Breast Awareness - Don't Leave it Too Late

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

For the last three months, I have been nursing a deep concern: would the lump I found turn out to be breast cancer? How many other women have had that terrible feeling of dread when they came across their own lump? I have to say, I agonised over it for several weeks. Should I waste […]

Breastfeeding 101: Find The Perfect Breast Pump For You

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Breast feeding is said to be the best nutritional choice for feeding your new newborn baby, but it also has proven health benefits for moms as well. You can lose that pregnancy weight quicker by breastfeeding because it burns extra calories and lowers your body fat content ? without exercise! Breastfeeding also releases a hormone […]

The Truth About Mammograms And Other Breast Myths

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Do mammograms cause breast cancer? Can you get a one-hour boob job at lunch? Is 36 inches the ideal breast size? When it comes to breast health, the questions are endless, more so since this particular part of a woman?s anatomy attracts a lot of attention from both men and women.

But even the simplest question […]

Breast Cancer in Young Women

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Sometimes a cancer is unusual, not in itself, but in the situation which it occurs. Breast cancer is most common in women over 50 there are several cases in women in their 40s. It is far rarer in women under 40, but it does occur. We tend to be particularly shocked when […]

Breast Cancer - Lobular Carcinoma in Situ (LCIS)

Sunday, April 4th, 2010

The majority of all breast cancers start in the ducts of the breast. However, the ductal system is not the only area of the breast where cancer can grow. At the inside end of the duct is a lobe. This is referred to as the lobular system, where the milk is produced. […]

Breast Cancer DNA Testing

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

10% or less of all cancer have a genetic component attached to it which might lead one to believe that there is no cost effective use for DNA testing to diagnose cancer. But breast cancer is different because DNA testing is actually able to diagnose a mutated gene that increases a women?s risk of breast […]

Cancer Prevention Vitamin - It Is Real and It Is Now!

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Have we discovered a cancer prevention vitamin? Are cancer prevention vitamins really possible? Is the cancer prevention vitamin here?

New studies show we just might have! Some forms of cancer may be preventable with the use of a cancer prevention vitamin. Hardly any family in the United States has NOT had a family member die because […]

Dogs Detect Cancer in Humans

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Recently, in the news you may have heard of Oscar the Cat, who stays at the Steere House Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Rhode Island. Oscar can predict a person?s death is near or eminent and pays a visit to that person?s bedside when the time gets nearer to death. How does […]

Breast Cancer - Ductal Lavage

Sunday, October 18th, 2009

One diagnostic technique being studied to detect early stage breast cancer is Ductal Lavage. Ductal lavage was first thought of by George Pappanicolou - since he felt that all breast cancers start in the ductal system, then why not test cells from the ducts for cancer. He tried to extract fluid and cells […]

Secret Link between Obesity and Breast Cancer

Friday, October 9th, 2009

No one knows the exact causes of breast cancer. Doctors are careful when discussing reasons why one woman would experience breast cancer while another, in the same family or circle of friends would be cancer free.

American Cancer Society researchers have documented there is a growing connection between breast cancer and obesity - especially abdominal and […]

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