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Food for Thought During National Nutrition Month
- March 15, 2023
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March is National Nutrition Month, a time to focus attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating habits – issues that many of our patients struggle with not out of indifference but due to food insecurity and limited access to supermarkets. It is for these very reasons that Whittier Street […]
MoreThe Life-Saving Importance of Colorectal Cancer Screenings
- March 9, 2023
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The statistics are eye-opening. According to the 2020 Data Report on Colorectal Cancer in Massachusetts, colorectal cancer is the most commonly diagnosed and third cause of cancer deaths among men and women in the state, with the highest incidence between 2012-2016 among Black non-Hispanics. Therefore, the importance of screenings and early detection of the disease […]
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