Breast Health Blog

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 [...]

Here is a very good article posted a while back that was recently emailed to me. Very insightful & factual.
http://www.naturalsolutionsmag.com/articles-display/14581/Breast-Check-Do-mandatory-mammograms-do-more-harm-than-good-

Hi All…
Yes, I took the summer off of blogging but I am coming back strong in the month of October! Check back for weekly updates and posts.
I want to talk about the UBCF. This foundation is a blessing - as it does not donate to drug companies, lobbyists, insurance and highly paid CEO’s pocketbooks. Who [...]

The average woman (without an inherited breast cancer gene abnormality) in the United States has about a 12% risk of developing breast cancer over a 90-year life span. In contrast, women who have an abnormal BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene have up to an 85% risk of developing breast cancer by age 70. Women with BRCA1 [...]

Would anyone agree that hormone-laden foods and water supplies are a major factor with young girls’ early onset of  menses?
Research studies have clearly identified puberty as a critical window in a woman’s development that has a major impact on her future risk of developing breast cancer. According to a 2007 Breast Cancer Fund study, women who started [...]

Breast elastography allows physicians to give a more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer, according to a study performed at Singapore General Hospital in Singapore. Breast elastography is a new technique which looks at the mechanical properties of tissues (relative stiffness) as opposed to conventional ultrasound which looks at the backscatter of transmitted ultrasound waves through [...]

One of the most effective ways to prevent breast cancer is through a full-term pregnancy at an early age. Studies out of Fox Chase Cancer Center have linked this protective effect to the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone produced by the placenta to maintain the early stages of pregnancy. Their findings in [...]

THIS IS FANTASTIC!!! When are the other 49 states gonna STEP UP??? 
Pass it on!!!!!!!!!!!
Did you know FREE treatment is available to women diagnosed with breast cancer in Pennsylvania who are uninsured or underinsured? Unfortunately many women - and many healthcare providers - are not aware of the program or how it can benefit breast cancer [...]