Breast Health
I have had a mastectomy and want to have reconstructive breast surgery soon. I've heard about a new procedure called the DIEP flap and want to know if it would be a good option for me.
Thursday, Nov 19th 2009
Mammography Mayhem
I'm sure by now you've heard about the U.S. Task Force's new standards for breast cancer screening. What I'm not so sure about is if any of us have been able to keep track of what's happening day to day, though. No sooner were these new recommendations made public that women and other groups, like the American Cancer Society, began to push back and question the motives and sanity behind them.
Breast Self-Exam Shower Card
Author: HealthyWomen
Published by: National Women's Health Resource Center, Inc., April 2008
Finding and treating breast cancer early greatly increases your chances of surviving it. Hang this waterproof card in your shower as an easy reference and reminder for conducting breast self-exams. The card is 2 sided-both English and Spanish. Publication currently not available to order.
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Angelina Jolie Has Preventative Double Mastectomy
Testing revealed she carries a genetic mutation that left her susceptible to breast cancer.
By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she has undergone a double mastectomy because she carries a genetic mutation that greatly increases her risk of potentially fatal breast cancer.
Just How Might Exercise Lower Breast Cancer Risk?
Scientists identify changes in estrogen metabolism as key factor.
WEDNESDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise appears to change the way women's bodies metabolize the hormone estrogen, and this could help explain how aerobic activity reduces a woman's breast cancer risk, a new study suggests.
Longer Wait for Mammogram After Benign Breast Biopsy May Be Warranted
Study suggests imaging tests done less than a year later find little cancer, drain health care dollars
By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
1 in 4 Breast Cancer Diagnoses May Spur PTSD
Women who are younger, black or Asian at highest risk for short-term symptoms of stress disorder.
FRIDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in four breast cancer patients has symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder shortly after they receive their cancer diagnosis, and the risk is highest in black and Asian patients, a new study reveals.
Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that can occur when a person has experienced or witnessed a life-threatening event.
More Evidence That Smoking Raises Breast Cancer Risk
Study found strongest link for women who started smoking early in life.
By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
THURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Cigarette smoking appears to increase the risk of breast cancer, especially when women start smoking early in life, new research indicates.
More Younger Women Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer: Study
Small, but steady, increase over past 30 years warrants further research, experts say
By Kathleen Doheny
HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The number of younger women who have been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer has increased slowly, but steadily, since the 1970s, a new study indicates.
Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study
Few short-term complications found with 'autologous' transplants
FRIDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have breast reconstruction surgery using a transplanted flap of their own tissue have a low rate of short-term complications, a new study says.
