Breast cancer
Breast Cancer - How to Reduce Your Risk
This past month, in the United States the spotlight has been on "buying pink" to fund breast cancer research.
Even with all this funding, breast cancer in women in the United States has quadrupled in the last 40 years, causing physical and emotional pain for women and their families.
The Abnormal Mammogram Result
An abnormal mammogram result is not an unusual occurrence. Somewhere between 5% and 10% of all mammograms yield abnormal results and require further follow-up. Luckily, in the overwhelming majority of such cases, the abnormality is completely benign.
Screening For Breast Cancer
Breast cancer is a dangerous disease that is affecting many women today. One of the most important strategies to do to survive breast cancer, is get an early detection and treatment promptly. That means doing your monthly self exams, and getting yearly check ups at the doctors office. If you are in denial and think that it won’t happen to you, think again. It can happen to anyone, even in males.
Breast Cancer Screening
By JP Saleeby, MD
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer women face second only to lung cancer, however it is the most feared cancer or disease for most women. It occurs in about 12% of women who will live to the age of 90. Several well established factors increase the risk of breast cancer and they include family history, nulliparity (not having had children), early menarche (starting menstrual cycles early), advanced age and a personal history of breast cancer. Other risks include exposure to environmental toxins such as tobacco smoke that increase the chance for cancer growth. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The American Cancer Society has many activities this month to bring this to the public attention.
Questions To Assess Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
Questions to assess breast cancer recurrence risk are an important part of understanding your prognosis after your surgery and treatment program are concluded. While most women and men are successfully treated for breast cancer, it's a fact of life that up to 10% of breast cancer patients will have a recurrence of breast cancer in their lifetimes.
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