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Women: A Year in Review (2011)

Christine Bork | Posted 02.11.2012

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As we reflect on this year's events, let's celebrate women's progress, recognize what needs to be improved and take the next steps -- together -- into the New Year.

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New Study Reports Major Benefit From Breast Cancer Screening

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Breast Cancer Study, Video, Mammography, Mammograms Effective, Mammograms, Breast Cancer Screening, Do Mammograms Work, Breast Cancer Mammogram Study, Mammogram Guidelines, Healthy Living News

Regular mammography screening may reduce women's risk of dying from breast cancer by half, according to a new study from the Netherlands. The decrease...

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Are Single Women Singled Out At Work?

Melanie Notkin | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: The Truth About Childless Women, Mammography, Career Women, Women News, Childless, Working Mothers, Mother, Working Women, Single, Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Childless Women, Giuliana Rancic, Breast Cancer Awareness, Women News

How could a company supporting women's health founded by and for women not support a breast cancer survivor? Why is motherhood the only acceptable reason to leave the office before 6 p.m.?

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WARNING: Breast Cancer Awareness Month May Be Hazardous to Your Health

Fran Visco | Posted 01.15.2012

Read More: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Self-Examination, Mammography, Early Detection, Breast Cancer, National Breast Cancer Coalition, Breast Cancer Awareness, Women News

We need the truth and not the hype about breast cancer and we need it 12 months a year.

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Mammograms Only Occasionally Save Lives, Analysis Finds

Health.com | By Anne Harding | Posted 12.26.2011

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Some doctors and public-health experts have stirred controversy in recent years by arguing that aggressive breast-cancer screening does more harm ...

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Breast Cancer Deaths Down, But Decline Slower For Poor Women

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine Pearson | Posted 12.03.2011

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Breast cancer deaths have dropped steadily since 1990, but they have declined at slower rates among women living in poor areas, according to a new rep...

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Making Sense of the Mammogram 'Debate'

Ambassador Nancy G. Brinker | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Medical News, Mammography, Cancer Prevention, Cancer Screening, Personal Health, Mammogram Debate, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Breast Cancer Prevention, Mammogram, Breast Cancer Awareness, Healthy Living News

This is why we worry about the confusion and complacency, and why we fear that the "debate" is giving many women -- even those who can afford it -- "cover" to stay away from the mammography clinic.

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A Screening 3 Times Better Than Mammograms?

Dr. Nalini Chilkov | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mammography, Breast, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Breast Cancer Screening, Breast MRI, Molecular Breast Imaging, Mayo Clinic, Home News

If you are at high risk for breast cancer due to high breast density, you need to do more than have a mammogram to accomplish early breast cancer detection.

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Breast Cancer Unawareness Month: Rethinking Mammograms

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Breast Self-Examination, Mammograms, Breast Exam, Mammography, Mammography Risks, Health, Mammogram Risks, Dangers of Mammography, Mammogram Risk, Healthy Living News

The American Cancer Society remains strongly linked with the mammography industry, while ignoring or criticizing the value of breast self-examination.

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The Best Breast Test: The Promise of Thermography

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Breast Cancer Test, Mammography, Breast Cancer Exam, Thermograms, Breast Exams, Health, Mammograms, Thermography, Healthy Living News

Studies show that a thermogram identifies precancerous or cancerous cells earlier, and produces unambiguous results, which cuts down on additional testing--and it doesn't hurt the body.

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Mammograms Before 50: Is It Worth It?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mammography, Mammograms, Breast Exam, Cancer Screening, Mammography Risks, Breast Exams, Mammogram Risks, Dangers of Mammography, Healthy Living News

The definitive solution to the dilemma of a toss-up is, of course, a third choice. In this case, that would be better screening that does not involve radiation.

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Holes In The Evidence On The Value Of Screening Mammograms

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women's Health, Breast Cancer, Mammography, Evidence-Based Medicine, Breast Cancer Survival, Breast Cancer Screening, Health, Healthy Living News

While the precise value of breast cancer screening by mammography remains uncertain, a recent paper confirms the marked progress in overall survival trends among women who have breast cancer.

