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Today, I felt compelled to write about the recommendations made yesterday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force regarding routine mammography screening and breast exams.
Yesterday, the USPSTF changed the recommendations from yearly mammographies starting at age 40, to every other year…
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A government task force reversed long-standing recommendations on when women should start having mammograms and how often they should have them. According to the new standards, women should start having mammograms at age 50 rather than at 40, and should have them every two years. Just as shocking, the task force said breast self-exams are not effective and women should not be instructed to do them monthly. Read More »
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This afternoon I had a mammogram. My Mum is a breast cancer survivor, I’ve had pretty ‘sick’ boobies a couple of times (mastitis while breast feeding, blocked/calcified ducts) and I’m fifteen years younger than my Mum was when she got cancer soooo, in I went.
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Dr. Kate, I had a
baseline mammogram, and two lumps were found in my left breast, so
I was sent to get an ultrasound. The doctor did not really say too
much. She asked me if I had an infection in my breast, I said no
and that was that. She said that she really couldn't tell
anything else… Read More »
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Today, I am having my first mammogram. Although I write about a lot of personal things, I didn't really intend to tell all of the interwebs that I am about to have some really high-tech, expensive portraits of my breasts taken this afternoon. The thing is, I am feeling really lucky that I got the appointment at all.
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Many women have received an
email warning that a "new form of breast cancer" starts as a rash
on a woman's breast, instead of showing up as a lump. According to
the email, a young woman developed a rash, similar to that of young
nursing mothers. The rash was treated with antibiotics,...
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Breast Cancer DIY is happy to announce a new addition to our Testimonial webpage: Farewell My Lovelies from Jessica Queller. She is the...
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...For Women Who Survive Breast Cancer Five Years After Treatment, Study Says Women who survive breast cancer for at least five years after treatment have an 89% chance that they will not have a recurrence of the cancer after 10 years and an 81% chance after 15 years, according to a study published... Read More »
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Breast Cancer Network of Strength has very good information on Clinical Trials here: http://www.networkofstrength.org/information/clinicaltrials/ctwhat.php Also, we offer Clinical Trials information here at BCDIY Resources & Links: http://www.breastcancerdiy.com/resourceslinks.htm#194220496 Read More »
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