WSUS Women's Health Guide - Forward
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1 WSUS Women’s Health Guide Hot Topics Forward Kathleen Kobashi-Porter, MD Kathleen Kobashi-Porter, MD Women’s Health Chair Washington State Urology Society With the fast pace of life, it can be difficult for many of us to find the time to take proper care of ourselves. Although there is a plethora of health-related infor- mation available on the Web and in the media, it is often challenging to identify helpful and precise in- formation on which to base our healthcare decisions. Several years ago, the Men’s Health Initiative created a Guide to Men’s Health that has been very well- received. Consequently, it seemed fitting to proceed with a women’s version of the Guide to provide brief and accurate information for the women in our community. Contained in this booklet is informa- tion ranging from nutrition, alternative medicine, cancer screening and treatment options to treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse. WSUS respects the importance of the movement to- ward “green” products as well as the growing demand for easily accessible information in our contemporary “high-tech” world. We also recognize that a large segment of our readers will benefit from a larger font size. In striving to meet these needs and in order to provide maximal benefit to the community we serve, the WSUS has enthusiastically chosen to proceed with an on-line publication that allows readers to zoom in on articles and print them as they wish. e goal of this “healthzine” is to provide women with a reliable abbreviated resource to which they can turn for important women’s health care issues. Authors from across the state of Washington have been gathered to contribute in their respective fields to provide a reliable and useful source of information. Every couple of months a new article will be added to this on-line health guide to provide new material on an active basis until the entire guide is available. e articles found within the guide are updated regularly representing a current perspective on ongoing health issues facing women. As October 2008 was Breast Cancer Aware- ness Month, we chose to highlight the breast cancer overview as our introductory chapter. We hope you find this guide a useful reference and would appreciate any feedback from our readers. For additional information: Debi Johnson www.wsus.org INTRODUCTION
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Kathleen Kobashi-Porter, MDWomen’s Health ChairWashington State Urology Society
With the fast pace of life, it can be di� cult for many of us to � nd the time to take proper care of ourselves. Although there is a plethora of health-related infor-mation available on the Web and in the media, it is often challenging to identify helpful and precise in-formation on which to base our healthcare decisions.
Several years ago, the Men’s Health Initiative created a Guide to Men’s Health that has been very well-received. Consequently, it seemed � tting to proceed with a women’s version of the Guide to provide brief and accurate information for the women in our community. Contained in this booklet is informa-tion ranging from nutrition, alternative medicine, cancer screening and treatment options to treatment of urinary incontinence and pelvic prolapse.
WSUS respects the importance of the movement to-ward “green” products as well as the growing demand for easily accessible information in our contemporary “high-tech” world. We also recognize that a large segment of our readers will bene� t from a larger font size.
In striving to meet these needs and in order to provide maximal bene� t to the community we serve, the WSUS has enthusiastically chosen to proceed
with an on-line publication that allows readers to zoom in on articles and print them as they wish.
� e goal of this “healthzine” is to provide women with a reliable abbreviated resource to which they can turn for important women’s health care issues. Authors from across the state of Washington have been gathered to contribute in their respective � elds to provide a reliable and useful source of information.
Every couple of months a new article will be added to this on-line health guide to provide new material on an active basis until the entire guide is available. � e articles found within the guide are updated regularly representing a current perspective on ongoing health issues facing women.
As October 2008 was Breast Cancer Aware-ness Month, we chose to highlight the breast cancer overview as our introductory chapter.
We hope you � nd this guide a useful reference and would appreciate any feedback from our readers.
For additional information:
Debi Johnsonwww.wsus.org
INTRODUCTION
