Tag: breast cancer
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Breast Health Awareness: A Guide to Self-Checks, Product Labels, and Toxin Safety
October is Breast Health Awareness Month, a time to remind ourselves of the importance of proactive breast care. Beyond pink ribbons and campaigns, true breast health awareness involves taking tangible steps to understand your body. This includes reading product labels and making informed choices about the chemicals you expose yourself to. In this feature, we…
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Top 6 Preventative Health Checks For Women
Women often rank the health and well-being of their loved ones at the expense of their own. What does it take for a woman to focus on their own health, and what steps can they take to get and stay healthy? Women’s health requires strong focus. The focus should extend beyond reproductive health to all…
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Understanding The Link Between Breast Health and Mental Health
Studies have shown that major depression affects approximately 25% of breast cancer patients. However, the good news is that it has recognizable symptoms that are treatable[1]. Breast Health and Mental Health Knowing where you stand with breast cancer, especially for people who are at high risk, can significantly reduce your anxiety. Screening can pick up…
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Understanding Breast Cancer In Men
When Graeme Comrie received his breast cancer diagnosis in 2009, it came as a shock for several reasons. At the age of 64, he had been leading a healthy lifestyle, he did his medical check-ups regularly, and lastly, he never thought that – as a male – he could be diagnosed with breast cancer. “One…
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Rare Forms Of Breast Cancer Deserve Our Attention
The World Health Organization has recently dubbed cancer a global health pandemic, second only to Covid-19[1]. Deaths from breast cancer are often due to late diagnosis, among other factors. Early detection and treatment of breast cancer is crucial for all forms of breast cancer. It is even more important with rare forms of breast cancers…
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Tennis Legend Martina Navratilova Is Cancer Free, Beating Two Cancers
Four months after her initial diagnosis, 59-time Grand Slam winner Martina Navratilova has announced that she is in remission after her throat and breast cancer diagnosis. Initial Cancer Diagnosis Navratilova, 66, first revealed she had stage one throat cancer and early-stage breast cancer in January. This came after she noticed an enlarged lymph node in…
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Breast Health Is About So Much More Than Mammography!
In this important Q&A, Dr. Justus Apffelstaedt explains why breast health is about so much more than mammography. Dr.Apffelstaedt is a specialist surgeon with an interest in breast, thyroid, and parathyroid health, as well as soft tissue surgical oncology. What exactly do you mean by “breast health is more than just mammography”? Breast health awareness…
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Beyoncé’s Father, Mathew Knowles, Opens Up About Surviving Breast Cancer
According to statistics, about 0.5-1% of breast cancer cases will occur in men. Now, while this may seem like a low number, it’s still a real number that affects hundreds of men worldwide. In fact, one of these men is the father of a global superstar. In July 2019, Mathew Knowles, the father of Beyoncé…
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An Unhealthy Gut Can Help Breast Cancer Spread
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It’s a period of the year aimed at raising awareness…
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Katie Couric and Breast Cancer: Why Do Dense Breasts Increase Risk?
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text] In 1998, Katie Couric’s first husband, Jay Monahan, passed away from stage 4 colon cancer. Three…