Her own Battle
Asbury Park Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:58 AM PDT
The last thing Pat Battle wanted was to be a poster child for cancer. "It was too personal, too private," she said recently, as she spoke about how difficult the decision was to go public with her diagnosis a lumpectomy in October 2010 for Stage 0 cancer |
Mastectomy not only option for young women with breast cancer
Detroit Free Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:44 AM PDT
If you're young with early-stage breast cancer, a mastectomy isn't your only option for treatment, according to a study by the University of Maryland. Researchers have found that a lumpectomy and radiation are just as viable. |
Minority populations often face increased risk of breast cancer
Detroit Free Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:44 AM PDT
Breast cancer unites women of all colors and creeds under a common banner of hope. But not all breasts are created equal. Different minority populations, as well as subgroups within those populations, face distinct challenges and risk factors when it comes to breast health. |
Breast cancer: Know the facts, and save a life
Detroit Free Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:44 AM PDT
A friend. A coworker. A mother. A daughter. Breast cancer's deadly reach has touched most of us in some way. And as we mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month this month, women need to make sure they are in the know. |
Finding the words: What do you say to a friend who has been diagnosed with breast cancer?
Detroit Free Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:43 AM PDT
Even the best-intentioned person can become speechless or tongue-tied when reacting to a loved one's breast cancer diagnosis. What should you say? And what should you not say? Several peer counselors at Y-Me National Breast Cancer Organization offered the statements they found most and least helpful to hear during their own breast cancer battles. |
Scientist prepares to test vaccine to fight breast, ovarian cancers
Detroit Free Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:43 AM PDT
A few weeks ago, the Mayo Clinic made an intriguing announcement: One of its scientists had discovered a possible way to prevent ovarian and breast cancer with vaccines. And Mayo was ready to start testing them in people. Within days, word had spread around the globe. Hundreds of women were suddenly vying for a few dozen spots in the clinical trials in Minnesota. |
Beating breast cancer: Blogging helps
Detroit Free Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:43 AM PDT
Meghan Malley has been blogging about her cancer experience since March at www.letsbeatthisthing.weebly.com . Blogging, she says, is informative, therapeutic and connects her with family and friends who are rooting for her. |
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Events
Detroit Free Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:43 AM PDT
TODAY Hair Ball: Hair, fashion, competition and educational event. In celebration of breast cancer awareness month, the 2011 show will benefit breast cancer research. 7 p.m., Royal Oak Music Theatre, 318 W. Fourth, Royal Oak. www.hairball.info. $20, $35 at the door. |
Straight talk about mammograms, self-exams
Detroit Free Press Sun, 02 Oct 2011 01:43 AM PDT
Breast cancer is the most common tumor found in American women, after skin cancer. But controversy about the methods to find breast cancer and whether all women should get annual mammograms and perform breast exams on themselves erupted in 2009 and continues today. |
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