Archive for the 'Breast Cancer Diagnosis' Category

A Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Can Save Your Life

Friday, May 9th, 2008

If you experience certain symptoms like frequent night urination, blood in your urine or semen, pains in your lower back, in your pelvis or in your upper thighs all this could be symptoms of prostatitis, a non cancerous swelling of the prostate gland or it could be prostate cancer.
Now there’s no need to panic but […]

Your Breast Cancer Treatment Team

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Today, the majority of breast cancers are diagnosed by mammography. There cancers are small, often too small to be felt and surgeons usually rely on radiologists to localize these small cancers with a hook wire or some injected dye. The technology has changed drastically and we have entered a new era of breast […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Businesses Supporting the Cause

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Currently, the month of October is designated as the official National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM). For over two decades, NBCAM has successfully educated women of all ages about early detection, treatment, and diagnosis of breast cancer. Non-profit organizations such as Karmanos Cancer Institute, American Cancer Society, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the […]

Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The first step to getting a diagnosis is detection. Monitoring your own breast tissue contains 3 main components including a) Breast Self-examination b) Clinical Breast Exam and c) Mammography.

A woman may notice abnormalities while doing a self-exam. By examining your breasts every month, you will become familiar and be able to detect changes better.The following […]

How Effective Is Chemotherapy For Breast Cancer?

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

After mastectomy, women are sent to see the oncologists, and they are often told to go for chemotherapy. This treatment is like an ?insurance? against future problems. Chemotherapy can kill all the remaining cancer cells in the body. In this way the cancer can be cured. Chemotherapy can also stop cancer from spreading to other […]

Breast Cancer - A Growing Danger For Overweight Men And Women

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Talk about breast cancer and naturally, people think of the disease that is the number one cancer among women. But the truth is that breast cancer is on the rise among both women and men, and researchers think the national obesity crisis may be to blame.

With two-thirds of Americans now overweight, we can probably […]

Learn How You Can Save Your Life by Preventing Breast Cancer

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, after nonmelanoma skin cancer. Over the past 50 years, the number of women diagnosed with the disease has increased each year. Today, approximately 1 in almost every 8 women (13.4%) will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death […]

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