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Ruta Pink Offers Free Mammograms in Puerto Rico
in Well Woman Blog, on October 7, 2009
...mmogram clinic that stops through various towns in Puerto Rico, offering women ( and men ) free mammograms, biopsies and referrals – with or without health insurance.
Since its launch, Ruta Pi...
Jewelry Bargains at Breast Cancer Site Store
in The Jewelry Weblog, on October 19, 2008
...auses :
• The Hunger Site funds food for the world's hungry.
• The Breast Cancer Site funds mammograms for women in need.
• The Child Health Site funds basic health services for children around th...
A Little Black and Pink for a Cure
in Busy with Style, on October 17, 2008
...he name of raising money for a cure. One of the ways this site accomplishes that is through funding mammograms for women who can't afford them. Talk about a worthy cause!
Now I know some of you o...
Urban Women Face Higher Risk for Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on November 27, 2007
...ink a day, and living a sedentary lifestyle, according to the ACS.
The new study included digital mammograms from 972 women, between 29 and 87 years old, living or working in rural, suburban and urb...
Most U.S. States Failing National Health Goals
in Well Woman Blog, on October 24, 2007
... Could the state you live in do more to ensure women are getting routine mammograms, help fight against obesity and high blood pressure? Yes. Are they? No.
According to an article on MSNBC , a majo...
Attention Women: Change the Statistic!
in Straightfromthedoc, on October 9, 2007
...red on a national multi-media and social networking campaign to encourage women to get their yearly mammograms.
The said campaign, called Change the Statistic - aims to get women across the countr...
Think PINK During OCT Breast Cancer Awareness Month
in Cool Picking, on October 4, 2007
October is Think Pink Month to be aware and support about Breast Cancer Awareness and Research. Because this is an important issue for women, we have rounded up a list of various Breast Cancer Awareness Items with the help of THE TIP JAR
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Breast Cancer Deaths Fall
in Well Woman Blog, on September 26, 2007
...SE CONTROL AND PREVENTION reported a slight 2 percent drop in the number of women getting regular mammograms, which can help doctors diagnose breast cancer early, when it is the most treatable. ...
Osteoporosis Drug Evista: FDA-Approved for Risk Reduction of Invasive Breast Cancer
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 16, 2007
...in each individual woman. Evista does not completely prevent breast cancer. Breast examinations and mammograms should be done before starting Evista and regularly thereafter.
However, women who fit ...
Breast Cancer - A True Story
in Well Woman Blog, on May 27, 2007
...joy reading it:
When Janet Vittone, a physician at the Mayo Clinic, encourages her patients to get mammograms, the conversations sometimes end in tears. That's because she tells a story about a w...
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. ...
Genetic Link Between Saethre-Chotzen Syndrome and Breast Cancer
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 26, 2007
...cted by breast cancer," says Göran Stenman.
The researchers thus recommend early and regular mammograms for young women with the Saethre-Chotzen syndrome , a rare congenital syndrome characteri...
Vaccine for Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on April 23, 2007
... Self examination, mammograms, MRIs - So many ways to detect breast cancer. Now researchers are developing new methods of treatment. An article from Press TV talks about a way of preventing breast...
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...
Tests and the colon
in Well Woman Blog, on March 12, 2007
... Seems we're always going in for tests - blood tests, urine samples, blood pressure tests, mammograms. However, there's one important test that women sometimes neglect. An article in the Ch...
Hair May Reveal Breast Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on March 4, 2007
...ot really painful, it's downright uncomfortable.
Well, we women may not have to suffer through mammograms if a new test method of analysis proves out. A story in the Geelong Advertiser out of A...
Worry About Heart Disease
in Well Woman Blog, on February 11, 2007
... of having - and dying of - cardiovascular disease.
That's not to say you should forgo regular mammograms or ignore symptoms that may suggest ovarian cancer, particularly if you have a high-risk ...
New Tool For Detecting Breast Csncer
in Well Woman Blog, on February 2, 2007
... very sick. Most of her hair fell out.
Earlier detection would have helped. Back then, things like mammograms weren't available, at least not where we were. Now new methods of early detection are...
Global gag rule ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on January 6, 2007
... shutdown of five medical centers, many of which were the sole regional providers of prenatal care, mammograms, and pap smears, in addition to contraception and abortion. One such shutdown in Mathare ...
Cases of Mammograms in Men: Rising but No Reason to Administer, Mayo Clinic Research Says
in Straightfromthedoc, on December 17, 2006
...osed with the condition annually.
But the problem is that there are no guidelines about the use of mammograms in male patients and few studies have been conducted to find out if they are helpful.&quo...
How Healthy is Your Company?
in Bizinformer, on November 16, 2006
...ress and neck pain for those on computers all day)
- Encourage time off for regular wellness exams, mammograms, flu shots, etc.
There are lots of simple, inexpensive ways you can show you care about ...
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...
Breast Cancer Drug Accepted for Use in Scotland
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 15, 2005
AstraZeneca 's Arimidex (generic: Anastrozole) for treating breast cancer in postmenopausal women has been accepted for use in Scotland. The drug, which has already been released for use in the US for the last few years, has yet to be approved for England and Wales.
Read the res...
Low mammogram screening rates
in Straightfromthedoc, on September 13, 2005
... a statewide registry in New Hampshire, they found only about 64% of women routinely have screening mammograms. Put another way, Dr. Carney said, 36% of women in New Hampshire have either never had a ...
Mammograms do not reduce mortality
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 19, 2005
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A recently-released case control study failed to find a mortality benefit for mammograms:
A real-world look at the benefits of breast cancer screenings has turned up some dismaying news: Screenin...