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Breast Cancer Awareness

What Happens When The Anger Subsides? -- The New Breast Cancer Guidelines

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Self-Examination, Breast Cancer, Health Communication, Medical Research, New-Task-Force-Guidelines-on-Breast-Cancer-Screening, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Kathleen Reardon

Despite the additional explanations added and attempts at clarification of the new breast cancer guidelines, the women I meet with breast cancer and those who haven't had it are still angry.

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Hospital Gets Down In "Pink Glove Dance" For Breast Cancer Awareness

Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact

Read More: Breast Cancer, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, Breast Cancer Awareness, Pink Glove Dance, Pink Glove Video, Providence Pink Glove Dance, Impact News

There are lots of ways people decide to promote awareness of breast cancer: by wearing little ribbon pins, buying sponsored pink products, doing a run...

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Mammogram Age Pushed Back To 50

AP | RONI CARYN RABIN | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, When Should You Get a Mammogram, Mammogram Age, At What Age Should I Get a Mammogram, Women's Health, Health, Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Health Care, Breast Cancer Awareness, Mammogram Ages, Mammogram Guidelines, Living News

NEW YORK (AP)- Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. ...

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Setting the Record Straight on Our Health Care Legislation

Rep. Anna Eshoo | Posted 10.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Affordable Health Care for America Act, Anna Eshoo, Breast Cancer, Health Care, Ted Kennedy, Jane Hamsher, Breast Cancer Awareness, Politics News
Rep. Anna Eshoo

Jane Hamsher attributes nefarious motives to our health care reform effort and the resulting legislation. I fiercely disagree. It was carefully shaped to save lives and reduce costs.

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Those Bad Breasts

Dr. Logan Levkoff | Posted 10.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Television, Nudity, Breasts, Logan Levkoff, Breast Cancer Screening, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Dr. Logan Levkoff

Yesterday, a beautiful young woman bared her breasts. No, not in a Girls Gone; she bared her breasts to model the proper way to conduct a breast self-exam.

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White House Pink Ribbon Installed For Breast Cancer Awareness

Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 10.27.2009 | Impact

Read More: Michelle Obama Speech, White House, Michelle Obama, Pink Ribbons, White House Pink Ribbon, Obama White House, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health Care Overhaul, Breast Cancer Awareness, Pink Ribbon White House, White House Breast Cancer, White House Pink, Breast Cancer News, Pink Ribon White House, Cancer Awareness Ribbons, Impact News

Nearly 200,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and the White House is showing its support for National Breast Cancer Awareness Mont...

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Michelle Obama And Jill Biden Speak Out, Wear Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness (PHOTOS)

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 10.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Michelle Obama Breast Cancer Awareness, Michelle Obama, Jill Biden Style, Jill Biden, Women's Health, Health, Moschino, Slideshow, Michelle Obama Moschino, Michelle Obama Style, Breast Cancer Awareness, Style News

*Scroll down for photos and full remarks* By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press WASHINGTON ? First lady Michelle Obama is tying breast cancer awa...

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Mario Lopez Bares Chest, Gets Dunked on 'Ellen' For Charity

Posted 10.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Susan G. Komen, Charity, Breast Cancer, Mario Lopez, Ellen Degeneres, Breast Cancer Awareness, Impact News

After much pleading and cajoling from Ellen DeGeneres, Mario Lopez finally agreed to take his shirt off on Ellen's show -- for a good cause, of course...

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Breast Cancer, Integrative Medicine, and Vitamin D

Dr. Soram Khalsa | Posted 10.20.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Health, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Dr. Soram Khalsa

The data supporting vitamin D is so strong and every year getting stronger. Why don't we take action now? How many more women need to get breast cancer or die from it before we make a move?

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Guys: How To Help Your Loved One Beat Breast Cancer

John W. Anderson | Posted 10.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Women's Health, Health, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wellness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Relationships, Living News
John W. Anderson

You're a guy, and your loved one has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. She could be your wife, your mom, your sister, your daughter, your friend, your coworker. What the heck are you going to do?

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Breast Cancer Awareness VIDEO: Watch Out For Misleading Pink Labels

The Huffington Post | Gazelle Emami | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Better Business Bureau, Pink, Pink Packaging, Bailout Bandits, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Cleaning Supplies, Packaging, Donating, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Business News

It's Breast Cancer Awareness month, and breast cancer is not the only thing you should be aware of. The next time you see pink packaging beckoning you...

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The Women We Know

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Women's Consciousness, Oprah Winfrey, Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society, Happiness, Women and Happiness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Online Community, Morebirthdays, Living News
Morra Aarons-Mele

Something positive is happening among American women, and it's largely happening online in "micro communities," and then in large gatherings. Micro communities of powerful women are working together.

