Category Archives: Breast Cancer
Cancer gene mutation linked to earlier menopause
Women carrying BRCA mutations tied to breast and ovarian cancer may hit menopause a few years earlier than other women, according to a new study. Doctors already discuss with those women whether
How Breast Cancer Is Treated
By Samantha Peia Recently there has been much controversy in the media—magazine, radio, and television—about how much or how little surgery is desirable in breast cancer. Discussion has been generated by different
Breast Cancer: What Else Physicians Could Do
By Samantha Peia Many questions have been raised. New roads have been charted for future progress in the continuing fight against breast cancer. Much remains to be done by physicians and much
Breast Cancer, What Else You Can Do: Ten Precepts for Protection
By Samantha Peia A set of precepts for the modern woman who would like to do all she can to protect herself from breast cancer, for her own sake and for those
Breast Cancer: Do You Have a Question?
By Samantha Peia Q. My mother had breast cancer. Does that mean that I’ll probably get it too?
Breast Cancer Glossary
By Samantha Peia acini The microscopic group of glands in the breast where milk is formed areola The pigmented area around the nipple. Its size and prominence vary from individual to individual
Stages of Breast Cancer
By Jonathan Pitts What Is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer as the term implies is the cancer affecting the tissues of the breasts especially, the lobules and the ducts that make and carry
Why Your Doctor Doesn’t Want to Cure Your Breast Cancer
By Mack LeMouse The concept that doctors don’t want to cure cancer is a highly controversial one (to say the least) but it is nevertheless a view that many people hold. The
Best Diet Against Breast Cancer
By Mack LeMouse Breast cancer is a serious form of cancer and the most common form in women with 30% of cancer cases in females being breast cancer. Over their life time
Microcalcifications and Early Signs of Breast Cancer
By Mack LeMouse Breast cancer is a serious condition and one of the most prevalent killers of women. It is the most common form of female cancer and accounts for around 30%
Breast Cancer – The Best Way to Survive
By Mack LeMouse To hear the diagnosis that you have breast cancer, or that someone you love has breast cancer, it can be devastating. It may have taken you by surprise, it
Lumpectomy VS Mastectomy
By Susan Knowlton A mastectomy is the removal of one or both breasts, normally with the intention of treating breast cancer. On the other hand, lumpectomy is a surgical procedure in which
