All Entries in the "Breast Cancer" Category
What Is Staging Or The Stages Of Breast Cancer?
The stages of breast cancer are determined by the size of the tumor, whether the cancer affects the lymph nodes or not, whether the cancer is invasive or non invasive and whether it has spread to areas other than the breast.
It is important to understand the stages of breast [...]
Are Breast Cancer Rates Declining? If So Why?
To hear that breast cancer rates have recently seen to have been declining would be frankly unbelievable for many of us; who see women near and dear to us being diagnosed with the killer disease.
According to the study published in the American Journal of Public Health, breast cancer rates have been declining by about 2% [...]
Bras And Breast Cancer? What’s The Connection?
In recent times, there has been a story circulating across the internet that women who wore bras were at “100 times greater risk” from breast cancer.
Well, thankfully we women can rest assured that this rumor is just that a rumor; a fact confirmed by Dr. Ted Gansler director of medical content for the American Cancer [...]
The Quick Checklist To Remain Breast Cancer Safe
The Women’s Health Mag offers a short and simple checklist of dos and don’ts to keep breast cancer at bay:
Monthly self exams should be done so that you can detect any change in shape, size, texture of the breast. Do this at the same time every month, that is the same time of the monthly [...]
Genes Found Linked To Breast Cancer Drug Resistance
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have isolated a certain “gene activity signature”, the presence of which indicated a high risk of cancer recurrence in certain breast tumors that have been treated with commonly used chemotherapy drugs.
This is also displayed resistance to the anthracycline class of drugs according to this Science Daily report.
Though resistant to the [...]
7 Warning Signs Of Breast Cancer That You Should Watch Out For
As most of us know, breast cancer, if detected in time, can help us to arrest the spread and help control the disease.
Paying attention to warning signs of breast cancer can actually help in detecting the deadly condition and consequently help in saving lives.
Being one of the most common and wide [...]
Correcting Breast Cancer With Surgery
Breast cancer, if left untreated, will surely be fatal. Therefore, treatment to fix the cancer is the most important task a person with this disease can take to preserve their life.
Surgery is the most common form of treatment to help save a person from breast cancer.
In the beginning, lymph nodes are removed [...]
Most Creative Breast Cancer Awareness Ads
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and already the country is awash in various shades of pink. We are doing our part by showcasing the most creative advertisements; pics and videos.
