I know I treat menopause as a normal stage of life and hope that most of us can take the changes it presents to us and turn them into positives in our marvelous female journey. I've written about how I became a rock climber and EMT and now am in nursing school, all as a result of re-examining my life during menopause. Others have written about how they dug deep into their souls and made positive changes, too. But this week I wasn't taking menopause so lightly.
A scary mammogram can really...
I regularly answer questions about breast cancer symptoms and treatment here at MyBreastCancerNetwork.com. Very often, the questions are... Read more »
Once you’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s hard to look upon the annual mammogram as just another diagnostic breast exam. At... Read more »
The Big Squeeze. Cartoons have been drawn about it, jokes made about it, pain-preventive measures sympathetically prescribed… But... Read more »
You’ve reached your 40th birthday, and you know what that means: it’s time for your first mammogram.Or you’ve discovered a lump in... Read more »
Before 2009, it was a rule virtually carved in stone: when a woman turns 40, she should start having an annual mammogram. Then the United... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
In the United States, you should have mammography only at a facility accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) — quality is critical.... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Just like any other kind of interpretation, reading a mammogram is a skill that radiologists develop over time. They look for any signs of... Read more »
Source: Breastcancer.org
Radiologists in the United States and some other countries use the Breast Imaging Reporting and Database System, or BI-RADS, to report the findings... Read more »
I’m not yet 40—the magical age for women to begin receiving mammograms—but I’ve had breast cancer. That makes me a perfect candidate for... Read more »
A new study suggests that waiting for the results of a breast biopsy is as stressful for women as getting a cancer diagnosis. Researchers monitored... Read more »
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