Breast Health Blog

YAY! YAY! YAY! I think I will have a glass right now
Article from Medical News Today: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240065.php
Regular alcohol consumption raises breast cancer risk, except for red wine, which has the opposite effect when consumed in moderation, researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles reported in the Journal of Women’s Health. The authors [...]

EDUCATION, RISK FACTORS, DIET AND AWARENESS… NOT MAMMOGRAMS!
Article taken from Medical News Today- Aug 3rd, 2011 
Breast cancer death rates have dropped over the last few years in Europe, however, researchers from France, Norway and the UK say this is due to better treatment and health systems rather than breast cancer screening. In an article in the [...]

 What do you think? Although radiation is still a factor in this imaging, it sounds promising….
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THIS IS WHY THERMOGRAPHY IS NECESSARY PEOPLE!!! At the end of this article, they state a sonogram is a better and/or a conjuctive choice. First of all, you cannot get a sonogram without a mammogram- and getting the referral and/or costs coverered (from a $1,000 to $2,500 range) by insurance is a whole other factor!
This article is [...]

This is from the Health Freedom Alliance.
A survey of Massachusetts women has found a potential link between the use of household cleaners and air fresheners and breast cancer. The study included interviews with 787 women who had breast cancer and 721 who did not. Researchers asked all the women about pesticide use but found little [...]

This article taken from and medical news today and Health Freedom Alliance- SOUNDS GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT!
Breast cancer cells – even the most aggressive type – died after treatments with peach and plum extracts in lab tests at Texas AgriLife Research recently, and scientists say the results are deliciously promising. Not only did the cancerous [...]

If I did the math right in my head (and I generally am not a math gal) The false positives are ridiculously high.  Tell me, has anyone else done the math?
HERE’S THE ARTICLE:
Mammograms detect few breast cancers in women younger than age 40 and often lead to more tests and unwarranted anxiety because of false [...]

FANTASTIC NEWS!
This new 5 minute test is the “breast idea” I have heard of in a long time! It extracts fluid from your nipple (much like a breast pump) and checks that fluid for abnormal cells- safely, inexpensively, ! BRILLIANT!!
The HALO Breast Pap Test gives doctors and patients a new method to monitor breast cancer [...]

This test shows almost 1/3 of breast cancer patients didn’t need chemotherapy. Although this test is expensive, the cost completely outweighs the cost of chemotherapy- at an average of $10,000 PER CHEMO TREATMENT! This article was taken from medical news today.
A 21-gene test that predicts whether early stage breast cancer patients will benefit from chemotherapy is [...]

From Medical News today
US researchers found that pomegranates contain six natural compounds that may prevent the growth of hormone-dependent breast cancer by blocking the enzyme aromatase, which changes androgen to estrogen. However, experts caution this does not mean people should expect the same results from eating pomegranates, because this was an “in vitro” (test tube) [...]