Breast Health Blog

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 [...]

This article is from Medical News Today.
If cancer cells lack a certain protein, it could be much easier for them to penetrate healthy body tissue, the first step towards forming metastases. Scientists at the Pharmacology Institute of the University of Heidelberg have discovered the previously unknown cell signal factor SCAI (suppressor of cancer cell invasion), [...]

Watch this informative video on how to do a proper BSE!
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THIS ARTICLE IS HUGE! PLEASE READ- I have bolded the good parts.
This article was was taken from MedicalNewsToday.com
Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called TMEM, for Tumor Microenvironment of Metastasis. As reported in the March 24 online edition of the journal Clinical Cancer Research, density of [...]

The BBC News Reports a study of over 2,000 Chinese women in the International Journal of Cancer found large quantities of both mushrooms and green tea in the diet slashed cancer risk by up to 90%. Research suggests chemicals in the foods block tumor growth and boost the body’s natural defenses against cancer.
 
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First of all, doesn’t it sound like something your gramma would bring over to your house to cheer you up?  The Detroit Free Press  writes about  a new diagnosis breast-specific gamma imaging, uses a radioactive injection that lights up tumor cells, which have high metabolic activity. It is a diagnostic tool, when cancer is suspected, not [...]

This article was taken from the Cancer Prevention coalition.
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Dangers and Unreliability of Mammography: Breast Examination is a Safe, Effective, and Practical Alternative
Samuel S. Epstein, Rosalie Bertell, and Barbara Seaman
International Journal of Health Services, 31(3):605-615, 2001.
Mammography screening is a profit-driven technology posing risks compounded by unreliability. In striking contrast, annual clinical breast examination (CBE) by a [...]