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Man With Breast Cancer Denied Medicaid Coverage

Man With Breast Cancer Denied Medicaid Coverage

Insurance

10 Aug 2011
For most women, one of the most significant health concerns is developing breast cancer. While most breast cancer victims are women, almost 1% of all ...

TSA pat-down makes breast cancer survivor show prosthetic breast

TSA pat-down makes breast cancer survivor show prosthetic breast

Health And Wellness, Hollywood Health

20 Nov 2010
Breast cancer survivor Cathy Bossi says she was forced to show her prosthetic breast during a pat-down at an airport in North Carolina. Bossi, who works ...

25th Anniversary of Breast Cancer Month Nothing to Celebrate

25th Anniversary of Breast Cancer Month Nothing to Celebrate

Disease And Conditons

07 Oct 2010
In case you have been wondering why pink has been such a prominent color lately the answer is this, October is National Breast Cancer Awareness ...

 
Breast Cancers early warning signs

Breast Cancers early warning signs

Insurance

04 Oct 2010
October is the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month since 1985. Statistics show that 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer at some point in ...

October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October Is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Disease And Conditons

03 Oct 2010
October 1rst marks the beginning of breast cancer awareness month all over the world. American Cancer Society uses this time to boost their campaign to ...

Breast Cancer Awareness: A Shade Of Pink

Breast Cancer Awareness: A Shade Of Pink

Disease And Conditons

01 Oct 2010
Among the yellows and orange leaves signifying the beginning of fall, you can’t help but see a little pink. Today is the beginning of Breast ...

 
New Study Shows Mammograms Not As Effective For Early Detection

New Study Shows Mammograms Not As Effective For Early Detection

Disease And Conditons

26 Sep 2010
New Norwegian Study has shown that mammogram screening is not as effective as once thought. We have been told for years that annual mammograms, especially ...

Researchers find gene variants Linked to breast and ovarian cancer

Researchers find gene variants Linked to breast and ovarian cancer

Disease And Conditons, Science

19 Sep 2010
A group of cancer researchers, gathered from around the world, have discovered new genetic variants in five regions of the genome that affect the risk ...

Major breakthrough made in breast cancer research

Major breakthrough made in breast cancer research

Disease And Conditons

03 Sep 2010
Dr. Smalley and a team from Breakthrough’s laboratories at the Institute of Cancer Research in London, gave laboratory mice the faulty BRCA gene, which ...

 
Ovary Removal Prevents Cancers in High-Risk Women

Ovary Removal Prevents Cancers in High-Risk Women

Disease And Conditons, Science

01 Sep 2010
A new study suggests that women with genetic mutations associated to breast and ovarian cancer can drastically lower their odds of developing these cancers and ...

Breast Cancer Risks Increases With Alcohol Intake

Breast Cancer Risks Increases With Alcohol Intake

Disease And Conditons

23 Aug 2010
According to new research, women who consume one alcoholic beverage per day increase their chance of developing a variety of breast cancers. Experts have suspected ...

ESPN Producer Leah Siegel, Dead After Battle With Cancer

ESPN Producer Leah Siegel, Dead After Battle With Cancer

Disease And Conditons

26 Jul 2010
On Monday around 4:30 a.m., Leah Siegel lost her life to Breast Cancer. Siegel was only 43 years of age when she passed. Before she ...

 
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