Breast Cancer Awareness

Researchers have found that women who work at least three night shifts a week for around six years or more are twice as likely to develop breast cancer. The study, published online in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, followed more than ...  

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- According to a new study, women who typically work the night shift more than twice a week are at a higher risk of developing breast cancer ... that suggest working overnight can increase cancer risk due to disruption of the ...  

Background: Breast cancer survivors, particularly those treated with chemotherapy, are at significantly increased risk for long-term cognitive and neurobiologic impairments. These deficits tend to involve skills that are subserved by distributed brain networks. Additionally, neuroimaging studies have shown a diffuse pattern of brain structure changes in chemotherapy-treated breast cancer survivors that might impact large-scale brain networks...  

May is Brain Cancer Awareness Month, yet all I hear about in the Tri-Cities is breast cancer. I'm not against supporting breast cancer awareness, but October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, not every month of the year. We have young and old ...  

A 64-year-old woman named J.G. was diagnosed with a right side, node-negative, HER2-positive, hormone-negative (stage I) breast cancer about eight years ago. Following lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy, she was referred to a medical oncologist ...  

TORONTO, ON - GWN Dragon Boat is proud to announce that CIBC is the presenting sponsor of the GWN Dragon Boat Challenge, a two day event that will help raise awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation - Ontario Region.  

Medical Tactile, Inc. (MTI), with the support of The Pre-Mammogram Foundation and Qualcomm Incorporated, today announced that they have developed a pre-commercial SureTouch Wireless system that uses 3G-enabled tactile sensor technology for breast cancer screening.  

How often should you have a mammogram?Many women are confused about how often they should have mammograms, because recommendations from various health organizations differ. The most important of these discrepancies concerns whether women who are between the ages of 40 to 50 and at average risk of breast cancer should have mammogram screenings at all.Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among women in the United States, not...  

Covent Garden was awash in a sea of pink at noon on Wednesday (May 23), as the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation launched its summer-long bus tour inviting Ontarian’s to come out and get the facts about breast cancer. Appropriately labelled The Pink Tour ...  

BOYNE CITY -- The 10th annual Charlevoix/Emmet County Pink Ribbon Ride to support the fight against breast cancer will take place on Saturday, June 16, in Boyne City. Registration begins at 6:30 a.m. in Veterans Memorial Park. Open start time is ...  

The Yuma Coalition for Awareness would like to thank Bridget's Gift for the gift of money they gave us. Our coalition helps low-income women receive mammograms at an affordable price.We receive money from the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Last year the...  

My name is Georgianna Diaz and I am a 10-year breast cancer survivor. My mother had breast cancer and I was very diligent about getting my yearly mammogram. When I went for my appointment in March 2002, I was confident everything would be normal ...  

Guest speaker Gai Grayson addressed the crowd while Kate Turner acted as compere at the event, which 30 people attended at the shopping centre. Macarthur Square marketing manager Hayley Madge said this was the second time Chari-Tea had been held in the ...  

Breast cancer survivors walked the runway at the Day of Caring for Breast Cancer Awareness fashion show at the Intercontinental Hotel in Downtown Miami on Saturday, May 12. Along with the fashion show, the breast cancer awareness event brings ...  

NEW BRUNSWICK – Research by investigators at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) suggests that post-mastectomy radiation therapy may not have a significant effect on disease recurrence or mortality rates in early-stage breast cancer ...