Breast Cancer Awareness
Thelma Wrote: Here's one for you -
My father-in-law said he heard this on the radio.
"NORTHWEST INDIANA | The Pink Ribbon Society is launching a newprogram March 26 called Bundles of Hope to reach out to newlydiagnosed breast cancer patients going through treatment at localoncology practices in Northwest Indiana."
he wants to know what you think.
I found this article and thought I would pass it along.
"Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), a preventive procedure to remove the unaffected breast in patients with disease in one breast, may only offer a survival benefit to breast cancer patients age 50 and younger, who have early-stage disease and are estrogen receptor (ER) negative, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center."
Jacqueline Wrote: Take a look at this article
"Do we need a revision of current recommendations for breast cancer screening? According to a recent prospective multicenter cohort study published in the "Journal of Clinical Oncology", this appears advisable at least for young women carrying an increased risk of breast cancer. The results of the EVA trial confirm once more that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is substantially more accurate for ..."
Here is an intersting one:
"Extracts of a fruit grown on tropical vines appears to have breast cancer blocking powers, say researchers."
"THREE years after breast cancer patients were traumatised by a series of diagnoses errors, an independent watchdog has found our hospitals now meet the fundamental requirements for safe, quality care."
My research with Stephanie lead me to this.
"DOHA: The 3rd Breast Cancer Scientific Conference, which was scheduled to be held here from April 24 to 25, has been postponed. A spokesperson from the Qatar National Cancer Society (QNCS) said they will be announcing the new date and venue soon."
Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), a preventive procedure to remove the unaffected breast in patients with disease in one breast, may only offer a survival benefit to breast cancer patients age 50 and younger, who have early-stage disease and are estrogen receptor (ER) negative, according to researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Jerry told me about this -
I found this posted at WWW.YOUTUBE.COM on Friday.