Breast Health Blog

NEW ADICE FROM THE GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE…. HEY- WHAT ABOUT RECOMMENDING THERMOGRAMS?  DUH!!! (I did notice they didn’t talk at all about over radiating- which is why I am leary of their change). They also are not recommending women do monthly self breast checks. This I am opposed to- because only a woman knows if change [...]

I am having mixed feelings about this article… what are your thoughts? Cancer drug costs are so expensive- not to mention chemo treatments run about $10,000 each… add on radiation, hospital charges and doc’s fees: $$$$$$ Do I really think Docs are going to close up shop for    1-4%? WHAT ARE THE CHANCES?
PREVENTION, PEOPLE. It needs to be [...]

HOW EXCITING IS THIS NEWS? DOES IT COME IN CHERRY FLAVOR?
Scientists in the US have discovered that cancer tumors that don’t spread to other parts of the body secrete a protein called prosaposin and that metastatic tumors, which do spread, don’t secrete much of it. They suggest this discovery could lead the way to developing [...]

WOULDN’T THAT BE GREAT!!! YIPEE!! This is exciting news!
This article is taken from Medical News today.
New Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Biomarker NVB-64 Visualizes Malignant Breast Tumors
30 Oct 2009   
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA, supported in part by NuView Life Sciences, have published an article in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine reporting preclinical results of [...]