Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in American women, aside from skin cancer. The average risk of a woman in the United States developing breast cancer at some point is about 13-percent. For the most part, the risk factors associated with breast cancer are outside a person’s control, but there are a few lifestyle choices that may help make a difference.
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It’s time for your first mammogram and you have no idea what is going to happen. You aren’t the only one. Mammograms make many women nervous, scared, and some even avoid it. But we’re here to squash all your fears. Read on to learn all the information about mammograms so you can walk in confidently for your first one.
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While metastatic cancer isn’t curable, it is treatable. There are many different treatments available to help slow down the progression of this cancer and help relieve some of the symptoms associated with it, particularly the pain.
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These advancements range in nature and effect, but all are the result of fundraising, awareness, and the hard work of medical researchers, physicians, and other healthcare professionals. Let’s look at 9 important scientific breakthroughs for breast cancer patients.
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The American Cancer Society released updated guidelines for early breast cancer detection in October of 2015. The update now recommends yearly mammograms for women 55-years and older, as well as any woman 45-years or older who are considered breast cancer risks (previously it was age 40 and up). In the wake of the new guidelines, Amino, an […]
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El cáncer de mama ocurre cuando un tumor maligno se desarrolla en las células epiteliales que revisten los conductos mamarios. Si se propaga a otras partes del cuerpo (metástasis) — es algo realmente aterrador. Sin embargo, existen muchas maneras de prevenir esta enfermedad tan temida. No fumar, ejercitarse con regularidad y consumir productos saludables y […]
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