Breast Cancer Symptoms and Risk Factors

While there is no cure for breast cancer–yet, I believe treatment is more effective when it is detected early. Breast cancer has no borders; it doesn’t discriminate and when I say it doesn’t discriminate I mean it literally, because men can get breast cancer too. Yearly mammograms don’t always detect breast cancer so it’s equally…

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Breast Cancer: Live Well. Be Aware. Be Educated.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Every month should be an awareness month because every woman should do breast self-exams monthly (BSE). If you’re still menstruating, then a few days after would be ideal and if you’re postmenopausal then pick the first or last day of the month so you’re less likely to forget. Breast cancer…

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Avoiding Breast Cancer

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer begins when malignant cells develop in the tissue of the breast. The mere thought of breast cancer is every woman’s nightmare. It is the one area, we as women, can all come together and help each other stay informed. While there is no cure…yet. There are ways…

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