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Did you hear an enormous thud around 3 p.m. yesterday? That was the sound of Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius throwing her scientists under a bus.
For the last 20 years, I — along with most other medical experts — have been saying the same thing over and over about screening for breast cancer: early detection saves lives.
Folks in central Texas don’t like being played for boobs — especially by a woman who claimed to have breast cancer when all she really had was a chest that was flatter than she wanted it to be.
Like so many of us, Liliana Huerta wished someone, somehow, could transform the pudge around her middle to something a little more useful.
Through 41 years of marriage, Michael and Barbara Welsh expected to share just about everything, for better or worse. But they never thought one of those things would be breast cancer.
It took a few tablespoons of my blood, a six-week wait to determine the results and only an instant to change my world.
Pamina Brassey was so nervous before the photo shoot that she made sure she had a little bit of wine on hand, just in case she needed it.
When Felice Austin was just 11 years old, her mother died from breast cancer. That started Austin on a lifelong campaign to lower her risk of the disease that strikes nearly 200,000 women every year.
When Jerry Koh’s wife, Anne, was diagnosed with breast cancer in the spring of 2008, he was slammed by a wave of feelings.
Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer.
The Ohio Supreme Court says a company didn't discriminate against a mother who was fired for taking unauthorized breaks to pump milk from her breasts.
Disney says it will no longer scan riders on Splash Mountain and three other rides for guests who feel the need to flash their breasts for souvenir photos.
Police are seeking a woman they said used a false identity to get breast implants and liposuction, then skipped town. Huntington Beach police said Monday that a 30-year-old woman opened a line of credit in someone else's name in September 2008 and had the procedures worth more than $12,000 performed at the Pacific Center For Plastic Surgery.
Some women with small breast tumors may have a greater risk of the cancer recurring after treatment than has been believed, and might benefit from taking the drug Herceptin, a new study suggests.
Don't tell your mother we said so, but she wasn't right about everything — at least not when it comes to your health. Research shows that some of those habits you've been told to maintain aren't backed up by much evidence, or even plain old common sense. Five "must-do's" you can think twice about:
Even as the economy implodes and the nation prepares for a historic election, America is flooded with the pink ribbons of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During October, the ribbons are on yogurt containers, race cars, video game machines, foot callous scrapers, teddy bears, jewelry, cruise ships, cosmetics, department store gift cards — every conceivable product.
Like many women, I’ve felt guilty about my slipshod breast exams for years. Sure, I’ll give the girls a good once-over in the shower now and then, but I’ve never diligently gone through all the motions (circular and otherwise), month in and month out.
Rebecca Soni has won the 200-meter breaststroke at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, and Amanda Beard's also heading to Beijing.
In the first major stunner of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials, Brendan Hansen has failed to make the team in the 200-meter breaststroke.
Jessica Hardy is heading to the Olympics for the first time, winning the 100-meter breaststroke at the U.S. swimming trials.
Brendan Hansen is heading to his second straight Olympics with a win in the 100-meter breaststroke, but his time in the final of the U.S. swimming trials fell far short of his own world record.
Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D.
Most doctors don't talk about breast reconstruction with women before cancer surgery, depriving them of key information that can sway their decision about whether to have the whole breast or just a lump removed, new research suggests.
For the first time, doctors have used stem cells from liposuctioned fat to fix breast defects in women who have had cancerous lumps removed.
Breast cancer survivors may face increased risk of heart disease — and doctors are debating whether it is time largely to abandon a chemotherapy mainstay that is one reason.
Limbaugh promotes false notion that abortion is linked to breast cancerOn his radio show, Rush Limbaugh told a caller that "there are studies that say abortions increase the chances of breast cancer." In fact, the American Cancer Society says that "research studies have not found a cause-and-effect relationship between abortion and breast cancer," a …
Medical Science and Medical Practice in Conflict : When to get a pap smear?; when to get a mammogram?This week, the science of medicine bumped up against the foundations of American medical consumerism: that more is better, that saving a life is worth any sacrifice, that health care is a birthright.
KISS drummer: Men get breast cancer tooNEW YORK - Founding KISS member Peter Criss knows that many of his male, rock music fans are macho, so he is making the rounds to tell them that rocker guys like him can suffer from the disease, too.
