Save a life; don’t forget your mammogram

The system has worked: In the same period, the rate of breast cancer deaths has been cut by one-third. They say the earlier the detection, the better.

“I’m outraged by it to be honest”.

The funding announced at the B.C. legislature Thursday will support a five-year, $15 million research program, led by Dr. Samuel Aparicio, head of the B.C. Cancer Agency’s breast and molecular oncology. During her yearly mammogram, the doctors found it, a tumor.

Breastfeeding not only helps strengthen the immune system of your baby, but also cuts the risk of developing an aggressive form of breast cancer, commonly known as hormone-receptor negative, by 20 percent.

The Kraft family and the New England Patriots honored the group of breast cancer survivors and their caregivers in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the NFL’s “A Crucial Catch” campaign. “All they heard for years was, ‘there are only benefits'”.

Kelley Matkins with our local Susan G Komen office also disagrees with the American Cancer Society’s new guidelines.

About a year ago Colleen Wessler just finished chemotherapy and had undergone a double mastectomy after a stage two breast cancer diagnosis. So yes, waiting a week or a month to see a doctor can be a BIG factor to your treatments and your chances of beating cancer.

Although women have been getting mammograms for decades, the incidence of metastatic breast cancer – the kind that has already spread to another organ by the time it is found – has remained essentially unchanged since 1975.

Imagine hearing those dreaded words, “You have breast cancer”. That can’t be coincidence, and most everyone, including the influential American Cancer Society, agrees that early detection saves lives. “They kept me grounded”, Davis said. Maureen greeted me. In between crying, I got out my story about how afraid, devastated and alone I felt. I don’t think they should scale back. That’s why screening mammograms, beginning at age 40, are so important! Women at high risk – because of family history, a breast condition, or another reason – need to begin screening earlier and/or more often.

A new report suggests black and white women are now being diagnosed with breast cancer at the same rate, because diagnoses have grown more common in black women while the white rate has leveled off. “The evidence shows that the false-positive rate is highest in women younger than age 50 and in women who have annual screening”.