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What every woman should know about breast cancer.

Did you know that breast cancer is the only cancer that is screened for in women? It is recommended that all women have a baseline mammogram done at the age of 35 and have a yearly mammogram starting at 40. This means that doctors not only screen for breast cancer, but they do it on a yearly basis.

The fact is that every woman is at high risk for breast cancer. Dr. Beth DuPree of St. Mary’s Medical Center in Newtown, PA spoke at the “A Day for Breast Cancer Awareness” recently at Bucks County Community College. What she told the audience was shocking; around 75 percent of the breast cancer patients that she sees in her practice had no family history of breast cancer.

Dr. DuPree had blown a huge Continue Reading

2001, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, the right breast Aikuai 1.0 × 1.5cm; without Aikuai left, but a patchy thickening of the structure. In order to avoid transfer of cancer cells, the operation carried out on both sides of axillary lymph node dissection. Postoperative chemotherapy, a serious upper limb lymphedema, his left arm around his right arm rough than 2 cm. After five years later, upper limb edema is not Jianhao. Whenever I see the disabled chest, swelling of arms such as fertilizer lotus roots, often tears.

The doctor told me that because of edema in the lymph node dissection complications, treatment is difficult. Nevertheless, I still try various approaches to treatment, in addition to daily physical therapy and massage, I use Chinese medicine and Chinese Continue Reading

This term may be the most frighten for every women. Among any other women disease, it seems that breast cancer is the one that happen very frequently and there are grater risk for them to dead or have to get an operation. Even though the current advanced medical technology helps a lot of women to safe from this disease but still it is the one that many of them do not want to get.

When the women who are age of 45 years old, they just start to aware of the disease and usually go to the doctor to get comprehensive check up. However, the trend of using preventive method to let them have minimal chance is now has become widely recognize and many of medical experts are also support on this treatment scheme. It is relevant to the course of action when the women have medical check up for Continue Reading

By now you should be familiar with the yellow ‘LiveStrong’ rubber cancer awareness bracelets. They were popularized by seven-time Tour de France cycling champion and cancer survivor Lance Armstrong. The money from their proceeds goes for cancer research.

If he has planning to pitchfork cancer awareness into society’s consciousness, Lance Armstrong has done a really good job. His rubber bracelets are ubiquitous today, an ever present awareness tool for cancer, and a fund-raising tool for cancer research.

Among cancer awareness bracelets, next to Armstrong’s rubber wristbands come the breast cancer awareness bracelets. However, unlike the ‘LiveStrong’ rubber band bracelets, these breast cancer awareness bracelets come in different colors. Continue Reading

Antiperspirants, Aluminum, and Breast Cancer

Guest Author – Linda Paul

Researchers have found traces of chemicals called parabens in every sample of tissue taken from 20 different breast tumors. Studies suggest that paraben, a chemical found in underarm deodorants and other cosmetics, can seep into the tissue after being applied to the skin.

This finding concerned researchers since parabens have been shown to be able to mimic the action of the female hormone estrogen, which can drive the growth of human breast tumors.

However, this study showed no direct evidence that deodorants were linked to an increased risk of breast cancer. Further work is required to examine any association between estrogen and other chemicals found in deodorants and breast Continue Reading