What’s the Connection Between Bone Density and Breast Cancer? Treatment for breast cancer can be a harsh affair. In attempting to save the life of the patient from the most imminent threat – that posed by the cancer itself – some treatments can cause painful or life-altering side effects. With […]
Elaine K. Howley
What Is Axillary Web Syndrome? The American Cancer Society reports that surgery to remove a cancerous tumor is prescribed in 95 percent of early stage breast cancers and more than 70 percent of advanced stage breast cancers. This surgery is performed as a lumpectomy (in which the tumor and a […]
Caring for All Your Children When One Has Cancer Caring for All Your Children When One Has Cancer:- A cancer diagnosis is devastating no matter who receives it, but there’s something cruelly unfair when it happens to a child. And it’s not just the ill children who feel the gut […]
What Are the Best Strategies for Living With COPD What Are the Best Strategies for Living With COPD:- If you’ve recently been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, you probably already know that it’s an incurable lung condition that progressively makes breathing more difficult. As time goes on, your lung […]
Can Endocrine Disruptors Elevate Risk of Breast Cancer Can Endocrine Disruptors Elevate Risk of Breast Cancer:- The American Cancer Society reports that the median age when patients are diagnosed with breast cancer is 61. This means that half of all cases of breast cancer occur in people younger than 61, […]
What Happens During Breast Reconstruction Surgery? What Happens During Breast Reconstruction Surgery:- Many women undergo a breast reconstruction after having a lumpectomy or mastectomy as part of their breast cancer treatment. Choosing whether to do so is a highly personal decision, but one that women are increasingly selecting. According to […]