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The Doctors Recommendations Don't Matter... not if you can't afford them

Dr. Peter Klatsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Medical Guidelines, Mammography, Obamacare, Health Screening, Health Care Reform, Medicaid, Health Care, Free Care, Politics News

With all the debate about guidelines for mammograms, pap smears, and PSA testing, one fact is lost... guidelines don't matter if you don't have the mo...

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Health Care: Time To Take Responsibility For Ourselves

Dr. Erika Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mammography, Malcom Gladwell, Health Care, Vaccines, Healthy Living News

We need to stop being afraid that missing the diagnosis of a disease will send us directly to the morgue. As we change focus from getting a diagnosis to staying healthy, our health will improve.

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Steve Martin and the Latest Mammography Recommendations

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Mammography, Health, Mammogram Guidelines, Healthy Living News

The recent recommendation that women should no longer routinely start getting screening for mammograms at age 40 is the latest example of a time-honored tradition of doctors changing their minds.

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Dead Moms Everywhere -- That's What Postponing Mammograms Means

Jenny Block | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Susan G Komen, Mammography, Insurance, Breast Cancer, 3-Day, Mammograms, Breasts, Cancer, Mammogram Guidelines, Health, Healthy Living News

My mother would be dead. There's nothing complicated about it. She would be dead if she had not gone in to have her routine mammogram at age 45.

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ACS Chief Sends Mixed Messages On Mammography

John McDougall, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women, Mammography, Breast Cancer, Health, Menopause, Women's Health, Cancer, Mammogram, Health Care, Wellness, Healthy Living News

Dr. Otis Brawley of the ACS voiced strong support for annual mammography for women 40 and above in an Op-Ed piece published November 20, 2009 -- a position that contradicts previous statements.

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More Republican Lies and Deception Over Cancer Screening

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's irresponsible for Republicans to label two new cancer-screening recommendations as partisan-based and illustrative of the sort of "rationing" they claim reform will bring.

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Top 10 Medical Events Of The Decade

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Angioplasty, Limb Regeneration, Mammography, Epigenetics, Synthetic Genomics, Childhood Obesity, Stents, Globalization, Slidehuge, Dr. Judah Folkman, Obesity, Wellness, Integrative Medicine, Angiogenesis, Medical News, Dna, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Health, Dr. Dean Ornish, Genetics, Diabetes, Telomeres, Telomerase, Craig Venter, Healthy Living News

In writing about the top 10 medical events of the decade, I first began writing about the latest high-tech breakthroughs in genomics, stem cell research, angiogenesis, and so on.

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New Guidelines For Mammography : A Reason For Celebration

Dr. Erika Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Biopsy, Mammography, Women's Health, Prevention, Health, Healthy Living News

As a practicing physician and opinion leader in the prevention movement, I welcome the mammography guidelines and would like to share with you my personal and clinical understanding of their meaning.

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News, Emotion And Reasons For Mammography

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Emotions, Preventive Medicine, Mammography, Cancer Prevention, Women's Health, Breast Cancer Survival, Breast Cancer, Breast-Cancer-Statistics, Health, Healthy Living News

I'm skeptical of the task force findings on mammography as practiced in 2009. I'm concerned, further, that this new soft thread in the discussion is dangerous, leaving sensible women defenseless.

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Trying to Put Genie Back in the Bottle

Philip Lee Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Health Care Reform, Antiaging-Medicine, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Health Care, Mammogram Guidelines, Mammography, Politics News

The current uproar regarding the task force recommendations on breast cancer screening highlights how guidelines have a tendency to insinuate themselves into the fabric of bureaucratic mandates.

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Top 10 Women's Health Stories Of The Decade: Nothing Replaces A Woman's Wisdom

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 11.17.2011

Technology has its place, but it doesn't replace a woman's wisdom. Here are some key stories from the last 10 years that highlight the innate wisdom and intelligence of a woman's body.

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Mammography: A Not-So-Fatalistic View

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Women, Mammography, Breast Cancer, Health, Women's Health, Mammograms, Cancer, Elaine Schattner, Mammogram, Wellness, Healthy Living News

In my view, the press is getting and giving the wrong message on mammography. There are significant flaws in recent analyses that have escaped most headlines.

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