Articles for Tag: "breast cancer"
- October 7, 2013
Tags: Advocate Medical Group, Advocate Health Care, cancer, breast cancer, mammogram, women’s health, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, health, breast health, Dr. Heidi Memmel, cancer survivor, survivor, screening, AdvocateLive, Jeannine Canino-Bieda, Dr. Gale England, journey, stories of the girls, Breast cancer survivor, early detection
Advocate Health Care breast surgeons answer your questions “Live” about breast health.
- October 7, 2013
Tags: Advocate Health Care, breast cancer, Sherman, Advocate Sherman, Advocate Sherman Hospital, Dr. Rachel Baer, breast cancer treatment
There are more breast-conserving surgical options nowadays for women. Find out what they are.
- October 7, 2013
Five years ago at age 36, I was diagnosed with breast cancer. Just two years young in my marriage with an 8-month old, find out how I got through it.
- October 5, 2013
Startling evidence shows that hormone therapy may increase the risk of breast cancer in some women.
- October 2, 2013
The FDA approves a new medication that will give women in the early stages of breast cancer another choice before surgery.
- October 2, 2013
Tags: Advocate Medical Group, cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, lumpectomy, mastectomy, genetic testing, Genes, BRCA 2, double mastectomy, family history, BRCA, breast surgeon
Read how genetic testing helped one family uncover a genetic link to breast cancer that has changed their outlook on health and prevention.
- September 25, 2013
Tags: health enews, Advocate Health Care, cancer, breast cancer, cancer care, marriage, treatment, marital status, cancer support, partner, support group
A new study finds that having a partner through cancer treatment can help improve outcomes significantly.
















