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 Breast density: The greatest cancer risk you've never heard of?Palm Beach Post - Oct 11, 2016Sandy Strader with her son Eli Ruttner. Strader was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer in 2015. After a double mastectomy, radiation and reconstructive surgery, Strader is now an advocate forbreast cancer awareness — with a focus on the higher risk ..
.  Breast cancer awareness every month (column)York Daily Record/Sunday News - Oct 13, 2016Pennsylvania is making strides in the continued effort to support those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer. The Breast Density Notification Act requires mammography providers to notify women categorized as having dense breast tissue about their ..
.  New Defense Against Breast Cancer: 3D MammographyChelsea Now - Oct 12, 2016As Patel explained, there are actually four different types of breast density, ranging from fatty to extremely dense. Having dense breast tissue may increase the chance of getting cancer. (Under a New York State law, signed into effect by Governor ...
 Breast cancer: 5 facts you may not knowSan Angelo Standard Times - Oct 11, 2016Dense breasts are a risk. Women with dense breasts—breasts with more fibrous and glandular tissue and less fatty tissue—have up to twice the risk of breast cancer as a woman with averagebreast density. Ask your doctor if your breasts are considered ...
Doctor delves into lifesaving topicThousand Oaks Acorn - Oct 12, 2016Dr. Kapoor A free lecture titled “Breast Density, Genetic Risk and New Updates in Cancer Prevention” will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 27 at the Cancer Support Community, 530 Hampshire Road, Thousand Oaks. A complimentary lunch will be ...
 New mammogram technique 30 per cent more accurate in predicting breast cancer: researchersJamaica Gleaner - Oct 11, 2016A new technique for interpreting mammograms has been found to be 30 per cent more accurate at predicting breast cancer, researchers at the Melbourne University in Australia stated. The new technique, which focuses on bright spots that show up in a ...
 New mammogram hotspots predict future breast cancersHealthCanal.com (press release) (blog) - Oct 11, 2016Professor Hopper said the findings, published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, open up possibilities for personalised prevention of breast cancer through screening. Radiologists have long known that areas of breast density, which show up ...
 Regional hospital goes pink for breast cancer awarenessCommunity Impact Newspaper - Oct 11, 2016The Bay Area Regional Medical Center in Webster is sporting bright pink in honor of Breast CancerAwareness month this October. In order to raise awareness for the disease, which is the leading form of cancer for women in the U.S., BARMC has changed ...
 Study finds high rate of overdiagnosis from mammogramsAOL News - Oct 13, 2016(Reuters Health) - Better treatment and not earlier detection with screening mammography may be the reason rates of death from breast cancer have declined in recent years, according to controversial results from a large U.S. database study. In addition ...
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