by Mary Budinger — New guidelines released mid-November by the Preventive Services Task Force call for fewer mammography screenings. Most women should now forgo routine mammograms if they are in their 40s. Starting at age 50, the new guidelines call for 10 mammograms in a lifetime, one every two years. The task force said that […]
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Is breast or ovarian cancer in your family?
February 27, 2012
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by Dr. Paul Stallone — Knowing your risk of contracting cancer can better prepare you to take the steps necessary to reduce the chance of being diagnosed. Even better than early detection are new tests that can detail the inherited risks people may have for certain cancers. One such test now available is BRACanalysis® — […]
Breast cancer: Awareness or prevention?
February 25, 2012
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by Dr. Martha Grout — Every fall, the landscape turns pink as throngs of women don running shoes in the hope of curing breast cancer. Yet, the money generated from these endeavors has not been shown to impact the fact that one in eight women still gets breast cancer. Earlier this year, the President’s Cancer […]
Learn self breast massage for breast health
February 25, 2012
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by Maria G. Troia — The human female breast is a collection of glandular and adipose tissue connected by a network of connective tissue, also known as fascia. While monthly self breast exams are important to maintaining breast health, also important (but not discussed as often), is regular self breast care. Why do self breast […]
Higher vitamin D levels ward off cancer
February 24, 2012
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by Dr. Martha M. Grout — A new study in the journal Anticancer Research states that it takes far more vitamin D than initially thought to dramatically cut the risk of several major diseases, including breast cancer. The study’s co-author, Dr. Cedric Garland, a professor of family and preventive medicine at the University of California, […]
Breast health
February 24, 2012
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by Dr. Ann Lovick — Who is at risk for breast cancer? Everyone. Obviously, men and children are low-risk groups, but they are not risk-free. Less than one percent of all breast cancer occurs in men and children; women make up the rest. Aside from lung cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of […]
February 27, 2012
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