Breast Painful Conditions
Breasts Whilst researching this book I have been led to the uneasy conclusion that most of the ancient physicians were men who regarded women purely in the role of child bearers and wet nurses.Midwives and wise women were far kinder to their suffering sisters prescribing such soothing lotions and potions as belladonna fomentations violet salve [...]
Researcher Finally Admits Abortion Raises Breast Cancer Risk In Study That Fingers Oral Contraceptives As A Probable Cause Of Breast Cancer
Researcher Finally Admits Abortion Raises Breast Cancer Risk In Study That Fingers Oral Contraceptives As A Probable Cause Of Breast Cancer Less than two months since the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force issued new guidelines recommending against routine mammograms for women in their forties, a second breast cancer scandal involving a U.S. government panel of [...]
Breast-Feeding May Protect a Woman’s Heart
Breast-Feeding May Protect a Woman’s Heart Although many women choose to breast-feed because of the numerous health benefits it offers their offspring, new research suggests that breast-feeding may also help the health of the mothers’ hearts later in life. In a study of nearly 300 women, researchers found that those who had not breast-fed were [...]
Breast Cancer Screening | Primary Care Doctors Pivotal in Breast Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening | Primary Care Doctors Pivotal in Breast Cancer Screening Primary care physicians can play a key role in breast cancer prevention, researchers said here at the 32nd Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). “I can’t get over the number of women who come into my office for surgery for breast cancer [...]
Chemo With Herceptin May Be Best for Some Breast Cancers
Chemo With Herceptin May Be Best for Some Breast Cancers New research suggests that certain breast cancer patients who take the drug Herceptin during chemotherapy, instead of taking it afterward, fare better, leading one of the study authors to say patients should routinely take the drug with chemo.The patients at issue are those with HER2-positive [...]
Deciphering the New Mammography Guidelines | Mammogram Recommendations
Deciphering the New Mammography Guidelines | Mammogram Recommendations natural health life care source about Docs patients rally mammogram guidelines natural health life care source about Docs patients rally mammogram guidelines on a woman in her 40’s, I also give her a warning: “Don’t get scared if it’s abnormal.” I tell her this because research shows [...]
Anti-estrogens may offer protection against lung cancer mortality
Anti-estrogens may offer protection against lung cancer mortality SAN ANTONIO:Anti-estrogens as therapy for breast cancer may also reduce the risk of death from lung cancer, according to study results presented at the CTRC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held here Dec. 9-13, 2009. “We found a reduction in lung cancer mortality among women treated with [...]
New Drugs for New Combinations Fight Breast Cancer | Drugs for effect on Breast Cancer
New Drugs for New Combinations Fight Breast Cancer | Drugs for effect on Breast Cancer New therapies and new spins on existing treatments are offering hope for patients with breast cancer, especially those with metastatic disease, according to research being presented this week at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, Texas. [...]
Back Breast Cancer | Bone Drugs May Beat Back Breast Cancer
Back Breast Cancer | Bone Drugs May Beat Back Breast Cancer Bone-building drugs used by tens of millions of women to fight osteoporosis also cut the risk of breast cancer, suggesting the drugs may play a dual role in keeping women healthy. “Bone loss and potential fractures are a known complication of breast cancer therapy. [...]
