Patient Education

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The Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT), also known as The Gail Model, estimates a woman's risk of developing invasive breast cancer over the next five years and up to age 90 (lifetime risk).

This calculator takes about five minutes to complete.

 The Mediterranean Diet emphasizes plant-based foods and healthy fats. You eat mostly veggies, fruits and whole grains. Olive oil is the main source of fat. Research shows the Mediterranean Diet can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease and many other chronic conditions. 

 Eating healthy is important, it can be hard to know what and how much to eat—especially when you’re managing diabetes. 

Read more about heart healthy living and understand your risks in developing heart disease.  Keeping your heart healthy is something you can work on everyday.

Quitting smoking now improves your health and reduces your risk of heart disease, cancer, lung disease, and other smoking-related illnesses. 

 Find out how the overuse of antibiotics has increased the number of drug-resistant germs.  Antibiotic stewardship is the effort to measure and improve how antibiotics are prescribed by clinicians and used by patients 

We are unable to certify pets as service animals.  To find out more information about what qualifies your dog as a service animal click here.