Thanksgiving 2010; Much to be Thankful About
Thanksgiving is around the corner and I have much to be thankful for personally and professionally this year. For starters, I underwent successful treatment for prostate cancer. My [...]
New Study Supports View That Early Mammography Screening Reduces Death Rate From Breast Cancers
An article published in the journal Cancer suggests that mammograms can cut the breast cancer death rate by as much as 26% for women in their 40s. [...]
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 8 Things to Ask Your Doctor After Receiving a Breast Cancer Diagnosis
As you may already know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As the husband of a breast cancer survivor, I know how scary it can be for someone [...]
Getting a Second Opinion Could Save Your Life
Imagine you’re sitting in a hospital room and your doctor is telling you some of the most devastating news of your life: you have breast cancer. The first thing [...]
Not-So-Happy-Hour: Risk of Stroke Doubles During Hour After Alcohol Consumption
Happy hour may not be so happy after all—at least not for your health. According to researchers, having just one drink to help you “wind down” after [...]
Gammagrams – Most Recent Tool To Help Diagnose Breast Cancer
Breast - specific gamma imaging - the gammagram - uses a radioactive injection that lights up tumor cells, which have high metabolic activity. [...]
Researchers Announce Vaccination That Could Eliminate Breast Cancer
According to recent reports, a doctor at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio has discovered a vaccine that would virtually stop breast cancer in its tracks. That doctor, Dr. Vincent [...]
Weight Loss Isn’t the Best Motivator To Keep Up On Your Workout Routine
Forget those pledges to drop twenty pounds before Memorial Day—it turns out that the reason most of us exercise isn’t actually the best motivator after all. Actually, according to researchers, [...]
Eating Less and Exercising More Can Cut Risk of Breast Cancer, Experts Argue
Barcelona, Spain—the European Breast Cancer conference took place earlier this week and European doctors had some troubling news for their Western counterparts. According to the researchers, up to a third of breast cancer cases in Western countries could be avoided [...]
