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  • Think pink? I’d rather raise a stink

    Are some of these possible signs of breast cancer presentin a famous work of art? Image: public domain, US gov by Liza Gross, contributor [Ed. note: This article was originally posted on KQED QUEST on October 3, 2012. It is reposted here with kind permission.] Just a generation ago, October belonged to the colors of fall, when “every green thing loves to die in bright colors,” as Henry Ward Beecher said. (Growing up back East, you read…

    Authored by on October 8, 2012

  • HPV and cervical cancer don’t care what month it is

    …is that even if your daughter avoids all sexual contact until, say, her wedding night, she can still contract HPV from her partner. As we noted above, it happens to be  the most common sexually transmitted infection. About 20 million Americans have an HPV infection, and 6 million people become newly infected every year. Half of the people who are ever sexually active pick up an HPV infection in a lifetime. That means your daughter, even if she…

    Authored by on February 1, 2012

  • From spiders to breast cancer: Leslie Brunetta talks candidly about her cancer diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up

    …very giving. I live in Cambridge, MA, where I could actually make choices about where I wanted to be treated at each phase and know I’d get excellent, humane care and where none of the facilities I went to was more than about 20 minutes away. Some things that women might have some control over and that their families might help nudge them toward: Find doctors you trust. Ask a lot of questions and make sure you understand the answers. But do…

    Authored by on January 31, 2012

  • Is the bar high enough for screening breast ultrasounds for breast cancer?

    …n controversial. What’s new is the “Are You Dense?” patient movement and legislation to inform women that they have dense breasts. Merits and pitfalls of device approval The approval of breast ultrasound hinges on a study of 200 women with dense breast evaluated retrospectively at 13 sites across the United States with mammography and ultrasound. The study showed a statistically significant increase in breast cancer detection when ultrasound was…

    Authored by on September 21, 2012

  • The real scandal: science denialism at Susan G. Komen for the Cure®

    …mbassador Nancy Brinker, awkwardly attempted to explain the decision, and yesterday, Handel resigned her position. (Whether she’ll receive a golden parachute remains unclear, but former CEO Hala Moddelmog received $277,864 in 2010, despite her resignation at the end of 2009.) The Planned Parenthood debacle brought renewed attention to other controversies that have hounded Komen in recent years—like its “lawsuits for the cure” program that spent n…

    Authored by on February 11, 2012

  • Breast cancer screening and treatment, especially in younger women

    …ncer http://www.sccablog.org/2012/10/tweeting-for-breast-cancer-awareness-month/ Twitter handles @SeattleCCA, @UWMedicineNews, and @HutchinsonCtr; also @jrgralow and @SeattleMamaDoc Storified by Emily Willingham · Mon, Oct 15 2012 13:00:07 “@stales: MT @SeattleMamaDoc: Exercise lowers hormone levels, consequently lowers risk of breast cancer.#SCCAbc #SCCAbc”MESFER AL SHAHRANI #SCCAbc Topic 3: If your mother or sister had breast cancer, especially…

    Authored by on October 17, 2012

  • Good Deeds, Good Science: Breast Cancer Research and Education

    …ice angered by the decision of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation to stop contributing to Planned Parenthood.  And this voice was loud enough to make a difference. If only breast cancer had ears. On February 6, 2012, the world lost not one, but two amazing women to breast cancer: Susan Niebur, also known as WhyMommy; and Rachel Cheetham Moro of The Cancer Culture Chronicles.  Both women spoke candidly about their individual battle…

    Authored by on February 7, 2012

  • Hey, doc, as long as you’re down there…

    …loma virus, the pathogen that causes cervical cancer. Since Papanicolaou published his study, cervical cancer rates among screened populations have plummeted, while ovarian and endometrial cancer rates remain unchanged. Some 23,000 American women die annually from those two diseases, and ovarian tumors are especially lethal, as these are often only caught at advanced stages. Clearly, an early detection method is needed, and a new study in Scien…

    Authored by on January 22, 2013

  • How helpful are dense-breast right-to-know laws?

    …sk factor for breast cancer; §   mammography sees cancer less well in dense breasts than in normal breasts; and §   women may benefit from additional breast cancer screening. The California law goes into effect on April 1, 2013. It follows four states (Connecticut, Texas, Virginia, and New York) with similar statutes. All have enjoyed solid bipartisan support. Rarely do naysayers or skeptics speak up. Young women who are leading the charge oft…

    Authored by on October 1, 2012

  • Parent HPV vaccine concerns persist

    …90 percent of all genital warts, and HPV-16 and 18, which are responsible for about 70 percent of all cervical cancers. The CDC recommends that girls be routinely given the HPV vaccine at 11 and 12 years old. Those aged 13 to 26 who haven’t gotten the vaccine yet should also get it, though it will only protect them against any strains of HPV they have not already contracted. (HPV is incredibly common – about 6.2 million people contract it e…

    Authored by on April 18, 2013

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