Breast cancer and prostate cancer are parallel diseases

October is breast cancer awareness month; therefore, the Pink Day Game is in this month as well.

Local breast cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers, and corporate and community members will unite to help finish the fight against breast cancer at the American Cancer Society Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk. Doctors generally recommend more intensive screening for higher-risk women, including those with specific genetic mutations.

Currently, one in eight women will get breast cancer in the United Kingdom, but thanks to scientific breakthroughs, 87% will survive for at least five years, and that figure is continuously improving.

Those fighting the disease say it’s important for women to educate themselves.

The release of new guidelines on the timing of initial mammograms and the frequency of recurring breast exams further muddies the waters for women trying to detect and prevent the spread of breast cancer.

The organization now advises women with an average breast cancer risk to start getting mammograms at 45 years old instead of 40, and tells doctors to stop bothering with routine breast checks in their offices if the patient has no symptoms of abnormality in their breasts.

Breast cancer can develop due to a number of reasons, such as genes and family history, environment, lifestyle, taking hormones, and how you treat your body.

The worst thing to do now is to send mixed messages or to confuse women as to when and how detection of Breast Cancer should be done.

It’s still unclear on what kind of impact these new American Cancer Society guidelines will have on insurance plans. “We believe that all women should have access to those odds by having the opportunity to obtain an annual breast cancer screening, regardless of ability to pay”.

I know a few people are surprised to learn that breast cancer affects more than just women, but did you know it can even affect your pets? We have cultivated an environment within our practices that more testing equals better care.

UMass Medical School radiologist Gopal R. Vijayaraghavan, MD, MPH, supports the American College of Radiology’s guidelines to start mammograms at age 40 and continue them annually.

That’s why Rudolph says new medical guidelines are surprising.