News tagged with breast self exams
Women 10 times more likely to do breast self-exams correctly with intervention
A brief intervention program - consisting of one counseling session and two follow-up phone calls - boosted by tenfold the number of women correctly performing breast self- exams. These are the findings of a Kaiser Permanente ...
Apr 30, 2009 |
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Fighting cancer across the disciplines
Still a mystery in the 21st Century, cancer has been known and documented since ancient times. The oldest known written description of cancer dates back to an Egyptian manuscript from 1,600 B.C.E. The Greeks ...
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Cancer activist's approach: Real, a bit irreverent
(AP) -- Lindsay Avner is no shrinking violet. She's a bright pink whirlwind, with a closet full of dresses cut from that very color and a cancer-fighting organization she named for it.
Oct 17, 2010 |
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New mammogram advice raises questions, concerns
(AP) -- For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure out if they should even be getting one at ...
Nov 16, 2009 |
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More women choosing preventive double mastectomies
When health care worker Kathy Hajopoulos decided in 2006 to remove both her breasts when she was diagnosed with cancer in one, she became part of a growing class of women making that same decision.
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Breast tenderness during hormone replacement therapy linked to elevated cancer risk
Women who developed new-onset breast tenderness after starting estrogen plus progestin hormone replacement therapy were at significantly higher risk for developing breast cancer than women on the combination therapy who didn't ...
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Cancers set to 'explode' in Latino/a populations, researcher says
The Latino/a population in the United States is expected to triple by 2050, according to projections from the U.S. Census Bureau. And along with that growth, says University of Illinois professor Lydia Buki, will come a rise ...
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Teaching breast health early to reduce breast cancer mortality in D.C.
Early breast health education may be the key to lowering breast cancer mortality rates in Washington, D.C., which has the highest rates in the country, according to research presented at the American Association for Cancer ...
Nov 18, 2008 |
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The health burden of raising a grandchild
Precautionary health measures such as mammograms and cholesterol tests that identify the risk of heart disease are critical for the well-being of women over 50. Add the responsibility of providing sustained care for a grandchild, ...
Nov 07, 2008 |
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Breast self-exams do not appear to reduce breast cancer deaths
It is a staple of women's health advice and visits to the OB/GYN: the monthly breast self-exam to check for lumps or other changes that might signal breast cancer. However, a review of recent studies says there is no evidence ...
Jul 16, 2008 |
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Research finds similarities in dog, human breast cancer pre-malignant lesions
Pre-malignant mammary lesions in dogs and humans display many of the same characteristics, a discovery that could lead to better understanding of breast cancer progression and prevention for people and pets, said a Purdue ...
Nov 15, 2007 |
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