Category: Breast Cancer

The True Tale: Nature has provided a remarkable human machine. It has formed billions of cells in the body, with each working harmoniously with its neighbors toward a common mission: to think, reason, speak, see, hear, feel, smell, walk, to support an immune system designed to fight off any domestic

The True Tale: Cancer cells viciously attack the human body. They are insidious and unless stopped early will invade the nodes that nature has provided as a defense mechanism to meet the invasion of this brutal force. Cancer cells are an enemy whose sole function is to multiply as they

First the good news. Recently released research indicates that 70 percent of women prescribed chemotherapy under previous guidelines do not require the dangerous and potentially deadly treatment. By utilizing blood tests and biomarkers, doctors are able to predict the risk of recurrence, and will no longer recommend chemotherapy for women

Every year, over 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer with the death toll at more than 40,000. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, providing an opportune time to look at the different stages of breast cancer and how they affect a woman’s body and her rate of survival. Since

As we head into Women’s History Month, the recent changes to the American Cancer Society’s guidelines regarding mammograms and annual breast exams still have some women concerned about a potential failure to diagnose breast cancer. During breast cancer awareness month last October, the ACS recommended the starting age for women

Angelina Jolie made worldwide headlines in May when she elected to have a double mastectomy as a preventative measure for her genetic likelihood of developing breast cancer at some point in her life. Electing to have preventative surgery is life-changing and body-altering, all for the sake of “what if this