It's National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. So let's talk about the risks that women face. There are many things that can affect your chances of getting cancer. Most take years to develop. While you can’t control some risk factors, like getting older, you can control...
Breast Cancer
Mammograms and Pap Smears are Cancer Fighting Tools
There are things you can do every day to help avoid getting cancer. Two of the most important things you can do are making healthy choices and getting the right screening tests for you, such as mammograms and pap smears. Make Healthy Choices Quitting smoking is one of...
Cancer Screening Tests and the Importance of Awareness
Most cancers take years to develop. Many things can affect your chance of getting cancer. While you can’t control some risk factors, like getting older, you can control many others. Here’s what you need to know about cancer and the importance of screening tests....
10 Tips on What to Expect Before Your First Mammogram
Mammograms are able to detect early signs of breast cancers, catching the cancer when it’s more treatable. Many doctors recommend that women begin mammograms at age 40 and have a mammogram every single year. According to the American College of Radiology, there’s a...
Lower Your Risk of Breast Cancer: Limit Alcohol and Increase Exercise
News can often be confusing with various health fads being described as healthy one week and terrible for you the next. To lower risk of breast cancer, women need to maintain a healthy weight, be physically active, and limit alcohol.
Five Health Issues that Concern Women
You're taking care of yourself with diet and exercise, but you know that women have different health concerns than men do, and different rates of susceptibility. What are the issues that you need to learn more about to prevent them from impacting your life? The top...
You have Breast Cancer – Now What?
The stats about breast cancer are scary – with more than a quarter of a million diagnoses a year, a woman has a 1 in 8 (12.5%) chance of developing breast cancer in her lifetime. When your doctor breaks the news that you are diagnosed with breast cancer, it’s normal...
2014 Interesting Developments in Obstetrics & Gynecology Part 2
Here is the second installment of interesting studies that effected OBGYN and women’s health in 2014. See our blog post for Dec. 8, 2014 to read part 1. Long-acting reversible contraception for adolescents - The etonogestrel implant and intrauterine device (IUD) is...
Breast Cancer Myths
In this age of mass communication, myths regarding breast cancer and its causes are still alive and well. Below are a few of the common misconceptions about breast cancer and the truth of the matter. Myth Number One: Only women get breast cancer. The truth is that...
Guidelines for Mammograms, Pap Smears & Other Screening Tests
Benjamin Franklin once said, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure". That is especially true in regards to mammograms and pap smears. Breast and cervical cancer are easier to treat when they are detected early. Mammograms and Pap smears can spot cancer...