Articles for Tag: "breast cancer"
- September 20, 2013
Tags: health enews, Advocate Health Care, cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, kidney cancer, genetic counseling, genetic testing, stomach cancer, liver cancer, Melody Perpich
Everyone wants to know what the future holds for their health. And the answer could be in your genes. Here’s what you need to know.
- September 17, 2013
Tags: health enews, Advocate Health Care, cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, mastectomy, surgery, genetic counseling, Melody Perpich, BRCA1, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, Dr. Barry Rosen, Good Shepherd, genetics, double mastectomy, Angelina Jolie, BRCA2, family history, breast surgery
Find out how genetic testing helped Angelina Jolie make the decision to undergo a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of cancer.
- September 16, 2013
Tags: health enews, Advocate Health Care, MD, breast cancer, cancer care, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, breast health, Dr. Heidi Memmel, Heidi Memmel
New research sheds light on why advanced cases of breast cancer are climbing in women under 40.
- September 10, 2013
Tags: health enews, Advocate Health Care, breast cancer, mammogram, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, screening, tumor, Dr. Vanessa Wear
Find out why researchers say the lives of more young women could be saved if they received mammograms sooner.
- August 29, 2013
Tags: cancer, breast cancer, surgery, Advocate Condell Medical Center, cancer diagnosis, breast surgery, Dr. Michael Cochran
The term “cancer” can strike fear in patients, but could the word itself affect a patient’s chosen course of treatment?
- August 19, 2013
A new study says some women doubt their chances of developing the disease even when their risk factors point that way.
- August 9, 2013
Tags: cancer, breast cancer, cancer care, Downers Grove, Barrington, cancer awareness, elgin, oak lawn
A fleet of pink fire trucks donned with firefighters adorned in pink made special stops at Advocate Health Care hospitals to help raise awareness about cancer and show support for women.
















