The Medical Minute: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second-leading cause of cancer death, following lung cancer.
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Remember, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Last column, I mentioned the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundationâs three-day events.
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month is hard to miss. Its pink promotions are so pervasive during October that Halloween&#39;s orange-and-black motifs sometimes pale.
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Dec. 9 - Breast cancer is the commonest cancer among women. One in 9 will get it. 41,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. But with treatment, 77% survive.
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Breast cancer is a major concern for women of all ages, ethnicities and income brackets. According to Thebreastcancersite.com, a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes
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On Friday, Oct. 15, the American Cancer Society will join other health organizations in observing National Mammography Day, encouraging women age 40 and over to have an annual mammogram.
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October marks the 20th year of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Since the program began in 1985, mammography rates have more than doubled for women age 50 and older (from 25 percent in 1987 to 69 percent
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A PINK RIBBON IS THE SYMBOL FOR BREAST CANCER AND OCTOBER IS BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. THE REASON YOU SEE SO MANY FUNDRAISERS IS FOR ONE REASON... TO HELP FIND A CURE AND THE WHOLE IDEA OF BREAST CANCER
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HUNTSVILLE, AL - Every woman is at risk for breast cancer. Fortunately, breast cancer caught in its earliest stages can be successfully treated 97 percent of the time.
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The worldâs largest chain of fitness and weight loss centers has announced plans to actively support Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.
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SUNDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- An abnormal mammogram can cause understandable worry. But what's the best next step a woman should take?
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Lorie Williams thought for months that she might have a lump in her breast. But when the doctor said it was cancer, she was still stunned. After all, she was just 29 years old, no one in her family had ever had breast cancer, and she had never heard of anyone getting the disease so young.
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Most women 40 and older have had their breasts checked for lumps by a doctor or nurse at least once. But little is known about whether these clinical breast exams save lives by detecting cancers early.
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Despite the recent advancements in breast cancer detection and research, the disease remains the second leading cause of death among women ages 40 to 55 in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).
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Mammograms are an important tool in the fight against breast cancer. Now new research looks at how accurate those mammogram readings really are.
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TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Women with a high risk of breast cancer can find much help and solace in support groups, according to a new study to be published in the Nov. 15 issue of CANCER, a journal of the American Cancer Society.
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SINGAPORE : You may have seen some cars with pink ribbons on the roads on Sunday; it was an event to mark the end of Breast Cancer Awareness month.