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Breast Cancer Experts Speak Out Against New Screening Guidelines
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Getting a mammogram, or even remembering to do a breast self-exam once a month, can be stressful. For Black women, who are not only more susceptible to developing breast cancer at earlier ages, but are also at a higher risk of having malignant tumors misdiagnosed, the issue can create additional anxiety.
But now, thanks to their recently released list of recommended changes to long-standing breast cancer screening standards, a government panel of doctors and scientists called
Cancer-Fighting Nutrition: A Healing Relationship With Food
(BlackDoctor.org) -- What do beans, dark green leafy veggies, tomatoes, grapes, and flaxseeds have in common? They're all potent cancer-fighting foods. So are whole grains, berries, garlic, soy, and green tea. All have documented healing and disease-prevention properties that must find their way into your diet in abundance.
Now be honest. Are these foods a regular part of your diet? Mastery of cancer-fighting food preparation is much easier than you realize. It is simply adopting a diet
Cut The Risk Of Breast Cancer Death With Mammograms
(BlackDoctor.org) -- A sad but true statistic: Results from a recent large study revealed that three out of four deaths due to breast cancer occur among women who do not undergo regular screening mammograms.
According to a report on WebMD Health News, researchers studied 6,997 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer in Massachusetts between 1990 and 1999. Surveys indicated that 80% had regular mammograms, defined as at least two screening mammograms every two years. Over the next 13
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Time rolls by so quickly these days! We're consumed with the demands of work, family, and community. It's easy to run on auto-pilot, mindlessly going through the motions. But far too often, we're not fully present.
We've become masters at multi-tasking, getting a lot of things done--but none of them really well. Making do. Is that you?
Breast Cancer
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African-American females experience higher death rates from breast cancer than any other racial or ethnic group, even though whites experience higher incidence rates.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Getting a mammogram, or even remembering to do a breast self-exam once a month, can be stressful. For Black women, who are not only more susceptible to developing breast cancer at earlier ages, but are also at a higher risk of having malignant tumors misdiagnosed, the issue can create additional anxiety.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- What do beans, dark green leafy veggies, tomatoes, grapes, and flaxseeds have in common? They're all potent cancer-fighting foods. So are whole grains, berries, garlic, soy, and green tea. All have documented healing and disease-prevention properties that must find their way into your diet in abundance.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- A sad but true statistic: Results from a recent large study revealed that three out of four deaths due to breast cancer occur among women who do not undergo regular screening mammograms.
(BlackDoctor.org) -- Time rolls by so quickly these days! We're consumed with the demands of work, family, and community. It's easy to run on auto-pilot, mindlessly going through the motions. But far too often, we're not fully present. 