breast cancer

Last week the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care released new guidelines for breast-cancer screening for Canadian women: their recommendations are now that women under 50 who have an average risk of developing breast cancer should not have routine mammograms, women 50 and older should have mammograms every two to three years, and clinical breast exams and self exams shouldn't be used.

Including foods like broccoli and mushrooms in your diet regularly can boost your defences against cancer, and help you feel healthier every day

Going under the scalpel to get even; congresswoman Giffords continues to improve; Shanghai’s fake-marriage market; removal of lymph nodes unnecessary in some breast cancer cases; and Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover.http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-tornambe-md/cosmetic-surgery-women-an_b_817531.html

Four ways to be a source of support to a friend with breast cancer

There’s a great scene in the TV show Weeds. One of the main characters has breast cancer and freely uses her condition as an excuse for not keeping up with the other ladies in her yoga class.