Lanette Bowling, Author at Kitsap General Surgery

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Lanette Bowling | October 22, 2018

Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer found in women in the United States affecting more than 250,000 per year. This means that one in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lives. Around 85% of women with breast cancer have no family history of breast cancer. What are the risk factors … October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Skin Cancer and Steps You Can Take to Prevent It

Lanette Bowling | August 27, 2018

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States affecting one in five people by the age of 70. It occurs when there is a change in the DNA of cells causing an abnormal growth. These changes allow the cells to continue to replicate, without the usual mechanisms that prevent growth, … Skin Cancer and Steps You Can Take to Prevent It