Breast Cancer: Prevention
Not Everyone Needs to Know Your Genetic Test Results
12/05/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityHere's a real issue faced by many women: if you or a family member carries a breast cancer gene, do you want your insurance company to know about it?
Oral Contraceptives Up Breast Cancer Risk
12/02/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityWomen and their partners should know that sustained use of oral contraceptives before pregnancy increases a premenopausal woman's risk of developing…
Genetic Testing: Don't Go It Alone
11/23/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityGenetic tests are more than merely a blood test, and their results can impact you and your family in ways you hadn't expected.
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'My Daughter Worries about Getting Breast Cancer'
11/10/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityIf your daughter is a teenager, and you've had breast cancer, she probably is worrying about cancer in her own future, whether or not she verbalizes…
Commit to Reduce Your Risk
11/03/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityIn cancer prevention, nothing is 100 percent guaranteed. But, as I've already told you, tamoxifen can reduce the risk of getting breast cancer by 47…
Sign Up for a Breast Cancer Walk
10/30/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityNo matter how many events I do each year, I am usually moved to tears by the end of the walk. Is it seeing so many women together who have come face…
'Microcalcifications on my Mammogram: Should I Worry?'
10/29/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityMicrocalcifications cannot be felt on clinical exam or your own breast self-exam. They do not hurt. This is the value of mammography - it finds them…
Where Can I Get a Digital Mammogram?
10/27/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityIf you have dense breast tissue or have been told you have a high risk of getting breast cancer, it's worth traveling a longer distance to have…
How Are Your Margins?
10/23/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityOne of the keys to a successful lumpectomy is ensuring there are "clear margins." Few issues are more important than this when it comes to reducing…
The Catch-22 of Biopsies
10/21/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityIt's important to do a biopsy when one is indicated, but there may be a downside, particularly if the technique used is a surgical procedure called an…
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