Health Library: Senior's Health

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SENIORS' HEALTH


AGING/GENERAL HEALTH

Features • Aging: What to expect as you get older • DHEA: Anti-aging supplement has no benefit, study finds • DHEA fails the anti-aging test • Growth hormone to prevent aging: Is it a good idea? • How aging affects your driving: Safety tips and when to give up the keys • How to keep your mind sharp: Preventive action • Independent living: An interview with a Mayo Clinic specialist • Anti-aging therapies: Too good to be true? • Fall prevention: 6 ways to reduce your falling risk • Men's top health threats: Mostly preventable • Testosterone therapy: The answer for aging men? • Healthy marriage: Why love is good for you • Women's top health threats: A surprising list


BONES/JOINTS/MUSCLES

Features • Prednisone and other corticosteroids: Balance the risks and benefits • Acupuncture: Sharp answers to pointed questions


CANCER

Diseases & Conditions • Acoustic neuroma • Acute lymphocytic leukemia • Acute myelogenous leukemia • Bladder cancer • Bone cancer • Brain tumor • Breast cancer • Carcinoid syndrome • Carcinoid tumors • Cervical cancer • Chronic lymphocytic leukemia • Chronic myelogenous leukemia • Colon cancer • Endometrial cancer • Esophageal cancer • Eye melanoma • Gallbladder cancer • Hairy cell leukemia • Hodgkin's disease • Hurthle cell cancer • Inflammatory breast cancer • Kidney cancer • Leukemia • Liver cancer • Lung cancer • Lynch syndrome • Male breast cancer • Melanoma • Merkel cell carcinoma • Mesothelioma • Multiple myeloma • Myelodysplastic syndromes • Nasopharyngeal carcinoma • Neuroblastoma • Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma • Oral and throat cancer • Ovarian cancer • Paget's disease of the breast • Pancreatic cancer • Prostate cancer • Retinoblastoma • Salivary gland cancer • Skin cancer • Soft tissue sarcoma • Stomach cancer • Testicular cancer • Thyroid cancer • Vaginal cancer • Vulvar cancer Features • Adjuvant therapy: Extra treatment to keep cancer from returning • Angiogenesis inhibitors: New cancer drugs stop tumor growth • Cancer and loss of libido: How treatment affects desire • Cancer basics: What is cancer and what causes cancer? • Cancer pain: Relief is possible • Cancer prevention: 7 steps to reduce your risk • Cancer recurrence: What it means and how to cope • Cancer risk: What the numbers mean • Cancer surgery: Physically removing cancer • Cancer survival rate: A tool to understand your prognosis • Cancer survivors: Late effects of cancer treatment • Cancer survivors: Managing your emotions after cancer treatment • Cancer survivors: Relationships with family and friends after treatment • Cancer survivors: Take care of your body after treatment • Cancer survivors: What to expect with follow-up care • Cancer treatment: How to be an active player in your treatment plan • Carcinogens in the environment: A major cause of cancer? • Chemobrain: When cancer treatment disrupts your thinking and memory • Chemotherapy: Using chemicals to treat cancer • Chemotherapy and hair loss: What to expect during treatment • Diagnosing cancer: Common tests, biopsies and examinations • Diarrhea: Cancer-related causes and how to cope • Fatigue: Cancer-related causes and how to cope • Hormone therapy: Cancer treatment for certain hormone-sensitive cancers • Low blood cell counts: Side effect of cancer treatment • Metronomic chemotherapy: Low-dose chemotherapy for advanced cancers • Mouth sores: Cancer-related causes and how to cope • Nausea and vomiting: Cancer-related causes and how to cope • New areas of cancer research: Biological and targeted therapies • Radiation therapy: Using radioactivity to kill cancer cells • Stem cells: Sorting through the hype and hope • Stem cell transplant • Stopping cancer treatment: Deciding when the time is right • Complementary and alternative cancer treatment: Get the facts • Breast cancer prevention drug raises fatal stroke risk • FDA approves new leukemia treatment dasatinib (Sprycel) • Ovarian cancer: Abdominal chemotherapy offers new hope • Debunking cancer myths: An interview with a Mayo Clinic specialist • Coping with a cancer diagnosis: Action plan • Genetic testing for breast cancer: Who's it for? • Genetic testing for colon cancer: Should you consider it? • No appetite? How to get the nutrition you need • On the job with cancer: Managing common workplace challenges • Pap smear: Screening test for cervical cancer • Prostate cancer screening: Should you get a PSA test? • Radiosurgery: Operating on the brain without a scalpel • Sun damage: The true price of tanning • Thalidomide: New uses for notorious drug • Types of breast cancer • What to do when nothing tastes right • You've been diagnosed with cancer: What happens next • Prostate cancer prevention: What you can do • Support groups: Find information, encouragement and camaraderie • Acupuncture: Sharp answers to pointed questions • Ostomy: Adapting to life after colostomy, ileostomy or urostomy • Sexuality after cancer treatment: What men can expect • Sexuality after cancer treatment: What women can expect • New sunscreen, Anthelios, offers better cancer protection • Skin care: Top 5 habits for healthy skin • Sunless tanning: A safe alternative to sunbathing • Breast biopsy: Interpreting your risk of breast cancer • Breast cancer prevention: Lifestyle choices and more • Breast reconstruction after mastectomy • Breast reconstruction with breast implants: Saving grace for an active woman • Breast self-exams: One way to detect breast cancer • Chemoprevention: Drugs that can reduce breast cancer risk • Colposcopy: A follow-up to abnormal Pap test results • HPV update: Condoms offer protection from HPV infection • Mammography: X-ray exam to detect breast cancer • Mastectomy: Surgery to treat or prevent breast cancer • Prophylactic mastectomy: An option for breast cancer prevention • Prophylactic oophorectomy: Removing your ovaries to reduce your risk of breast and ovarian cancer • TRAM flap breast reconstruction: Surgery after mastectomy gives one woman new outlook on life


CAREGIVING

Features • Aging parents: Five warning signs of health problems • Aging parents: Information you need in case of emergency • Home safety: Make your home safe for your parents • Long term care for your parents: Plan ahead • Malnutrition and seniors: When a relative doesn't eat enough • Home care services: How to find the right provider • Long term care for your parents: What to consider


DEATH & DYING

Features • Terminal illness: Interacting with a terminally ill loved one • Facing infant death: Interview with a Mayo Clinic specialist • Grief: Coping with reminders after a loss • Suicide: Coping when a loved one takes their life


DENTAL CARE

Features • Acupuncture: Sharp answers to pointed questions


HAIR/NAILS/SKIN

Features • Shingles vaccine Zostavax offers protection for older adults • Easy bruising: Aging-related causes • Prednisone and other corticosteroids: Balance the risks and benefits


RELATIONSHIPS

Features • Elder abuse: When you suspect a loved one's mistreatment


SEXUALITY

Features • Intimacy and aging: Tips for sexual health and happiness

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