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 [...]

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.

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 [...]