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Ruta Pink Offers Free Mammograms in Puerto Rico
in Well Woman Blog, on October 7, 2009
...n for the Cure and launched “ Ruta Pink ” (or Pink Route). Ruta Pink consists of a pink mobile mammogram clinic that stops through various towns in Puerto Rico, offering women ( and men ) free mammog...
Weight, Older Women and Breast Cancer Risk
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 26, 2008
...tockphoto , Boris Yankov
According to a new study that looked at more then 287,000 women and their mammogram habits, being overweight increases the risk of breast cancer in older women.
The weight ...
Women Opting for Double Mastectomies
in Well Woman Blog, on October 23, 2007
...asts removed three weeks ago.
"Doctors are not up at night crying" in fear of their next mammogram, said Meyer, 37, who went back for a double mastectomy after her initial cancer surgery. &...
Attention Women: Change the Statistic!
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 9, 2007
... create a nationwide network of women who make a "virtual pledge " to get their annual mammogram, and inviting them to tell their own personal story behind why an annual mammogram is so i...
Breast Cancer Deaths Fall
in Well Woman Blog, on September 26, 2007
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If you're at risk for breast cancer or over the age of 45, please make an appointment to get a mammogram. It could save your life.
"While many women live in fear of breast cancer, this rep...
You Don't Have to Be a Woman to Support Breast Cancer Reasearch. It's As Easy As Buying a Cake!
in Cool Picking, on September 6, 2007
...month should be BCA month because a woman should do a monthly breast check as well as get an annual mammogram once they hit the age of 40 and get one if there is a history of breast cancer in the fami...
Happy Mother's Day
in Well Woman Blog, on May 12, 2007
... to visit their doctor, or set up appointments for women's health screenings such as Pap tests, mammograms, and other screenings as needed. ...
MRIs for Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on March 28, 2007
... Mammograms have been a big help in early detection of breast cancer. However, if you are in the high risk range, if you've already had breast cancer in one breast, or if you have a family his...
My Experience With Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on February 16, 2007
Breast Cancer
The year was 1947. I was twelve years old and scared. Something was wrong. Mom cried a lot, spent hours lying on her bed, and refused to talk to anyone. Dad walked around looking angry and growled at me when I spoke to him. I'd seen him like this before. He wasn'...
Fear Left by Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on February 8, 2007
...at, as her daughter, I might inherit the disease. I checked my breasts often and went for my yearly mammogram. An article I read today on the Cancer Blog brought it all back.
Cancer-related fear o...
Cases of Mammograms in Men: Rising but No Reason to Administer, Mayo Clinic Research Says
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 17, 2006
...y men have breast symptoms (i.e. enlarged or painful breast tissue), majority of them do not need a mammogram, the procedure used to look for the presence of breast cancers.
Breast cancers are very r...
blood test for early detection of breast cancer, enters phase 2 clinical trial
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 6, 2006
...marker Technologies , a Phoenix-based company. The test has shown significant accuracy that exceeds mammograms as shown in previous clinical studies.
The upcoming study will examine women's bloo...
Dawn of digital mammography?
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 16, 2005
...tal mammography is more accurate than film mammography in certain groups :
Compared with standard mammograms, which are recorded on film, computer-based digital mammograms are more accurate for more...
Low mammogram screening rates
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 13, 2005
Mammogram screening rates may be lower than previously thought :
Most studies -- usually based on self-reported data -- suggest that about 80% of women are routinely screened for breast cancer by mammography, said Patricia Carney, Ph.D., of Dartmouth Medical School here. That's true for New ...