Surgical 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 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 MoreGut Feelings
If you’ve ever felt your insides twist in knots before a big speech, you know the stomach listens carefully to the brain. In fact, the entire digestive system is closely tuned to a person’s emotions and state of mind, says William E. Whitehead, PhD, a…
Learn MoreQuiz: How Much Do You Know About Adoption?
Millions of Americans have considered adopting a child, and small wonder. For many people, adoption is the ideal way — and possibly the only way — to make a family grow. If you’re thinking about adopting a child, either from the United States or abr…
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 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 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 MoreBreast Cancer Genetic Test
You may have heard that some genes put women at extra risk for breast cancer. If your mother, grandmother, aunt, or sister has had the disease, you may very well wonder if a breast cancer gene runs in your family. The first thing you should know is th…
Learn MoreTeen Workers
When teenagers go job hunting, they often have just one thing in mind: money — money for dates, college, or even their family’s rent and groceries. They aren’t worried about long-term job security or climbing the career ladder. And for the most part,…
Learn MoreSleep Deprivation and New Parents
New parents are easy to spot: The bloodshot eyes and dazed expressions are an instant tip-off. Although the birth of a child is a joyous event, many parents are taken aback by how exhausted they feel during those first weeks and months. Newborns usual…
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