 Vaccinations prepare kids for school
PIKEVILLE — As summer comes to an end, many parents are preparing their children for the upcoming school year by getting their back-to-school vaccinations. School age individuals, from preschoolers to college students, are required to receive specific vaccinations at different points during their educational experience  more on this story...
 PMC osteopathic physicians provide hands-on care
PIKEVILLE — The osteopathic physicians at Pikeville Medical Center’s Family Practice Clinic help patients in a unique way known as Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT). According to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), OMT involves using the hands to diagnose, treat and prevent illness or injury. more on this story...
 Uterine cancer
Thanks to advances in detection and treatment, more than 500,000 women have survived this cancer. Uterine cancer the uterus. Nearly all cancers of the uterus start in the endometrium, which starts in the inner lining of the uterus. Cancers can also start in the muscle layer more on this story...
 Lymphoma
The one-year survival rate for all patients diagnosed with Hodgkin disease is now about 92 percent. The five-year survival rate is 85 percent and the 10-year survival rate is 80 percent. Lymphoma is a cancer that starts in cells that are part of the body’s immune more on this story...
 Kidney cancer
Kidney cancer is found in several different types, including renal cell carcinoma (which is found in nine out of every 10 cases of kidney cancer); clear cell renal cell carcinoma (the second most common type); papillary renal cell carcinoma (which form finger-like projections on the kidneys; chromophobe renal cell more on this story...
 Bladder cancer
Bladder cancers are divided into several types, based on how the cancer cells look under a microscope and they are often described as non-invasive cancer (still located in the inner layer of cells in the bladder) or invasive (has grown into deeper layers of the bladder). more on this story...
| |  | |  Dr. Ashby says protect your skin this summer
PIKEVILLE — Long summer days mean extra time spent outdoors, which increases exposure to the summer sun. Although being active outside is a great way to stay healthy in the summer, Pikeville Medical Center (PMC) urges everyone to remember the importance of summer skin safety. more on this story...
 Stork Report
Brooklyn Christina Le’Shay Ratliff, daughter of Betty Hensley, born July 1, weight: 5 lbs. Bayleigh Rae Clevinger, daughter of Jennifer Clevinger, born July 3, weight: 7 lbs. , 6 oz. Caney Karlisle Potter, son of Andia and Ryan Potter, born July 3, weight: 8 more on this story...
 Childhood cancer
Because of advances in treatment over the past few decades, more than 80 percent of children with cancer will survive five years or more. In the 1970s, the five-year survival rate was only 60 percent. There are numerous types of cancers that affect children and these more on this story...
 Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts in the cells of the breast and can invade surrounding tissues or spread to other areas of the body. Although this type of cancer is most often found in women, it can also be found in men. more on this story...
 Leukemia
Leukemia is a cancer of the early blood-forming cells. It is most often found in white blood cells, but it can be found in other blood cell types as well. It is either acute, or fast growing, or chronic, slow growing, and both of these have different treatment options more on this story...
 Liver cancer
There are several different types of liver cancer, including cancers that start in the liver and cancers that started elsewhere in the body and spread to the liver. Benign liver tumors sometimes grow large enough to cause problems, but they do not invade other tissues or organs. more on this story...
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