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First mammograms, now rules change on annual cervical cancer tests; panel says Pap every 2 years OK
Nov 21st, 2009 - NY Daily News
American women should get Pap smears to detect cervical cancer beginning at age 21, instead of three years after their first sexual experience, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Guidelines against self-exams for breast cancer ignite firestorm
Nov 21st, 2009 - baltimoresun
Mary Ivey didn't have a family history of breast cancer or a genetic mutation putting her at high risk for the disease. At 37, she was too young for an annual mammogram...
The Risks and Benefits of Cancer Tests
Nov 21st, 2009 - New York Times
Re "Guidelines Push Back Age for Cervical Cancer Tests" (front page, Nov. 20); "The Controversy Over Mammograms" (editorial, Nov. 20); and "Addicted to Mammograms," by Robert Aronowitz (Op-Ed, Nov...
Cancer-screening changes fueling reform paranoia
Nov 21st, 2009 - MiamiHerald
Cancer screening guidelines for women pulled a Palin this week. They're ``going rogue'' -- just like the title of the irrepressible vice presidential nominee's new book. After urging women for years to start getting annual mammograms at age 40...
Ask Dr. Marie: Less Frequent Pap Tests May Be Good for Women
Nov 20th, 2009 - ABC News
After the recent controversy over new breast cancer screening guidelines, the recommendations issued today by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)...
Breast Cancer videos from YouTube:
4:02Breast Cancer Surgery: Lumpectomy, Mastectomy
www.nucleusinc.com This 3D patient education medical animation depicts various surgical procedures to remove breast cancer lumps and tumors. The surgeries include lumpectomy, simple mastectomy ...
6:28IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer news story
IBC: Inflammatory Breast Cancer News story from KOMO in Seattle alhelm.330mb.com
3:19Famous Breast Cancer Survivors
Famous breast cancer survivors in words and pictures.
0:31Breast Cancer Commercial
World's greatest breast cancer awareness commercial! www.rethinkbreastcancer.com
Breast Cancer from WikiPedia:
Breast cancer is a cancer that starts in the breast, usually in the inner lining of the milk ducts or lobules. There are different types of breast cancer, with different stages (spread), aggressiveness, and genetic makeup. With best treatment, 10-year disease-free survival varies from 98% to 10%. Treatment includes surgery, drugs (hormone therapy and chemotherapy), and radiation..
Worldwide, breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer after lung cancer (10.4% of all cancer incidence, both sexes counted) and the fifth most common cause of cancer death. In 2004, breast cancer caused 519,000 deaths worldwide (7% of cancer deaths; almost 1% of all deaths).
Breast cancer is about 100 times as frequent among women as among men, but survival rates are equal in both sexes.
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