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Doctors’ Digital Breast Exams: A thing of the past?

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 performed by a doctor, usually during an annual physical, where they visually examine for problems but also palpate for tumors or abnormalities in the breast. Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

Non-invasive Liquid Biopsies: Good News!

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: There seems to be an abundance of bad news in the world right now and I’ve been blogging on some pretty tough subject matters lately. So I wanted to change course and give you some good news! The marvel of molecular medicine has come up wth something called “liquid biopsies.” This is important for you to know about if, God forbid, you or a loved one should ever get a cancer diagnosis. Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

Can breast cancer go into remission if left alone?

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I was so thankful to discover this in the book “Busting Breast Cancer”:  A significant number of invasive breast cancers (BC), if left undetected by mammography, might disappear on their own. The authors of a 2008 study said their research concluded that “…the possibility that the natural course of some screen-detected invasive breast cancers is to spontaneously regress.”  This of course led to much back-and-forth squabbling in the citation’s comments section. A surprising number Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

Seeding Cancer During Biopsies: A Tragic Tale

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: This is another one of those topics that is little frightening to hear, but one I feel women (and men) should be aware of prior to this procedure: When women are sent for a biopsy following a suspicious breast cancer screening, there is a chance that the biopsy itself may set cancer metastasis in motion. Let’s look at how this happens. Biopsies can be conducted two ways: extracting tissue samples from the Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

History of Breast Cancer Screening 101 (Part I)

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Today we’ll look at a VERY brief and interesting review of the most important breast cancer (BC) screening studies and look at the back and forth discussions in the medical literature through the years. The first study that set mammography’s controversy into motion was the “HIP study” — the only large, randomized control study carried out in the U.S. to-date — initiated in 1963. While a 15-year follow-up analysis of HIP showed Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

“Are my bras and deodorant killing me?” 2

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: We’ve had a lot of people join our group (welcome and thank you!) so I thought I’d repeat this blog: Today we’ll take on a couple of breast health issues many women are puzzled and concerned about, such as aluminum in deodorant and underwire bras causing breast cancer (BC). Short answer is: Yes, you have cause for concern. Here’s why: BRAS — During interviews with several physicians in my film, they all Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

The Many Myths of Breast Cancer Screening

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: Today we’ll look at some of the myths of breast cancer (BC) screening and how these myths most likely came to be. Just considering mammography, there are, to name a few:  myths regarding radiation amounts (much higher than we’re told); misstatements such as “mammography is early detection” when in fact it is really “early stage detection”; misperceptions that mammograms don’t induce breast cancer (actually they’re quite capable of this, per the literature); Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

White House Cancer Moonshot: Take 2

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: On Wednesday, the White House announced they are going to take up their “Cancer Moonshot” program for a second time — and with an updated agenda that aligns with “bOObs” mission. The original Moonshot program was undertaken in 2016 by the then-VP in memory of his son who died of brain cancer. Most of the $1.8 billion in funding spent over those 7 years went to immunotherapy (which strangely seems to have Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

How to Relax with a Ticking Time Bomb

Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I just had coffee with a friend of mine who is a 10-year survivor of Stage 3 breast cancer (BC) — Yayyyy!  I exclaimed when she told me. But then the look on her face changed. She was anxious because she was afraid the cancer might return. Let’s look closer at her story. My friend was anxious of her cancer returning even though she’d had a mastectomy of the breast with the Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago

Going Deep on Dense Breast Tissue (part 2)

Hello bOOb Bloggettes: Let’s continue from where we left off with the last blog on dense breast tissue (DBT) and how it affects both you and your breast cancer (BC) screening. First fun fact: Women with DBT are 3 to 6 times more likely to develop BC in their lifetime. And the denser your breasts are, the higher your risk of BC. Let’s look at why this might be so. I had to go deep into Read more…

By Megan Smith, ago
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