Our ability to clinically diagnose breast cancer is largely provided for by modern medical imaging and related diagnostic technologies. Medical imaging has become advanced enough that it is sometimes possible to accurately diagnose breast cancers using only diagnostic imaging, without using any invasive procedures. Although effective, medical…
Omega Institute works in partnership with United Breast Cancer Foundation to offer emotional support to women and men. Attending this retreat was the best decision I have made in years! Huntington Station, NY (PRWEB) July 24, 2014 The United Breast Cancer Foundation (UBCF), a national 501c3 nonprofit, is…
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It’s quite possible that the greatest defense against breast cancer is early detection and swift treatment. If breast cancer is diagnosed and identified early, chances of a full recovery are significantly higher than a later diagnosis. It is for this reason that monthly breast self-examinations are extremely important…
If you’ve never battled cancer yourself, it’s likely that you’ve known someone that has. It’s shocking when you hear a loved one has been diagnosed. If you have no experience personally with illness it’s hard to know what the right thing to say or do is. Sometimes this…
Fifteen years ago doctors might have advised breast cancer patients not to exercise during and after treatment. However, according to Harvard Nurses’ Health Study, women that exercise are fifty percent more likely to survive breast cancer.[i] It’s also known that women that have not made a habit of…
By Vishaaq Mathew Although modern medicine has made great strides recently in the targeted therapy of breast cancer, it is rarely discussed through common news sources. UBCF’s mission is to make a positive difference in the lives of those affected by breast cancer, and this includes our responsibility…
Whether it be from personal relationships, economic hardship, or pressure from work, everyone feels stressed out at some point in his or her life. Often, we don’t consider the effects this has on our bodies physically. Headaches, muscle pains and tension, chest pain, fatigue, upset stomach and sleep…
By Vishaaq Mathew As deadly as breast cancer is, advancements in modern medicine have significantly increased the chance of survival over the past ten years [1]. Perhaps the greatest contributor to the decrease of the death rate from breast cancer is the new methods of early detection [2]….
By Francesca Bordei “You are what you eat,” my mother always used to say and now as I get older I find myself saying it to my daughter. We’ve known for years that eating right can help you live longer but sometimes we just don’t do it. It…
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