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 Read more…
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 Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: When I saw that the American Cancer Society (ACS) stopped recommending clinical and self-exams for breast cancer, I was a wee confused. How can something so fundamental to breast health suddenly be dropped? Let’s investigate… While I am still researching the above topic for my upcoming book Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: So today we’re diving into a deep dark secret of Medicine: Doctors get monetary kickbacks for prescribing things such as mammograms. How do I know this? If you’ve seen my film, you’ll see the paper trail right there on the screen. I was a little shocked when Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: So I’m going to vent a wee bit here regarding how a funky growth on my back with a strange biopsy was treated recently by Modern Medicine. This type of debacle is unfortunately one I keep reliving over and over again, so I decided to write about Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: The memory of my three dear friend’s passing floated through my thoughts this morning so I thought I’d share their breast cancer (BC) stories, as all were quite different. Two were quite inspiring, while the third saddens me to think of it. So while I believe you’ll Read more…
Hello bOObs Bloggettes: I read an interesting article put out by MedPage Today stating that the breast cancer (BC) screening rate has dropped from 74.1% to 67.1% from 2009 to 2016. Let’s look at why this might be so. First of all, the authors writing the analysis for an article Read more…
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: 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…