Lives Will Be Lost With Proposed Changes to Mammography GuidelinesTo the Breastcancer.org community: The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently recommended dramatic changes to current breast cancer screening guidelines. Breastcancer.org is strongly opposed to these recommendations.
London hospital to help women grow a breast Women in London could be the first to be offered a technique that allows them to regrow breasts from their own cells if they have had a masectomy.
TV report on breast self-exams bares allTV news reports about breast-cancer detection and treatment are common, though usually discreet, with female breasts typically depicted only in X-rays or tastefully draped.
The Grieving Process of Losing a Breast to Cancer"Grief" is defined in the dictionary as deep mental anguish caused by affliction or loss. When a woman is told by her doctor that she will lose a breast due to cancer, she goes through many phases of grief.
Rethinking the benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening - TIME.comFor two decades, the public-health message has been that cancer screening saves lives. In some cases, especially with cancers of the cervix and colon, screening does, in fact, work as it should: sniffing out disease at its earliest and most curable stages.
Court rules insurance must pay for ex-soldier's breast surgery A transsexual has won a lawsuit against her German health insurance, which will now have to pay for the former British soldier's re-constructive breast surgery, news magazine Der Spiegel reported late on Wednesday.
When John Anderson's sister, mother and mother's best friend were all diagnosed with breast cancer, he was-- obviously -- deeply affected himself.
Canadian scientists: "major breakthrough" in cancer researchVANCOUVER, CANADA (BNO NEWS) – Canadian scientists on Wednesday said they have achieved an unprecedented breakthrough in breast cancer research, opening new doors to new breast cancer treatment targets and therapies.
4 Sisters Share Breast Cancer BattleBOSTON -- Fighting breast cancer has become a family's mission after four of five sisters were diagnosed with the disease. Paula was the youngest of the five Swanson sisters and the first to be diagnosed with breast cancer.
Buy One, Get One Free Breast Implant Billboard Raises Eyebrows The BOGO, that is the Buy One, Get One Free, tactic has been long used by retailers hoping to lure consumers, especially in tough economic times. But a buy one, get one free breast implant offer by a Wisconsin cosmetic surgeon is raising eyebrows and, in some cases, ire in one …
National GoTopless Day | Picture GalleryACTIVISTS celebrate GoTopless Day, calling for the right for women to be bare-chested in public,...
Breast milk a healthier choice? Myths revealedDoes it hurt? Am I allowed to drink alcohol? Health writer Suzanne Schlosberg, author of "The Essential Breastfeeding Log," and Suzanne Fredregill, author of "The Everything Breastfeeding Book," separate fact from fiction.
Woman Rears Baby Ape, Even Breast Feeds ItA woman in Malaysia apparently treated a baby ape as if it were her child, even breast feeding it.
Baby fed by drunk mother died of alcohol poisoningA 25-year-old mum will be prosecuted for murder after her baby died after being fed when the woman was drunk.
Doctor who treated her own cancer on South Pole dies 10 years laterThe doctor who diagnosed and treated her own cancer while trapped on the South Pole has succumbed to the disease ten years later at the age of 57, it has been announced.
Boobie burglaryPolice are interested in anyone who may have recently increased their cup size after a pair of implants was stolen
Faith healer not guilty in actress deathFaith healer Jomanda has been found not guilty of involvement in the death of actress Sylvia Millecam from breast cancer in 2001.
Gourmet value meal! A dinner for 4 for $20In today's economy, everyone is trying to save a buck where they can. Lucky for you, three "Top Chef Masters" want to help by sharing a tasty dish and dessert that will not only feed a family of four but will only cost you 20 bucks.
Breast Size: Shocking Diabetes Indicators?If you're a size D or larger at age 20, you may be up to five times more likely to develop diabetes than your flat-chested friends, according to a study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
'I inspected Gwyneth Paltrow's breasts'Two Lovers director James Gray revealed that Gwyneth Paltrow asked him to inspect her breasts before committing to nude scenes in the film, it has emerged
ACLU sues over patents on breast cancer genes"Knowledge about our own bodies and the ability to make decisions about our health care are some of our most personal and fundamental rights," said ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero.
Every year, the citizens of the United States drink on average 21 gallons of milk. Most of this milk is from cows. Ever since I heard that PETA wanted Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream to use human milk, I have been researching about the advantages and uses of it.
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