Medics Diary

Entries for the ‘breast cancer’ Category

Mammogram Radiation May Put Some Women at Risk

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Low-dose radiation from mammograms and chest X-rays may increase the risk of breast cancer in young women who are already at high risk because of family history or genetic susceptibility, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday.
They said high-risk women, especially those under 30, may want to consider switching to an alternative screening method [...]

breast cancer can caught early by Being breast aware

Whatever your age, size or shape it’s important to take care of your breasts. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, so it’s important to look after your breasts by being breast aware.
Being breast aware is an important part of caring for your body. It means getting to know how your breasts [...]

The latest research in breast cancer

The often cited statistic is that one in eight women will get breast cancer at some point in their lives, but that actually is a misunderstanding. If a woman lives to be 80, she has a 14 percent chance of contracting the disease. At 50, the chance is only about 2 percent. And when breast [...]