Tag: breast cancer

A new scientific discovery may be a future cure for breast cancer.

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A new scientific discovery may be a future cure for breast cancer. If you are diagnosed with breast cancer, the options for treatment may involve mastectomy, radiation and chemo therapy, with a possibility that the disease may return. While the odds of surviving breast cancer have improved, it is also likely that you may have physical disfigurement and side effects from the treatment. A new scientific discovery may offer hope for a cure by turning cancer cells into fat cells.  Researchers at the University of Basel in Switzerland exploited this critical phase, known as an epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), to coax Read More »

3 foods that can lower breast cancer risk according to the NY Times.

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3 foods that can lower breast cancer risk according to the NY Times. According to the NY Times, there are three foods that should be in your diet now that can lower your risk for breast cancer according to a new study. The study, published recently in the Internal Journal of Cancer suggests that eating substantial amounts of fruits and vegetables may lower the risk for breast cancer. Read the article below Cauliflower, Kale and Carrots May Lower Breast Cancer Risk Eating lots of fruits and vegetables was tied to a lower risk of breast cancer, especially the most aggressive kinds. By Read More »

Breast cancer scares, lumpectomy’s and medical treatment is overdone says a new study.

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Breast cancer scares, lumpectomy’s and medical treatment is overdone says a new study featured in the NY Times. When cancer is mentioned, or even pre-cancer, people have been trained to be fearful and want something done to help them avoid dying from the disease process. Women in our society have been so preconditioned to want to take action, with any breast cancer concerns, especially if other family members were affected by the disease in the past. Ductal carcinoma in situ, or D.C.I.S., has become increasingly controversial over the years, since it is found in mammograms, rather than manual inspection. According Read More »

Another breast cancer gene; what you need to know

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Another breast cancer gene; what you need to know The NY Times just reported on a third gene that is common with those who have contracted breast cancer. The most well known ones are BRAC1 and BRAC2. The new gene, PALB2, can increase your risk for contracting the disease about 35%. While nobody really knows what triggers any of these genes, statistics show that those of us who have the gene are at higher risk. The problem with risk is that it is a maybe, and the higher the maybe number, the more likely you may contract the disease. Now Read More »

Mammograms; new information revealed by the NY Times has us wondering if these x rays are helpful or harmful or both.

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Mammograms; new information revealed by the NY Times has us wondering if these x rays are helpful or harmful or both. For years, women dutifully waited for their yearly mammogram, a broadly accepted ritual. Mammograms were believed to save lives until a few years ago when new studies began to raise doubt, along with the effectiveness of the methods of self exam women had been taught to perform on themselves. Are women really the ticking time bombs for breast cancer our society has made them out to be, or are the tests themselves part of the problem of the breast Read More »