"mammogram" Articles & Blogs:
Martina Navratilova Aims For Cancer Recovery
| Martina Navratilova, one of the all-time tennis greats, is battling breast cancer.
She announced April 7 that she was diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ, which is a non-invasive form of breast cancer.
She talked about the scary February day she rec...[Read on] |
Will you change your mammogram routine given newly released guidelines?
| Yes, I'm going to hold off on mammograms until I turn 50
No, I'm going to keep on with what I've been doing
No, I'm over 50 years old, so this changes nothing for me
I don't know – I need to talk to my doctor
Other (tell us ...[Read on] |
Celebrate National Women's Health Week!
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by Ellen Newcomb, Program Assistant, National Women's Law Center
Yesterday was the kickoff of National Women’s Health Week and the Office of Women’s Health is encouraging women to celebrate by making positive changes to their lifestyles that wil...[Read on] |
Siemens New MRI Breast Scanner is Pink
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Going for a mammogram is no fun in fact it could be downright painful. Siemens has just announced a new MRI breast scanner, the Magnetom Espree-Pink that will not only reduce the pain but specifically focus on being a dedicated solution for breast exami...[Read on] |
Martina Navratilova battling cancer with Kilimanjaro climb
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Nine-time Wimbledon champion and retired tennis legend Martina Navratilova is refusing to let her recent breast cancer diagnosis slow her down – she’s preparing to climb Mount Kilimanjaro later this year.
Doctors caught the condition in its early s...[Read on] |
Superheroines Get Mammograms, Too
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Marvel just made one bizarre, unexpected decision in merging with the Walt Disney Company. But the comic book super troop recently made another bizarre, unexpected decision–except this one is actually kind of cool.
In July, Marvel released Divas, a...[Read on] |
Some Health Choices That Women Could Do Without
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by Brigette Courtot, Policy Analyst, National Women's Law Center
This post is part of a series on Women and Health Reform.
NWLC’s health and reproductive rights team does a lot of work around the importance of choice. We advocate for reproduct...[Read on] |
Please Give written and directed by Nicole Holofcener
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To me, a new film from writer/director Nicole Holofcener is a reason to rejoice. One reason is because she unapologetically tells stories from a female perspective. But one would be remiss and quite frankly an idiot to paint her work with the chick fl...[Read on] |
My Breast Cancer Awareness Grand Teton Subaru 2010 Outback Eco Adventure
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I was invited to attend the first-ever Subaru Responsible Recreation Excursion September 21 - 24, 2009. Upon my arrival at the Jackson Hole Wyoming airport I was greeted by a staff member holding a Subaru sign and guided to a new 2010 Subaru Outback for ...[Read on] |
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