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"The Pink-Ribbon Breast Cancer Cult" - A critical look at women's activism and Breast Cancer awareness
I just read this blog post by Barbara Ehrenreich called "Not So Pretty in Pink: The Uproar Over New Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines" (which you can read here and here) and wondered what others t...
Tagged: pink ribbon, women's health, early detection, mammograms, cancer
Started by amanda 1 day ago.
Do Breast Cancer Screenings Prevent Breast Cancer Deaths? 4 Replies
In my blog post of the same name, I discussed the surprising new comments made by the American Cancer Society about the effectiveness of breast cancer and prostate cancer screenings in actually pre...
Tagged: mammogram, cervical, colon, ACS, treatment
Started by amanda. Last reply by DrB Dec 2.
Mammograms - Part II 1 Reply
The controversy surrounding breast cancer screenings, mammography, and breast self exams (BSE) is still going strong. Over the weekend, numerous articles were posted from both sides of the argument...
Tagged: cancer screenings, screenings, breast cancer
Started by Alicia C. Staley. Last reply by Casey Quinlan -MightyCaseyMedia Nov 30.
Breast Cancer Screenings: Yes or No?!
Here we go again. I can barely keep up with all the cancer screening guidelines and recommendations flying around these days. On Tuesday, another breast cancer screening guideline was released by.....
Tagged: WEGO Health, cancer screenings, mammography, NCI, NBCC
Started by Alicia C. Staley Nov 21.
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Comment by Alicia C. Staley on October 8, 2009 at 4:28pm - Hi There! thank you very much for creating this group. I'm looking forward to connecting with other patients and survivors in this new forum!
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