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Breast Cancer Prevention

Beyond the Headlines and Under the Bra

Jennifer Manfrè | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer Treatment, Healthy Living News
Jennifer Manfrè

The new mammogram recommendation is what cost control looks like: It's not rationing, it's not socialized medicine, it's cost control. What are the real outcomes, and what are the real costs? Do the math.

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Rethink Pink NOW! Saner Solutions to Breast Cancer, Part 2

Helen Cordes | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Endocrine Disruptors, Breast-Cancer-Prevention, Breast Cancer, Hrt, Oral Contraceptives, Healthy Living News
Helen Cordes

Starting this October, let's rethink our pink passion and take some steps that go beyond the conventional "wisdom" on breast cancer detection and prevention.

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Poor Women in California Can Expect a Lump of Coal From the Government This Holiday Season

Pedro Nava | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles
Read More: Legislative Women's Caucus, Women's Issues, Breast Cancer Screenings, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Every Women Counts Program, Obama Administration, Breast Cancer, California Legislature, Breast Cancer Awareness, California, Governor Schwarzenegger, Cancer Registry, Women and Politics, Women's Health, US Preventive Services Task Force, Breast Cancer Prevention, Healthcare, California Department of Public Health, Los Angeles News
Pedro Nava

Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Public Health have embraced the holiday season with a new set of proposed rules that will abandon low-income women.

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Mammography Screening: Are the New Guidelines Rationing

Susan M. Love | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Breast Cancer Prevention, Health, Healthy Living News
Susan M. Love

The United States Preventative Services Task Force caused a media tempest when it announced its most recent evaluation of the data regarding mammography screening...

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Video: Prevention Steps for Breast & Ovarian Cancer

Kathy Plesser, MD | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Breast Cancer Prevention, Ovarian Cancer Prevention, Health, Video, Healthy Living News
Kathy Plesser, MD

It is important to seek out health professionals, genetic counselors or doctors who are qualified to identify these and advise how to lower one's risk.

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