Tag Archive: mammogram

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The e-mail that could save your life

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Sign up by e-mail at myhealthtestreminder, let them know the date you’d like to be reminded to schedule your mammogram and they will send you an email on that date. It is an… Continue reading →

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Men get breast cancer too

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I have been meaning to write this post for some time now, but finally I am getting around to it.  I am aware that I refer to women and breast cancer frequently, but… Continue reading →

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Anxious wait for biopsy results can be reduced

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I reported a while ago on research which indicated that the stress of waiting for a breast biopsy result may cause adverse health effects in women. Now  thanks to a very generous donation by a… Continue reading →

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Mother-daughter breast density study

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A unique mother-daughter study that used magnetic resonance to measure breast density in younger women shows that percent of breast water could be linked to the risk of breast cancer in middle age and… Continue reading →

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Fit and fabulous survivor

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Today’s Daily Mail newspaper features a story on Diana Moran, the ‘Green Goddess’ who has just turned 70 and looks fabulous and fit. Diana was a regular feature on British TV throughout most… Continue reading →

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Specialist Breast Centres

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Thanks to Steph at The Biopsy Report for raising a question on Specialist Breast Centres. This has become an emotive subject with the threatened closure of some breast cancer units around the country… Continue reading →

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Young Women and Breast Cancer

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Young women can and do get breast cancer. I was 35 when I was diagnosed with breast cancer.  While breast cancer in young women accounts for a relatively small percentage of all diagnosed… Continue reading →