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Breast Cancer: Assessing Your Risk
October is recognized as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — the perfect time to consider your risk factors and take a stand against the disease that affects 1 in 8 women at some point in their lifetime. Do you know …
Pink Tool Box: The Tools You Need to Prevent Breast Cancer
One in eight women will get breast cancer. Help reduce the statistic by arming yourself with the proper tools to help prevent breast cancer. There are several ways that you can help reduce your risk for breast cancer, and you …
Do I Really Need That Mammogram?
Mammograms: They’re certainly not any woman’s idea of fun. And that means lots of women try to slide by without getting them regularly. Here’s the skinny on who needs a mammogram, from the National Cancer Institute. Women over 40 should …
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Benefits of Digital Mammography
Mammograms are an important piece of women’s health, and most doctors recommend annual or biannual mammograms starting at age 40. As technology advances, the methods and tools for mammography also change. While film mammography used to be the standard in …