Breast Cancer Stages and Survival Rates by: Moses Wright
Where the disease has not metastasized, the five-year survival rate for women suffering from breast cancer is about 86%. That percentage means that 86% of women who develop breast cancer live for at least fi...
Early Detection Yields High Survival Rate For Colon Cancer Patients by: M. Jedediah
Thanks to highly reliable tests as well as more frequent testing, colon cancer has become known as one of the least deadly cancers. If caught in its earliest stages, this type of c...
Does Breast Cancer Awareness Saves Lives? by: Riley Hendersen
As Sidney Poiter said on the Oprah Winfrey show in March 2007, "I was left with the responsibility to effectuate my own survival." As adults, we're all accountable for our own survival. Yet as decent ...
The Facts About Breast Cancer by: Ann Knapp
The causes of breast cancer are not completely understood, although it is clear that a woman's age, gender and lifetime exposure to estrogen and her age at the time of her first childbirth can play an important role. Bec...
Increasing Your Chance Of Survival By Recognizing Breast Cancer Symptoms by: Riley Hendersen
The statistics are staggering; one in eight women in the United States has either had or will have breast cancer during her lifetime. The National Breast Cancer Foundation...
Gift Giving for Breast Cancer Patients and Their Families by: Adriana Copaceanu
Did you know that each year, 182,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 43,300 die? One woman in eight either has or will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. In addition, 1,6...
African American Women Need Earlier Screening for Breast Cancer by: Drahcir Semaj
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death for women, ages 40-55, and African American women under the age of 45 are more likely to develop breast cancer than any other group ...
Ways Of Detecting The Early Stages Of Breast Cancer by: Kerris Samson
As many doctors will tell you where most diseases or health issues are concerned, the methods for fighting them is by prevention, being aware and early detection. Therefore if are aware that ther...
The Fight Against Breast Cancer by: Catherine Harvey
Among some of the bigger reasons for a payout from private health insurance companies is for the incidents of breast cancer. Currently, this disease kills 1200 women and 100 men in the UK every year. These figur...
Alternative Treatments For Breast Cancer by: Eric Cho
It is shocking to live with breast cancer statistics rising to 1 in 8 women developing some form of breast cancer in their lifetime. Women 50 and older are at the greatest risk. Breast cancer is usually detecte...
Breast Cancer & Pregnancy by: Keith Londrie
It is of prime importance that the obstetrician's take a thorough breast examination of pregnant women to detect breast cancer. Often, the diagnosis is delayed because doctors and pregnant women assume that lumps in the ...
Waging a Battle With Breast Cancer Treatment by: Riley Hendersen
Breast cancer affects one in eight women during their lifetime; incredibly, it is estimated that just over a million people throughout the world - women and men alike - will be diagnosed during this ...
Pink Ribbon Jewelry For Breast Cancer by: John Caldwell
Since time immemorial, diamonds have been presented as the greatest symbol of love. They're a woman's best friend, so in line with this we at Diamond Safe have come up with a very special collection to show l...
Breast Cancer: Steps To Aid In Early Detection by: Donna Rivera-Loudon
I learned some interesting facts about breast cancer that I feel every woman should know. The sources I used for this article included the American Cancer Society, The National Cancer Institute,...
Saving Lives Through Breast Cancer Awareness by: Riley Hendersen
The insidiousness of breast cancer is without parallel - affecting over a million people a year worldwide and claiming the lives of women at a rate second only to lung cancer. As women battle for the...
