Diagnosis and Treatment
Less Invasive Breast Cancer Surgery Equally Effective, Study Shows
Women with early breast cancer who had some of their lymph nodes removed had the same survival rates as women who had a more aggressive surgery to remove all of ...
I Have Breast Cancer… Now What?
How to Get Answers to the Most Important Medical and Health Questions Download image SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 207,090 women in the U.S. will be diagnosed ...
Report: Cancer is the world’s costliest disease
Cancer is the world's top "economic killer" as well as its likely leading cause of death, the American Cancer Society contends in a new report it will present at a ...
Eight Numbers that Can Save Your Life
More and more Americans are weighing in as obese, creating a health crisis in the country. When it comes to your body, eight critical numbers can save your life: 1. ...
POEM: Ordinary Courage
Ordinary Courage You do what you have to do You may not think your strong That is ordinary courage Which you've had all along When you're faced with ...
Fish Oil May Lower Risk for Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Fish oil supplement intake is associated with a lower risk for breast cancer in postmenopausal women, according to the results of the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) Cohort study reported in ...
Dessert First – Facing death twice in one’s life is a powerful and life changing experience
Laurel Borowick knew that something was wrong after feeling a hard, misshapen lump in the scar tissue of her right breast. Twelve years earlier, at age 42, she had undergone ...
Poor Breast Cancer Survival in Blacks May Not Be Due to Race
Underinsured black breast cancer patients have worse survival outcomes than underinsured white patients, a new U.S. study has found. Researchers analyzed the records of 574 breast cancer patients treated at ...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: How the Performance of the U.S. Health Care System Compares Internationally, 2010 Update
Overview Despite having the most costly health system in the world, the United States consistently underperforms on most dimensions of performance, relative to other countries. This report—an update to three ...
Non-Invasive Cancer Test May Help Identify Breast Tumors
Technique Combines Ultrasound and Computer Imaging; Doctors Warn it Does Not Replace Biopsies After getting numbed up, Sherry Gavanditti had to watch while doctors removed a corkscrew-sized piece of tissue ...
Cost-Conscious Cancer Survivors Skip Care
Research suggests millions are going without needed medical services Millions of Americans with a history of cancer, particularly people under age 65, are delaying or skimping on medical care because ...
Mouth Cancer Prognosis Improves When Cervical Cancer Virus Involved
Finding HPV in tumor meant lower death rates in those with cancer at back of the mouth, study finds For patients battling a type of cancer that affects the back ...