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Why the Annual Mammogram Matters

By SUSAN R. DROSSMAN, ELISA R. PORT and EMILY B. SONNENBLICK | The New York Times LAST week, the American Cancer Society announced changes to its influential guidelines for breast cancer screening. The society no longer recommends that women at average risk between the ages of 40 and 44 have mammograms and advises reducing the […]

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Digital Mammograms Could Also Reveal Heart Disease Risk

There is no routine screening test for heart disease. But maybe we don’t need one. Reuters | by Marilynn Larkin Reuters Health – Mammograms performed to check the health of the breasts could also give clues to the health of the heart, researchers say. That’s because the amount of calcium in the arteries of the […]

Lifestyle Changes That Can Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk

  The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) estimates that approximately 1 in 8 women will eventually develop breast cancer, and approximately 38 percent of all breast cancer cases could be avoided by taking preventive measures. Breast cancer is one of the most widely studied cancers, and the research is convincing that nutrition can make an […]

How Secondhand Smoke Affects Non-Smokers

We’ve all heard about the negative health effects of secondhand smoke, but new research is shedding light on just how powerful it really is. A recent study from the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) found that secondhand smoke can make it harder for smokers to kick the habit. Researchers say that secondhand smoke […]

Excitement at new cancer treatment

By James GallagherHealth editor, BBC News website A therapy that retrains the body’s immune system to fight cancer has provoked excitement after more than 90% of terminally ill patients reportedly went into remission. White blood cells were taken from patients with leukaemia, modified in the lab and then put back.But the data has not been […]

31 Important Facts About Breasts

By Elizabeth Chabner Thompson, MD, MPH | everydayHEALTH Ditch the pink this October and spread breast-cancer awareness with these 31 facts about breasts. 1. The average U.S. woman wears a size 40 D bra. This equates to about 3 lbs total or 1.5 lbs per breast. 2. In most women, the left breast is usually […]

Pink Ball 2015 Report

Gourmet food, entertainment and fancy prizes, all in the name of a serious cause. That was Pink Ball 2015, the annual black-tie gala dedicated to fighting breast cancer, the leading cause of cancer death among women worldwide. With this year’s theme being the Fruits of Life, Pink Ball 2015 brought together survivors, their families, people […]