Early Detection
Studies Confirm Link Between Breast Density and Cancer
Having dense breasts has long been known to increase a woman's risk for breast cancer, and new research confirms that a decline in breast density over time does, in fact, ...
The Wise Medical Consumer: Work in Partnership With Your Doctor
The quality and the cost of medical care depend more on you than on your doctor. To become a wise medical consumer, start with three basic principles: Work in partnership ...
What information should I prepare before seeing my gyno?
You have the opportunity to advocate for yourself if you come prepared to your gyn visit. Below is a list of 21 questions. Answer them way before you ever get ...
BLOG: Teens and Gynecologic Cancer Prevention
A lot of teens in the country think that because they are young they should not have to worry about cancer prevention. I know this because I used to be ...
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome (HBOC)
Hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC) is an inherited disorder that when present multiplies the patient’s risk of getting breast cancer and/or ovarian cancer. It may explain why a ...
BLOG: I Am No Longer Afraid
By: Nikki, a BRCA positive previvor, TX What I am here to offer you today is five generations that have been affected with cancer. We do not know exactly where ...
Survey finds states cutting back on mammograms
Some U.S. states have begun using controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines to stop offering routine mammograms for uninsured women in their 40s, a survey by the Avon Foundation for ...
Saliva May Help Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer
When you are fighting pancreatic cancer, the most lethal of all cancers, you need all the help you can get. A team from the University of California, Los Angeles, have ...
Breast Cancer Breakthrough Test to Identify Best Treatments
A simple test could soon identify whether women with breast cancer would benefit from certain types of treatment, The Sun reported Tuesday. Scientists at Queen's University in Belfast discovered that ...
Antibodies Against Abnormal Glycoproteins Identified as Possible Biomarkers for Cancer Detection
Scientists have found that cancer patients produce antibodies that target abnormal glycoproteins (proteins with sugar molecules attached) made by their tumors. The result of this work suggests that antitumor antibodies ...
Can Symptoms Predict Ovarian Cancer?
Study Shows Only 1 in 100 Women With Symptoms Are Later Diagnosed With Ovarian Cancer When symptoms such as nausea, bloating, or pelvic or abdominal pain suggest ovarian cancer, evaluation ...
A Message about HBOC
Listen to Lauren & Tiffany's story and learn more about HBOC - Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer. Each year, more than 180,000 American women learn they have breast cancer. Each ...