Tag Archives : Mammograms

Women in the United States get breast cancer more than any other form of cancer except skin cancer.  Breast cancer is the second highest cancer death for women according to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Know Your Risk: The exact causes of breast cancer are still unknown.  Doctors cannot explain why one woman develops the disease and another does not.   Risk factors for breast cancer include: Estrogen Hormone [...]

Unless you live under a rock you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Thanks to the efforts of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM) campaign pink is the new color for fall.  Everywhere you look buildings are sporting neon pink ribbons, billboards are plastered with motivating messages and seas of pink are racing around major cities nationwide.   But with all this awareness [...]