This past year I was fortunate to be chosen as an Albert Schweitzer fellow and was tasked with continuing an established project dedicated to improving the health literacy of underserved women at our ...

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When it comes to breast cancer, early detection can be life-saving. Regular self-exams and routine mammograms are crucial to making sure everything is in check, and if not, identifying the issue ...

A breast self-exam is something that anyone can perform in the privacy of their own home to check to see if there are any abnormalities in their body. Helen Nichter reminds us that all bodies are ...

I had breast cancer two times, at 35 and 39. Both times, I found it myself. Both times I had it, I was younger than the age people typically started having mammograms Updated guidelines recommend ...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and cancer awareness starts with general breast awareness. Dr. Julie Nangia, medical director of breast oncology at the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer ...

0.8 cm Mammograms can detect many other non-invasive cancers (such as DCIS) which are less than 1.0 cm 1 cm Average size of cancer found by women who practice regular breast self-exam. 2.62 cm Average ...

According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, one out of eight American women will develop breast cancer sometime in their life and it is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Illinois women.

IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, EARLY DETECTION OF SYMPTOMS CAN BE A GAME CHANGER IN TREATING BREAST CANCER. JUST THIS PAST WEEK. BOY MEETS WORLD STAR DANIELLE FISHEL REVEALED. A ROUTINE MAMMOGRAM ...