 © 2014 McMurry/TMG, LLC. John Berggren, Public Relations Coordinator Production Technology Director: Mary Winters The material in Health Beat is not intended for diagnosing or prescribing. Consult your physician before under taking any form of medical treatment or adopting any exercise program or dietary guidelines. Imaging Specialist: Dane Nordine For permission to reprint any portion of this magazine, call 888-626-8779. If you wish to be removed from the mailing list, please tear off the shipping label and mail it to Remove Me, PO Box 17910, Phoenix, AZ 85011, or go to acd.mcmurry.com. Content Editor: Jennifer Warkentin Art Director: Kay Morrow Senior Production Manager: Laura Marlowe This title is a component of the About Health product. S R H C .CO M | 3 http://www.srhc.com http://www.srhc.com http://www.facebook.com/SalinaRegionalHealthCenter http://www.facebook.com/SalinaRegionalHealthCenter http://www.facebook.com/SalinaRegionalHealthCenter http://www.facebook.com/SalinaRegionalHealthCenter http://acd.mcmurry.com http://www.SRHC.COM

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Health Beat - Winter 2014

Health Beat - Winter 2014
Contents
Healthy Happenings
It’s Your Move
Clinical Trials
Bigger and Better
This Screening Saves Lives
Speeding Recovery
In the Community
Sunflower Health Network News

Health Beat - Winter 2014