Addicted to Exercise
During my freshman year of college, I faithfully kept a journal. I’d never done so successfully, though I’d often tried. My writing resolve always peters out after a few weeks. This time, however, was different: This was my exercise log. It began the …
Learn MoreBreast Reconstruction
You’ve made it through many of the hard choices in your breast cancer treatment only to confront another major one: whether — and when — to have your breast (or breasts) reconstructed after your mastectomy. Some women want a fully reconstructed brea…
Learn MoreSurgical Procedures Used in Treating Breast Cancer
It used to be thought that the more the surgeon cut from a woman’s breast, the more likely she was to survive breast cancer. By the time surgery was over, a woman with a small tumor in one breast would have lost her breast, the chest muscles underneat…
Learn MoreHormone Replacement Therapy: An Ongoing Controversy
By Sarah HenryIt was big news in 2002 when researchers called a halt to a major government-run study of a hormone therapy used by millions of older women. Researchers stopped the study, one of a series of clinical trials under the Women’s Health Initi…
Learn MoreWalking In
Lisa Asta, MDJudy* needed my medical clearance to keep walking. It was a beautiful fall morning in southern California, and more than 2,500 walkers were setting off for the final leg of a 75-mile, three-day walk from Santa Barbara to Malibu to raise m…
Learn MoreBreast Biopsy: What to Know Before Your Appointment
If your doctor has scheduled you to have a breast biopsy, you may be wondering what to expect from the procedure.Here, experts will break down exactly what a breast biopsy is, the different types and what happens during each. Plus, you’ll learn what r…
Learn MoreBreast Cancer Types
How does breast cancer occur?Breast cells become cancerous when they mutate and start to multiply at an abnormally fast pace, crowding out healthy tissue. The abnormal cells grow into a dense mass that may be visible on a mammogram or that you may fee…
Learn MoreBenign Breast Lumps: Types, Causes, Symptoms & Treatments
You’ve discovered a lump in your breast and you begin to panic, but what if it’s benign?That’s often the case, with most lumps found in the breasts turning out to be noncancerous, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS).Here, experts will guide…
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