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Evelyn Lauder: Making Breast Cancer A Factor Of The Past (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Priyanka Boghani | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Evelyn Lauder, Health, Priyanka Boghani, Pink Ribbon, Breast Cancer, Slideshow, Cancer, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News

With Breast Cancer Awareness Month upon us, it's only natural to honor Evelyn Lauder, the daughter-in-law of cosmetics guru, Estée Lauder, and the genius behind the ubiquitous and symbolic pink ribbon, which she co-developed in 1992.

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Breast Cancer: How We're Winning The War

CNNhealth.com | Jacob Goldstein | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Health, Health, Vitamin D, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Wellness, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News

Although more than 190,000 people will get a breast cancer diagnosis this year, many of them will go on to live cancer-free lives because of improveme...

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Breast Health Month: Know Your Girls, Take The Pledge

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 10.07.2009 | Living

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Dr. Judith Rich

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), aptly renamed Breast Health Month for our purposes here, I've been on the hunt for other materials to help spread the word. Since women of all ages, from 15-99, are at risk for breast cancer, it's important to not only take the disease seriously, but to also take seriously the need for attending to the health of "the girls."

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Real Men Eat Field Turf

Rabbi Jennifer Krause | Posted 10.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Drug Ads, Erectile Dysfunction, Nfl, Women's Health, Prostate Cancer, Men's Health, Health, Breast Cancer, Washington Redskins, Breast Cancer Awareness, Sports, Living News
Rabbi Jennifer Krause

This past Sunday, the NFL upped the ante on what it means to be a Real Man and on what it means to be a person.

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Celebrating Breast Cancer Month On A Pink Plane With Melissa Etheridge (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Alana B. Elias Kornfeld | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Pinktober, Melissa Etheridge, Breast Health, Health, Slideshow, Breast Cancer, Surviving Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Survivor, Breast Cancer Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Alana B. Elias Kornfeld

It's fitting that my first blog post, after much agonizing over how to introduce myself to you, comes at the beginning of Breast Cancer Month--or as I like to call it Breast Health Month (thank you for that brilliant rewording, Dr. Christiane Northrup!).

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"Touch A Tit, Save A Tit": Celebs Promote Booby Scare Video

The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.05.2009 | Impact

Read More: Kat McPhee, Breast Exam, Emily Deschanel, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, Breast Ancer, Alyson Hannigan, Breast Cancer Awareness, Impact News

Talented ladies Alyson Hannigan, Emily Deschanel, Kat McPhee, Minka Kelly and Jaime King are kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a comedic ...

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Think Pink: Shop Wisely For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.01.2009 | Impact

Read More: Cause-Minded Shopping, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Shopping, Breast Cancer Products, Impact News

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and you know what that means: socially-minded shopping for a great cause, and items that come in every shade...

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'C.A.U.T.I.O.N.' : The Ten Commandments of Cancer Prevention

Robyn O'Brien | Posted 10.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Ovarian Cancer Prevention, Breat Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Robyn O'Brien

Only 10 percent of breast cancer cases can be linked to genetics. In other words, 90 percent of breast cancers being diagnosed today are being triggered by factors in our environment.

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NFL Players Pretty In Pink For Breast Cancer Awareness Month

The New York Times | JUDY BATTISTA | Posted 09.30.2009 | Impact

Read More: Deangelo Williams, Pink Campaigns, Nfl, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness, Impact News

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As part of the N.F.L.'s support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, players will be wearing hot pink gear starting Sunda...

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"Save The Boobs": Is This Breast Cancer Awareness Ad Too Sexy? (VIDEO)

Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

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Canadian TV Host Aliya-Jasmine Sovani has stirred up some controversy with a new breast cancer awareness video called "Save the Boobs". Sovani (also ...

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Latest in Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy (VIDEO)

Kathy Plesser, MD | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Cancer, Breast Conservation, Breast Cancer Detection, Breast Cancer Treatment, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Kathy Plesser, MD

Breast conservation consists of a lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy. Dr. Alvarado describes who is a candidate for a multi-institutional trial.

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Safe Breast Self Exam by Young Women vs. Dangers of Mammography

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 09.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Dangers of Mammography, EARLY Act, Women's Health, Acs, Womens Issues, Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Breast Cancer Mastectomy, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

A premenopausal woman having annual mammograms over 10 years is exposed to similar levels of radiation as a Japanese woman who was about a mile away from the Hiroshima bomb.

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The Zen of "Yes" or "No"

Tabby Biddle | Posted 09.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Women in the Workplace, Empowering Women, Jim Carrey, Saying Yes, Women and Self-Esteem, Saying No, Personal Boundaries, Louise Hay, Women and Boundaries, The Yes Man, Women and Power, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Awareness, Living News
Tabby Biddle

There is a fine line between moments when we say "yes" to open up to new life possibilities, and, when we say "no" to honor ourselves and maintain a healthy boundary.

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