Information and opinions on health from lucieloo at HealthCentral.com. 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/profiles/c/8262/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8262/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8262/index http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8262/10691/finding Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:41:00 -0400 lucieloo Greetings,   My husband's mother was just called in for another screening because there was a finding of increased density on her left breast. That side of the family has no history at all with cancer, she is 57 years old, very healthy and this is the first time something like this has happened. She is going in for another mamogram screening. I have heard this is quite common but we are all very worried nonetheless. Has anyone... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8262/10691/finding http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8262/3632/gene Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:58:00 -0500 lucieloo Has anyone read about the recent research that came out regarding a genetic mutation that can give some women a small shield against breast cancer? I'd love to read more about this - here's the first article I came across recently - http://www.theage.com.au/news/National/Gene-protects-against-breast-cancer/2007/02/12/1171128841464.html The article says: "This is the first concrete discovery of a common gene linked to the disease, and is... http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8262/3632/gene http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8262/3488/turning-30 Wed, 07 Feb 2007 20:30:00 -0500 lucieloo I have a huge family history of breast cancer - all got breast cancer early on... I'm about to turn 30 and am always worried about it. Anyone else going through the same thing or have advice on how to deal with this type of anxiety? Thoughts welcome! http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/c/8262/3488/turning-30