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Breast Cancer Awareness
Free hotline provides breast cancer answers on risk, support, assistance, treatment and more
Read full article: Free hotline provides breast cancer answers on risk, support, assistance, treatment and moreThe Susan G. Komen Breast Care Helpline provides information about breast health, breast cancer, local and national resources and information about clinical trials.
Michigan program offers breast and cervical cancer screening for low-income women
Read full article: Michigan program offers breast and cervical cancer screening for low-income womenThe Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Navigation Program (BC3NP) provides low-income women access to breast and cervical cancer screening services and follow-up care if needed.
Breast cancer screening: beyond the mammogram
Read full article: Breast cancer screening: beyond the mammogramDr. Frank McGeorge talked with the Director of Breast Imaging at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit about ways to screen for breast cancer beyond mammograms and the importance of every woman getting a basic breast cancer risk assessment.
Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘Don’t let anyone say you’re too young, because it can happen to anyone’
Read full article: Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘Don’t let anyone say you’re too young, because it can happen to anyone’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?
Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘If you feel something and it doesn’t show on the mammogram, keep pointing it out’
Read full article: Breast cancer survivors tell all: ‘If you feel something and it doesn’t show on the mammogram, keep pointing it out’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved.
Cancer survivors tell all: ‘I woke up from surgery missing a third of my right breast’
Read full article: Cancer survivors tell all: ‘I woke up from surgery missing a third of my right breast’For someone who has never had to experience or endure breast cancer, it might be understandable that there are questions involved. Does a diagnosis typically come as a surprise, or do people often suspect that something feels not quite right?
Medics encourage early screenings as statistics show Black women suffer higher breast cancer death rates
Read full article: Medics encourage early screenings as statistics show Black women suffer higher breast cancer death ratesAmerican Cancer Society reports that breast cancer will claim the lives of roughly 43,000 women in America this year, and Black women suffer the highest death rate from the disease.
From a booming ninja warrior gym to a cancer diagnosis, after a hunch something wasn’t right: One woman’s story
Read full article: From a booming ninja warrior gym to a cancer diagnosis, after a hunch something wasn’t right: One woman’s storyIn January 2019, Karen Madaras and her business partner took a leap of faith -- or a powerful, ninja-warrior-style athletic jump, to be more accurate: They opened a themed gym in the Memorial area of Houston.
Exercise reduces breast cancer risk: What to know
Read full article: Exercise reduces breast cancer risk: What to knowOne of the best things you can do for your overall health is to exercise more and sit less. Turns out, exercising can actually help reduce your risk for breast cancer and other diseases and ailments, as well.
Save the date: Metro Detroit’s premier breast cancer fundraiser and soiree
Read full article: Save the date: Metro Detroit’s premier breast cancer fundraiser and soireeThe seventh annual breast cancer fundraiser is taking place in October, 2022 with a new date and location. This year, the Uncork for a Cure fundraiser will take place on Saturday, October 22nd at the M1 Concourse in Pontiac.