Showing posts with label Mammograms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mammograms. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
TUESDAY TIPS - Awareness Information: Early Detection, and Mammograms
This month (breast cancer awareness month), I've gathered up everything I've come across that has to do with breast cancer awareness. Here are a few of the things I've found...
From the American Cancer Society:
Five Things To Tell Your Friends About Breast Cancer
1. ALL women can get breast cancer - even those with no family history of the disease.
2. The TWO most important risk factors are being a woman, and growing older.
3. Women diagnosed with breast cancer EARLY, when the cancer is small and has not spread, have a high chance of surviving it. Getting a mammogram is the best thing you can do to help find breast cancer early. If you notice any breast changes, tell your doctor without delay.
4. You can help reduce your chances of having breast cancer by doing regular physical activity, keeping a healthy weight, and limiting the amount of alcohol you drink.
5. Through early detection and improved treatments, more women than ever are surviving breast cancer and celebrating more birthdays.
Three Steps To Finding Breast Cancer Early
1. Mammograms - yearly mammograms are recommended starting at age 40, and continuing for as long as a woman is in good health.
2. Breast Exam - breast exams by your doctor or nurse should be part of a health exam about every three years for women in their 20s and 30s, and every year for women 40 or older.
3. Breast Self-Awareness - Women should know how their breasts normally look and feel and report any breast change promptly to their doctor or nurse. Breast self-exam is an option for women starting in their 20s.
Women with certain risk factors - family history, genetic tendency, or certain other factors - may need to be tested with MRI in addition to mammograms. (The number of women who fall into this category is small - less than 2% of all the women in the US). Talk with your doctor about your history and whether you should have an MRI.
If you are due for your annual mammogram - schedule it NOW! October is a great month to remember to get your checkup. A mammogram saved my life - it could save yours, too.
-Kara
From the American Cancer Society:
Five Things To Tell Your Friends About Breast Cancer
1. ALL women can get breast cancer - even those with no family history of the disease.
2. The TWO most important risk factors are being a woman, and growing older.
3. Women diagnosed with breast cancer EARLY, when the cancer is small and has not spread, have a high chance of surviving it. Getting a mammogram is the best thing you can do to help find breast cancer early. If you notice any breast changes, tell your doctor without delay.
4. You can help reduce your chances of having breast cancer by doing regular physical activity, keeping a healthy weight, and limiting the amount of alcohol you drink.
5. Through early detection and improved treatments, more women than ever are surviving breast cancer and celebrating more birthdays.
Three Steps To Finding Breast Cancer Early
1. Mammograms - yearly mammograms are recommended starting at age 40, and continuing for as long as a woman is in good health.
2. Breast Exam - breast exams by your doctor or nurse should be part of a health exam about every three years for women in their 20s and 30s, and every year for women 40 or older.
3. Breast Self-Awareness - Women should know how their breasts normally look and feel and report any breast change promptly to their doctor or nurse. Breast self-exam is an option for women starting in their 20s.
Women with certain risk factors - family history, genetic tendency, or certain other factors - may need to be tested with MRI in addition to mammograms. (The number of women who fall into this category is small - less than 2% of all the women in the US). Talk with your doctor about your history and whether you should have an MRI.
If you are due for your annual mammogram - schedule it NOW! October is a great month to remember to get your checkup. A mammogram saved my life - it could save yours, too.
-Kara
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
TUESDAY TIPS - Mammograms save lives! "Just GO"
The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported that Utah has the second lowest breast cancer screening rate in the U.S.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for Utah women, according to the American Cancer Society, and mammography is the only test shown to reduce mortality. If you'd like to read about the new "Just GO" campaign, urging Utah women to get their mammograms, go to:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51561964-76/cancer-women-breast-utah.html.csp
A mammogram SAVED MY LIFE!!! I hope you'll share this article with the women in your life.
Also, take a minute to click on the button on our right side bar that says: "Give a woman a free mammogram" - you can click daily, and it only take a few minutes.
Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for Utah women, according to the American Cancer Society, and mammography is the only test shown to reduce mortality. If you'd like to read about the new "Just GO" campaign, urging Utah women to get their mammograms, go to:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/51561964-76/cancer-women-breast-utah.html.csp
A mammogram SAVED MY LIFE!!! I hope you'll share this article with the women in your life.
Also, take a minute to click on the button on our right side bar that says: "Give a woman a free mammogram" - you can click daily, and it only take a few minutes.
Monday, April 4, 2011
MONDAY MOTIVATION - Click For Your Mama Video
Just saw this video on facebook. Love it!! If you look down on the right hand sidebar of our blog, you'll find a place to click that will take you to the Breast Cancer website, where you can click once a day to help women in need with FREE mammograms.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
TUESDAY TIDINGS - 6 Breast Cancer Facts
The following breast cancer facts were found in a pamphlet called "Health Connection", put out by Good Neighbor Pharmacy in October 2010...
Studies have shown that eating more fruits and vegetables helps protect against all kinds of cancer, including breast cancer.
Regular exercise can lower your risk of getting breast cancer by as much as 20 percent.
Try to limit yourself to less than one alcoholic beverage per day to help reduce your breast cancer risk.
Consider losing weight - obese women are more likely to get breast cancer than women who are lean.
Breast-feeding lowers the risk for breast cancer among women with a family history of the disease.
Mammography can detect breast cancer in the early stages when it is most treatable.
Studies have shown that eating more fruits and vegetables helps protect against all kinds of cancer, including breast cancer.
Regular exercise can lower your risk of getting breast cancer by as much as 20 percent.
Try to limit yourself to less than one alcoholic beverage per day to help reduce your breast cancer risk.
Consider losing weight - obese women are more likely to get breast cancer than women who are lean.
Breast-feeding lowers the risk for breast cancer among women with a family history of the disease.
Mammography can detect breast cancer in the early stages when it is most treatable.
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