The Effects of Breast Implants on Mammography

Many breast cancer authorities, like the American Cancer Society and the National Cancer Institute, encourage women to get regular screening for breast cancer using mammography. The evidence present today still attests to the accuracy and clinical significance of mammography as the single best tool to screen for breast…

Breast Cancer Risks vs. Myths

It feels like we’re all living in fear that everything around us causes cancer. Everywhere I turn I’m hearing about something new that will give me cancer. At this point, I’m wondering what won’t give me cancer. Of course things like a healthy diet and exercise will always…

Anti-cancer Drugs: What to Know About Kadcyla and Herceptin

There are many new pharmaceutical methods of treating and preventing breast cancer; this article will briefly go over Kadcyla and Herceptin, two important anti-cancer drugs. When discussing breast cancer, it is hard to avoid mentioning HER2, a protein that plays a huge role in the development of cancer….