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Testicular Cancer Awareness: Self-Exams Key for Early Detection, Better Outcomes

April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to shine a light on the disease and the importance of self-exams in detecting cancer early...

Testicular Cancer Awareness: Self-Exams Key for Early Detection, Better Outcomes

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Better Access, Less Red Tape: Four Reasons to Get Your MRI at South Shore Health

If you’ve ever had an injury and needed advanced imaging to diagnose the cause of the pain in your knee, hip, shoulder or elsewhere, you know there is a drawn-out process to follow before you can have that achy joint scanned. South Shore Health is making it easier to get an MRI.

Better Access, Less Red Tape: Four Reasons to Get Your MRI at South Shore Health

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Men's Health Awareness Month: Screening Key to Catching Prostate Cancer Early

November is National Men's Health Awareness Month. Sometimes referred to as "Movember" or "No Shave November" -- when many go to great lengths growing...

Men's Health Awareness Month: Screening Key to Catching Prostate Cancer Early

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Three Cheers for the 3T! Powerful, New MRI Will Provide More Patient Access, Superior Imaging

With a magnet twice as strong as those in the health system’s four 1.5T scanners, the new 3T MRI will provide highly detailed imaging, increase efficiency and improve the patient experience.

Three Cheers for the 3T! Powerful, New MRI Will Provide More Patient Access, Superior Imaging

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New and Improved: What to Know about Advanced Imaging at South Shore Health

South Shore Health is committed to providing our community with cutting-edge, world-class technology. Learn more about our new CT scanner, how it benefits patients, and further upgrades that will be coming this fall.

New and Improved: What to Know about Advanced Imaging at South Shore Health

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It Takes a Village to Raise the "Smile Factor"

Doug Bowen has been delighting Hamilton Elementary School students and staff with his winter wonderland village since 2007, and for the past four years has been sharing it with the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center in clinical affiliation with South Shore Health.

It Takes a Village to Raise the "Smile Factor"

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Five Questions on Lung Cancer Prevention, Answered

Because there are often no symptoms in early-stage lung cancer, people who are at high risk – including those who smoke or used to smoke – should be screened for lung cancer. Screening is crucial for early detection, better treatment options and more favorable outcomes for patients.

Five Questions on Lung Cancer Prevention, Answered

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The Importance of Maintaining Regular Health Screenings

Yearly screenings are a great way to stay on top of your health, and are important for patients of all ages — even during a pandemic.

The Importance of Maintaining Regular Health Screenings

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Screening and Diagnostic Mammograms: What Women Need to Know

Did you know there are two kinds of mammograms? Learn more about which one fits your needs and where to get one at South Shore Health.

Screening and Diagnostic Mammograms: What Women Need to Know