A new study published in JAMA could lead more Black women to seek breast cancer screenings at a younger age. The international study found that more research is needed to determine whether screening guidelines for Black women should lower the recommended age to 42. Currently, women from all ethnicities should start getting biennial screenings
In the US, only skin cancer affects more women than breast cancer. While breast cancer awareness, advocacy and research have greatly improved breast cancer survival rates, early detection through breast cancer screening remains the most effective and accessible way to save lives. What Is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer is a type of tumor that forms
Kristin Meekhof Everyone has a story to tell and for years as a broadcast journalist Ann Murray Paige's job was to tell those stories. Now as a breast cancer patient, she is sharing her own story on film, in speaking engagements, and on the page. Ann is the author of Pink Tips, and was
Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D.Board-certified radiologist; Board member, Lesscancer.org; Author, 'A World Without Cancer' Mammography has been the gold standard for early detection of breast cancer since the 1970s but has been surrounded by controversy more recently. In 2009, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommended that routine screening mammography begin at
by Lindsay Dahl, Deputy Director for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families is a coalition of over 450 public health, environmental, community and parent organizations working to protect American families from toxic chemicals. Lindsal Dahl is the organization's Deputy Director. Agreement is growing across the political spectrum and among scientists, health
Cancer is a very personal thing. Seemingly, whenever the subject comes up, someone has a side, a position, an experience. Not just an experience, but a life changing defining moment in an individual’s life. A disease that for some is not open for discussion, but for many is seemingly the “law” when dealing with or approaching
Joining Suzi Tobias will be Dave Toutant, of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan who along with Tobias will be riding bikes 300 miles from Port Huron, to Mackinac Island, Michigan during the famed Port Huron-Mackinac sailboat race. The bike ride is part of the Less Cancer Challenge 300. Tobias and Toutant start their ride July 20th
New Limits for Arsenic Proposed by F.D.A. by Sabrina Tavernise in the New York Times Health Section reports that the new standard for arsenic, a carcinogen when consumed in large enough quantities, is 10 parts per billion, equal to the level that the Environmental Protection Agency has set for arsenic in drinking water. Experts said
Bill Couzens, founder of LessCancer.org (Next Generation Choices Foundation), has announced that Margaret I. Cuomo, M.D. is a new board member. “We are thrilled and honored to have Dr. Cuomo on our board,” says Couzens. “Dr. Cuomo’s reputation as an advocate for the prevention of cancer, heart disease, and diabetes has earned her
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