A 2006 study that was based on 25 years of follow-up with women who were screened with mammography in Sweden concluded that one in six breast cancers was overdiagnosed. Other estimates of overdiagnosis have ranged from 5 percent to 32 percent.
“Pulling Cases Out of the Future”
Several factors can lead to varying estimates of breast cancer [...]

Dear Boobie Fairy,
Now I hear it’s that time of year again, some call it BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. A time of year when folk all over the world focus on defeating this beast we call Breast Cancer. She’s a real menace you see. Scratching and clawing her way from one boobie to the next. She [...]

A team of Canadian cardiologists, in collaboration with oncologists, are playing an important role in the war against breast cancer Dr. Michael McDonald told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society.
At issue is how to use a highly effective drug therapy for early-stage breast cancer [...]

ScienceDaily (Oct. 23, 2009) — Twenty years of screening for breast and prostate cancer — the most diagnosed cancer for women and men — have not brought the anticipated decline in deaths from these diseases, argue experts from the University of California, San Francisco and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio [...]

New York–September 22, 2009–My survivor story begins much earlier than my cancer diagnosis. It begins during childhood.    I grew up with a father who was an abusive alcoholic.  I struggled with our relationship for most of my life.  The bright spot of my teenage years was meeting Paul when I was 15.  Little did I [...]

It is Many things, Pink Isn’t one of Them
New York–October 2, 2009–When it first happens you don’t cry. You can’t. The shock of it all leaves you doubled over in terror. You don’t have a cogent thought. Your mind bounces from one horrid scenario to another. The what-ifs you create in your mind make you [...]

ScienceDaily (October 18,, 2009) — A new study of New York State data finds that the number of women opting for surgery to remove the healthy breast after a cancer diagnosis in one breast is rising, despite a lack of evidence that the surgery can improve survival. The study also finds that despite extensive press coverage [...]

Balsamic Glazed Salmon
Cooked By: The Paraplegic Chef
To be completely honest I am not sure how I came about this recipe, but it is to die for. Every bite you take, you wish that that it lasted forever. It is super simple to make and quite worth the effort. Don’t pass this one up, you will be [...]

Las Vegas, Nevada–September 7, 2009–Parents have one more new product to add to their germ-fighting arsenal.  COVERPLAY, a San Diego based company founded by Allison Costa and designer Amy Feldman, has introduced a line of playful play yard slipcovers, that fits snugly over most portable play yards protecting the surface from germs.
COVERPLAY slipcovers offer an [...]

Breast Cancer News–September 7, 2009–Many women who are considered to be at high risk for developing breast or ovarian cancer are choosing to undergo preventive mastectomy (removal of breasts) and/or oophorectomy (removal of ovaries) in order to reduce their risk of developing the disease, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, & Prevention.
Inherited [...]