Breast cancer prevention and detection

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How frequently should you screen?

By Christina Caldwell on Apr 1, 2012

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Taking a look at the statistics, it’s easy to see why breast exams are so important to a woman’s overall health. This year, one in...
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Breast cancer screening options

By Christina Caldwell on Apr 1, 2012

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Second only to heart disease, cancer is a leading cause of death in women in the U.S. The survival rate of breast cancer,...
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Quick guide to breast cancer screening

By Michele Borboa, MS on Sep 26, 2011

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Early detection is crucial in successfully treating breast cancer. Sure, you probably don't often think about checking your breasts...
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Breast cancer vs breast lumps: What's the difference?

By Jaime Herndon on Sep 28, 2010
When you feel a lump during a breast exam, or your doctor says she feels a lump during your visit, it is normal to be nervous and...
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10 Risk factors for breast cancer

By Jaime Herndon on Sep 28, 2010
There are numerous known risk factors for breast cancer, despite the fact that the National Cancer Institute states that the...
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Breast cancer: Everyday things that raise your risk

By Linda Melone, CSCS on Sep 27, 2010

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Do you make healthy lifestyle choices that protect you from breast cancer, or do your choices put you at a greater risk? You may be...
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New drug for breast cancer: Fish oil?

By Dr Barry Sears on Sep 27, 2010

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Breast cancer accounts for more than 25 percent of all female cancers. It is also strongly linked to obesity, which means as the...
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Mammogram guidelines: Breast cancer detection confusion and controversy

By Laura Owens on Sep 21, 2010

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Are the revised breast screening guidelines boggling your brain? Join the club. The controversy that started last year has many of...
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Breast thermography: Early breast cancer detection

By Kathy A. Johnson on Sep 9, 2010

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According to National Cancer Institute statistics, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. Despite...
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Reducing the risk of breast cancer recurrence

By Keith I. Block, MD on Sep 7, 2010

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There is a growing body of evidence that diet plays a significant role in helping prevent a recurrence of breast cancer. For...
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Mammogram controversy

By Sarah Kelsey on Nov 30, 2009

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The American Cancer Society (ACS) has long recommended that women get a mammogram every year, beginning at age 40, as a means of...
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Fight breast cancer with fish, fruit and veggies

By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 25, 2009

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Breast cancer is a pervasive, potentially deadly disease that strikes both women and men. According to the American Cancer Society,...
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Breast cancer in men

By Karen Hawthorne on Oct 20, 2009

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Peter Criss, drummer and founding member of the rock band KISS, recently went public with his battle against breast cancer. People...
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The breast cancer-fighting kitchen

By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 10, 2009

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A kitchen stocked with healthy foods can ward off breast cancer and other cancers as well as be instrumental in helping a breast...
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Teach your daughter about breast cancer

By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 5, 2009

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Though the incidence of breast cancer in teenage girls is small, it is never too early to teach your young daughter about breast...
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Breast cancer tips every woman should know

By Michele Borboa, MS on Jul 14, 2009

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Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in the US. The National Cancer Institute estimates that nearly...
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Top 10 ways to prevent breast cancer

By Michele Borboa, MS on Jul 14, 2009

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According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed and more than 40,000 women...
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Breast cancer: Measuring your risk

By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 7, 2008
The National Cancer Institute estimates that 13.4 percent of women born today (1 in 7) will be diagnosed with breast cancer at some...
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Breast cancer awareness for young girls

By Marisa C Weiss, MD on Sep 26, 2008

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Based on the research that Dr. Marisa C. Weiss and her daughter, Isabel Freidman, collected, Taking Care of Your "Girls" answers...
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Mammogram me!

By Jen Klein on Sep 26, 2008

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When I was twenty-six, I thought I was invincible. I wasn't good about doing my monthly self breast exams, even though I knew I...