Amanda Sangster

Many are kicking off the new year with Dry January as their New Year’s resolution, choosing a 31-day period of full sobriety. Dry January began in 2012 as a public health initiative in the United Kingdom to decrease alcohol abuse. For nearly a decade, the movement has attracted global participants looking to achieve sobriety following heavy imbibing over the holiday season.

By Amanda Sangster - October 31, 2022 Vulvar cancer is rare. According to the American Cancer Society, it accounts for only 0.7% of all cancers in women. However, its incidence has been gradually increasing over the past few decades with more than 6,330 estimated new cases in the United States in 2022. Vulvar cancer affects the vulva, the external female reproductive genitalia, which consists of labia, the opening to the vagina and the clitoris.

By Amanda Sangster - February 21, 2022 First lady Dr. Jill Biden toured Moffitt Cancer Center on Friday with National Cancer Institute Director Dr. Ned Sharpless and U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor. The visit comes on the heels of President Joe Biden’s pledge to “end cancer as we know it” through the newly revitalized White House Cancer Moonshot program. The initiative first launched in 2016 during Biden’s vice presidency. It aims to accelerate the progress of cancer research in the United States.