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According to a new study by the not-for-profit National Women’s Health Resource Center (NWHRC), the nation’s leading source for women’s health information, women who are dissatisfied with their overall physical appearance are significantly less likely to be up to date with preventive screenings, such as mammography and […]
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Health.com is the web affiliate of Health Magazine; and this month, I was used as a source for an article written by Anne Krueger called “The Survivor Files: Amazing Women Share Their Breast Cancer Journeys.”
Here’s the paragraph on me:
Connecticut […]
So I’ve got one thing on my mind today (oh, wouldn’t my husband love to know that). What is that thing? Sex. Well, and a great giveaway.
But first, let me give you some background on breast cancer’s impact on a women’s sexual health and her sex life. I’ll start with some basics:
While there […]
On May 12 (geesh, time flies) I gave you all A Menopause Primer and promised you I’d have some resources for the women reading this blog battling menopausal symptoms as a result of your breast cancer treatment.
First, let’s review the symptoms of menopause, whether natural, chemical or induced:
Hot flashes and night sweats
Vaginal discharge or spotting
Vaginal […]
One woman is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes, and one woman will die of breast cancer every 13 minutes in the U.S.
(Source: Komen)
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer blog, breast cancer statistic, cancer, women’s health, women’s health and wellness
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Did you know that a woman’s chance of developing breast cancer increases with age? Approximately 95 percent of all breast cancers occur in women 40 years of age and older.
(Source: Komen)
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When the news stories related that Christina Applegate was diagnosed with breast cancer after an MRI … it started me thinking and researching (of course).
Christina was considered ‘at high risk’ for the disease because her mother had breast cancer — and MRI screening is recommended for those at high risk of the disease. Clearly, she […]
Update: Read through to the bottom of this post if you want to be entered in the drawing to win this journal!
Who here has a pocket folder full of information and notes that you put together when you were first diagnosed with breast cancer? A 3-ring binder? A manilla folder hanging in a Pendaflex file?
Well, […]
CHECK OUT THE NEW LOOK OF BREASTCANCER.ORG !!!
From the press release I received today:
Breastcancer.org, the world’s most-trafficked website for breast cancer news and information and one of the world’s leading online communities for breast cancer patients, announced today a major re-launch of its website and brand.
Isn’t the redesign out of this world? What a resource […]
Kristen King is a fantastic blogger — and she’s rocked my world by posting this “newsflash” on her weblog, Livey Woman: Breast Cancer News and a Personal Story.
Check it out!
Tags: breast cancer, breast cancer blog, cancer, health, health and wellness, Kristen King, wellness, Woman, woman’s health, women, women’s health, women’s health and wellness
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