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Needle biopsies safer and just about as good at diagnosing breast cancer, say authors of mammogram advice
Booster ShotsThe federal government's Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, apparently undaunted by the controversy it kicked up last month over mammograms, has waded back into the breast-cancer thicket with new advice on how best to distinguish benign breast... -
Another example of over-screening for breast cancer
Booster ShotsCancer screening isnât for everybody. As Dr. Stephen Taplin, chief of the Applied Cancer Screening Research Branch at the National Cancer Institute in Washington, D.C., once put it to me, âIf I knew I was going to get struck by...... -
Mammogram guidelines spark heated debate
A government panel's recommendation Monday that women under the age of 50 do not need regular mammograms set off a furious debate about the importance of the routine screening tool, leaving many women confused about how best to protect their health.
In...Tags: Insurance, Biopsy, Drugs and Medicines, Breast Cancer, Women's Health
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Mary Herczog, diagnosed with breast cancer at 33, has died; she was 45
Booster Shots"On Girls' Day Out, most women indulge in activities like tea and manicures. My friends and I? We go for mammograms. "Let me back up. "A few months ago, I discovered a couple of breast lumps. Although my nurse practitioner...... -
Study finds health disparities among women in Los Angeles County
L.A. NOWMinority and low-income women in Los Angeles County are more likely to have limited access to healthcare and struggle with chronic diseases, according to a new report by the Department of Public Health. The report, âHealth Indicators for Women in...... -
Obama dares Republicans to run on repeal of landmark healthcare reform: 'Go for it'
Top of the TicketHe promised he would. Back when lawmakers started chafing about the political fallout from the health care reform effort, when tea party activists were disrupting congressional town halls and later when they were tilting the odds toward Republican Scott... -
New evidence that annual mammograms may be overkill
Booster ShotsIf youâre still upset about last fallâs recommendation by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force that women begin getting mammograms to screen for breast cancer at age 50 instead of 40 â and to get them every other year instead...... -
A threat of cancer, a drastic decision
My dad did everything he could to look his best that morning. He shaved, brushed his hair and changed into a clean shirt. I stepped into his room, where he lay on his bed, propped up with pillows. His face was pale and his eyelids heavy; an oxygen...
Tags: Procedural Sedation, Biopsy, Pancreatic Cancer, Science and Technology, Breast Cancer
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A Picture of Health: The Worried Well
Medical private practice in Los Angeles has some unique features. We Angelenos fear the occasional earthquake, drought and fire, along with the more frequent wrinkles, subcutaneous fat and less than perfect health. Since we cant do much about the earths...Tags: Colonoscopy, Biopsy, Medical Procedures and Tests, Colon, Rectum
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Frank talk about cancer connects loved ones
When I learned recently that yet another friend had been diagnosed with cancer, I experienced my usual reaction: disbelief and sadness, followed by anger at Life In General. But for the first time, I also saw what these under-35 friends and family members...Tags: Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities, Prostate Cancer, Health
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The excessive focus on mammography
Now that we've spent the month of October scaring women about breast cancer, isn't it time for a month scaring them about mammography? If not a month, a week? A day? It's not right to scare people, but it's also not right to leave them in the dark...Tags: Biopsy, Defense, Medical Procedures and Tests, Drugs and Medicines, Lakes and Ponds
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Anna Gorman chat transcript
2007-04-13 12:51:04.0 Administrator: Hello everyone, thank you for coming to the chat. We're starting a bit early so please send your questions. 2007-04-13 12:51:12.0 Helen : I have the BRCA2 mutation. I inherited the mutation from my Dad. He passed away...Tags: Genetics, Surgery, Biology, Crime, Law and Justice, Colon
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