There are few things more terrifying for a woman than a breast cancer scare. A suspicious or “false positive” mammogram signaling to a woman that there’s a chance she could have a malignant tumor is traumatic enough that many studies have found that women follow their...
In the United States, about 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. That means that if you’re a woman living in the U.S., there is a 12% chance you’ll contract this devastating disease. As startling as this statistic is, it’s the truth. While...
Radiation therapy has been one of the most effective ways to treat cancer. Studies have shown, however, that patients with early stages of breast cancer are at higher risk of heart and lung problems as much as 20 years after treatment. This especially rings true for...
