Mammograms at 50: A Female Doctor Speaks Out

My father was a radiology doctor who specialized in mammograms, so I grew up around those machines that take two perfectly good knockers and squash them into Swedish pancakes. Dad used to joke that if women were in charge of medicine, men would have to stick their penises between two plates and get “manograms” after [...]

Mammograms: Just Do It. Here’s Why.

Despite the American Cancer Society’s chief medical officer’s contention in the New York Times that the benefits of cancer screenings were exaggerated by the medical profession (!!), do yourself a favor:
Get one anyway.
Here’s why:
According to the Cancer Society’s own guidelines, women over 40 should keep having mammograms every year, because seven studies have shown that [...]

Breast Cancer Beauty

Pamper and primp with a conscience this month by adding these breast cancer research-supporting products to your makeup bag.

Fab Fashions Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month

This month, take a moment to help raise awareness about this devastating disease by using your purchasing power to support products that benefit breast cancer research.

One Woman’s Compelling Story Of Survival

Stage IV metastatic breast cancer survivor and advocate, Stephanie Robin, is on a mission to save lives.  Stricken with Stage II breast cancer in 2004 at age 36, Stephanie was shocked to learn that she was a carrier of the breast cancer (BRCA) gene and continually meets others who are unaware that such a gene [...]

Five Things You Should Know About Breast Cancer

Your Lifetime Risk Of Cancer (What The Hell Does that MEAN?)
We all hear the scary statistics- one in eight women will get breast cancer in her lifetime. Which is true, but misleading. So what does it mean?  Yes, the lifetime probability of developing invasive breast cancer (the kind that can getting into your lymph nodes [...]

Single Moms We’re All in this Together

As the economy has been crumbling down around us and houses are being foreclosed on in the blink of an eye-we’re all struggling to come to grips with our futures and those of our children.  But what I’ve found incredibly telling is that– this bail-out package which is being passed in Congress- is essentially everyone of us- being [...]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Beauty for the Cause

In the spirit of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Single Minded Women has rounded up 10 top-notch beauty products that will help support the cause. Whether it’s a limited-edition lipstick or a bewitching fragrance, these good-hearted breast cancer beauty products each go a long way towards finding a cure. When’s the last time you could say [...]

The Environment and Breast Cancer: What’s the Connection?

Breast cancer is the leading type of cancer in women in the United States, and the leading cause of death in women between their late thirties and early fifties.* Breast cancer incidence rates continue to rise worldwide, with the highest risk in industrialized western countries.

Studies that show increased risk for women who move from low-incidence [...]

Closing In On A Killer: Cancer

I lost my mother, father, and mother-in-law to cancer. I’ve lost dear friends to cancer, and last year had my own cancer scare when I was found to have tonsillar cancer.
Blessedly, my cancer was found in time, completely encapsulated, having not spread into other areas of the throat. I was just lucky. And now I [...]

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