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Breast Cancer Screening Common Sense 2

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m reposting this much earlier post as a good overview of what’s occurring in the breast cancer (BC) screening world. Hope it helps some of you: Something I put together while researching my film and upcoming book on breast cancer  screening was this: Today’s screening program sometimes lacks a lot of common sense. Let’s walk through some of the items I encountered in the medical literature, during physician interviews, and real world Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

How Thermography Got a Bum Rap

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I thought we’d get back to basics on thermography. To understand why thermography isn’t more widely used in the U.S. and why your doctor doesn’t know about it or understand it, we need to go back to a 1970s study called the Breast Cancer Detection Demonstration Project (BCDDP), undertaken by the American Cancer Society (ACS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). An overview of the BCDDP study on breast cancer screening, per Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

What is it with Dense Breasts? 3

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m re-posting this important info for those of missed it. It’s one of the first I blogged on. Hope it opens your eyes as it did mine researching it: The dense breast tissue issue (DBT) is HUGE for breast cancer (BC) screening. Why? Because 90% of us have some degree of DBT. Density levels are determined by what a radiologist sees on your mammogram’s X-ray. Degrees of density are broken down like this, Read more…

By jamie, ago

The Truth about Medicine’s Standard of Care

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I thought I’d take a few moments to expand on medicine’s Standard of Care treatment for disease in this blog. I was re-reading an excellent eye-opener of a book today written by Otis Brawley, MD, oncologist and former Chief Medical Officer for the American Cancer Society. (As I’ve mentioned previously, I interviewed Dr. Brawley for my films, a 45-minute interview which proved to be invaluable.) In his book “How We Do Harm,” Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

Thermography: The Basics… 2

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m reposting this in case some of you missed it. I promise I will do a more in-depth look at thermography in the future!:)) Here we go: When I interviewed American Cancer Society’s Dr. Otis Brawley in 2016, he said, “I would love to see even more prevention…” The breast cancer (BC) screening tool of thermography is capable of just that. Let’s see why. Thermography is a U.S. FDA-approved adjunctive BC screening Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

“When Should I Stop Getting Mammograms?”

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’ve blogged about this before, but I found some new info in an old NYT article that my 96 year old mother cut out for me so I thought I’d share it. Like most things having to do with breast cancer (BC) screening, info on the subject of when women should stop screening is all over the map. When the science started to turn to a negative regarding BC screening (the reason Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

Cancer: Some Hope for the Future

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Sadly, today is the thirteenth anniversary of my late husband’s death. He had contracted a non-small cell lung cancer called BAC and was gone within a year’s time. I’ve written about it in bits and pieces and don’t need to repeat the story but it was a miserable way to go. I’m sure all of you know at least one person who met this same end and wondered: Isn’t there a better Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

“The Button”

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’ve had many of you ask how you can contribute to the causes coinciding with my films, which is much appreciated. WayMark Productions is about educating women about breast cancer screening; informing folks about preventative cancer measures; and helping cancer patients live longer and more hopeful lives. My films are to-date entirely self-funded. I’ve therefore set up the following tax-deductible donation capability for those of you who want to help with these Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

Dense Breasts: An Overview

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I’m going to repost this blog as an overview to dense breasts and the problems that ensues with screening: The dense breast tissue issue (DBT) is HUGE for breast cancer (BC) screening. Why? Because 90% of us have some degree of DBT. Density levels are determined by what a radiologist sees on your mammogram’s X-ray. Degrees of density are broken down like this, in ascending order of density: 10% of us have “fatty” Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

Radiation from Medical Scans

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Today I wanted to get back to the discussion of radiation exposure, as anytime you come in contact with medicine these days it seems they want to scan something. Let me first share a few personal stories of my own (some of these have already been shared in past blogs, so excuse the redundancy): Story #1) When I had a swollen lymph gland under my jaw for months, I began to think Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago
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