(BlackDoctor.org) — Breast cancer prevention studies are clinical trials (research studies conducted with people) that explore ways of reducing the risk, or chance, of developing…
(BlackDoctor.org) — Women get breast cancer when cells in the breast don’t grow right and a tumor forms. Getting a mammogram (x-ray of the breast)…
(BlackDoctor.org) — A woman’s hormone levels normally change throughout her life for a variety of reasons, and these hormonal changes can lead to changes in…
VIA: Health.Com By: Robert Preidt SOURCE: Radiological Society of North America, news release, Feb. 23, 2010 Dr. Janie Lee, and her collegues used statistical modeling to compare the costs and benefits of mammography alone, MRI alone, and mammography and MRI combined in a hypothetical group of 25-year-old women with BRCA1 mutations, which significantly increase the […]
Cancer Screenings Key to Detect Health Problems Date: Monday, January 18, 2010 By: Jackie Jones Even if you feel perfectly healthy, regular health screenings are important to catch health issues before they become major problems. For black Americans particularly, screenings to detect the early signs of cancer are critical to reduce mortality from the disease. […]
