Cognitive decline affects roughly 20-25% of Americans ages 65 and older. For some it happens gradually and for others rapidly; it may stay the same, be better on some days than others, or steadily get worse, depending on the underlying cause or causes.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 23% of American adults, or roughly 53 million people, suffer from arthritis, a disease encompassing more than 100 different types, all of which cause inflammation in one or more joints.
The nuclear medicine thyroid scan typically takes 30 minutes or less. The radiotracer will flush from the body painlessly over the next few hours or days.
Colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer in the US, affecting more than 140,000 people each year and accounting for more 52,000 deaths annually.
Roughly one in eight women will develop breast cancer. Luckily, thanks to advances in early detection and treatment, most women survive it, but the best possible scenario is to avoid it altogether.
According to the US Centers for Disease Control, heart disease is the number one cause of death among Americans, striking approximately 610,000 men and women annually. To put it in perspective, heart disease accounts for 1 out of 4 deaths each year.
As we get older, we can become more vulnerable to certain health issues, many of which go unnoticed until they get serious and produce symptoms. Routine screenings are tests performed before symptoms appear, and designed to catch diseases when they’re contained and most easily treated.
