Making Choices About Our Medical Care
Navigating breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, I learned that my active involvement in the decision-making process was essential.
Tag: Mammography
Preventing Breast Cancer With A Vaccine
Researchers are developing a vaccine to prevent breast cancer in healthy women, and hope to begin clinical trials within two years.
Recent Breast Cancer Screening Studies: What Are the Take-Home Messages?
A major study on breast cancer screening was published recently in the journal of the American Medical Association.
Top Cancer Research Stories: Winter 2014
Top cancer research stories for Winter 2014 include studies on mammography, risk reduction for carriers of BRCA gene mutations and radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer.
Breast Cancer “Awareness”: What Is The Message?
While mammography screening has increased as a result of “awareness” campaigns, we are far from being able to declare success in the fight against breast cancer.
