Breast Cancer Expert Fran Visco shares Breast Cancer management news and commentary at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535 http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/57601/disappear Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:10:00 -0500 Fran Visco What if you found out from a mammogram that you had breast cancer - but a few months later were told it had gone away? Sounds pretty unbelievable - but a study published recently by the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that this might be true.   Scientists from Norway and the U.S. compared how many new breast cancers were found among Norwegian women ages 50-69 who were screened every two years between 1996 and 2001 as part of a... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/57601/disappear http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/51530/time-health Mon, 08 Dec 2008 09:19:00 -0500 Fran Visco Remember the message that James Carville made famous during the 1992 presidential campaign:  "It's the economy, stupid"?   And remember that in 1992, health care reform was a major focus of the incoming administration?   History can repeat itself.  Sixteen years later, here we are again, facing a crisis in both the economy and health care.  This time it is even worse.  And this time we must find the... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/51530/time-health http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/45250/awareness Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:21:00 -0400 Fran Visco It is October, which means that there is a pink glow of breast cancer awareness everywhere you look.  From its inception, the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) focused on action over awareness.  On uncovering the real facts about breast cancer and making meaningful change on holding everyone involved accountable to all of us.   How far has the community come in our shared goal to end breast cancer?  Nowhere near far... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/45250/awareness http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/40968/dispatch Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:59:00 -0400 Fran Visco Now that the political conventions are behind us, we're starting to hear what each of the candidates would do as president.  Funding for cancer research is one of those areas we're hearing about. McCain and Obama disagree about plenty when it comes to health care, but they do agree on one thing:  dramatically increasing the funding for cancer research.  According to the Obama Cancer Plan, a President Obama would "double federal... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/40968/dispatch http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/38692/platform-end Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:04:00 -0400 Fran Visco We have just witnessed several days of the Democrats making their case before the American public; next week the Republicans will do the same.   Both parties have written their platforms, and at the conventions, the delegates will ratify them. These documents serve as a roadmap to understanding what voters can expect from a potential McCain or Obama presidency and from other elected officials of each party.   NBCC has issued our... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/38692/platform-end http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/36175/breast-cancer Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:33:00 -0400 Fran Visco At the end of June, I attended the fifth Era of Hope meeting in Baltimore. This remarkable gathering, which takes place every two or three years, brings together the researchers who have been funded by the Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program (DOD BCRP), along with scientists and breast cancer advocates from around the country.   To give you some background, the DOD BCRP came about as a direct result of NBCC's... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/36175/breast-cancer http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/34821/examinations Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:13:00 -0400 Fran Visco Are you surprised about this past week's news on breast self-exams (BSE)? The Cochrane Collaboration reported that Jan Peter Kosters, Ph.D., and Peter Gotzsche, Ph.D., of the Nordic Cochrane Centre, updated their 2003 review of BSE studies. Kosters and Gotzsche's conclusion remains the same: "At present, screening by breast self-examination... cannot be recommended."   This information was shocking to many women, who have been... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/34821/examinations http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/32654/plastic-water Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:49:00 -0400 Fran Visco Many myths surround breast cancer, as well as other claims that may have something to them.  In the latter category is the claim that plastic water bottles cause breast cancer.  We have some clues from experiments on animals in laboratory studies on rodents, and certain chemicals found in some plastics; but we do not know if these clues tell us anything about human beings.  And keep in mind that we are talking about risk... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/32654/plastic-water http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/29263/pledge-breast Thu, 29 May 2008 13:04:00 -0400 Fran Visco As you know, it is a presidential election year.  The record number of voters who have participated in this year's presidential primaries and caucuses indicate that Americans want to make their voices heard.  For those of us who have fought, day after day, year after year, to eradicate breast cancer, this renewed interest in public policy is exciting. Breast cancer is not only a medical or scientific issue: it is a political issue... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/29263/pledge-breast http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/25258/cancer Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:28:00 -0400 Fran Visco We all want to make a meaningful difference in our lives. In breast cancer, the issues are complex and often it's hard to know what is the right thing to do. That is one of the reasons we spend so much time training advocates and educating them. A few months ago I told you about the National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund's 16th Annual Advocacy Training Conference. It is now less than two weeks away from that meeting, which is the... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/4535/25258/cancer