Hello bOObs Bloggettes: A few thoughts on the journey through my film endeavors: My bottom line of both projects is to help people — via education, enabling and empowerment — to take back their health. There’s so much being thrown at us from environmental insults, things in our food, our Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m re-posting this for those of you who have just joined us and/or missed this one; it’s a good overview for the problems we face in screening. Something I sadly concluded while researching my film and upcoming book on breast cancer (BC) screening was this: Today’s screening Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I received a comment from a woman who said it wasn’t totally clear in one of my blogs as to why women had to get a mammogram before an ultrasound, lightly questioning my assertion that it was a “mandatory” prescription on the part of doctors. I know Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Today I’m going to share a few elderly friends’ stories about breast cancer (BC) screening as fodder for any of you with mothers in the age group of 75+. — I previously mentioned my friend who had an irregular mammogram around age 75, but here is a Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Thanks for all the interest in my last blog on cancer and sugar intake. I’ll blog more on preventative cancer measures, etc., in the future. Today, I’d like to blog about mammography again to discuss what researchers/decision-makers are saying about screening frequency both in the U.S. but Read more…
Hello bOObs Blogettes: We have some new people joining our group and I had a lot of interest in my last blog about reversing a bad situation brewing in my breast through lifestyle changes. So I thought I’d repost this blog about how sugar affects our bodies and contributes to Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I was recently asked about what I did specifically to turn my abnormal thermogram around in a year’s time. Here’s the story from beginning to end. Hope it helps some of you if you’re looking to change your lifestyle to a more healthy one:) In 2016, I Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Today we’ll look at the difference between a breast cancer patient being “over”diagnosed vs. “mis”diagnosed. Are they the same thing? No, but there are some overlap considerations. Let’s look closer. We’ve discussed the much over-diagnoses of breast cancer, particularly the Stage 0 precancerous condition of ductal carcinoma Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m reposting this in honor of International Women’s Day as it’s a topic that many, many women on my “bOObs” Facebook page (and elsewhere) ask me about; also, it received much response when last posted. Women want to know: Why do I always have to get a Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Here’s a surprising turn of events in the world of breasts that caught me (and others) by surprise: The American Cancer Society (ACS) no longer recommends Clinical Breast Exams (CBE), during which physicians examine women’s breasts — but their reasoning may surprise you. CBE is an examination Read more…