On AlterNet: breast cancer
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "breast cancer"
Naomi Freundlich, Health Beat. November 19, 2009.
Controversial new recommendations on breast cancer prevention have caused a stir in the women's health community. But do yearly mammograms really change death rates?
Christina Hernandez, ColorLines. October 22, 2009.
With the Latino population set to triple by 2050, expert warns of cancer "train wreck" tied to issues including the lack of health insurance.
Naomi Freundlich, Health Beat. October 21, 2009.
New research suggests that mammograms may lead to the over-treatment of some breast diseases while missing lethal cancers. Is there a better answer?
Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. June 25, 2009.
I guess hard evidence is easy to ignore when you don't really believe in science.
Abby Christopher, AlterNet. December 4, 2008.
More radiologists are shying away from breast imaging, creating longer waits that may be leading women to put off or forgo screenings.
Maggie Mahar, Health Beat. November 27, 2008.
Americans are bombarded with messages announcing that death and danger are just around the corner. Reality is usually much different.
Lucinda Marshall, AlterNet. October 23, 2008.
While the media sound alarms about breast cancer's links to lifestyle choices and genetics, a much more likely risk factor is going undiscussed.
Alice Alech, The Wip. August 28, 2008.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with one in nine women affected at some stage in their lives.
Anne Landman, PR Watch. June 14, 2008.
"Shopping for a cure" often does more harm than good. Don't let slick advertisers sucker you into it.
Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: Health and Wellness. February 26, 2008.
Socioeconomic status may not be to blame.
Dr. Susan Love, Sue Rochman, Ms. Magazine. January 2, 2008.
Women should demand more inventive breast-cancer research -- not just more MRIs.
Lucinda Marshall, AlterNet. October 24, 2007.
October is an awareness month for breast cancer and domestic violence. Yet media coverage shows we'd rather be aware of breasts, even sick ones, than talk about abuse.
Amy Goodman, Truthdig. October 10, 2007.
Troy Davis faces death by lethal injection in Georgia for a crime with questionable evidence, and his sister, Martina Correia fights alongside him while also battling breast cancer.
Diane Cochran, The Billings Gazette. June 6, 2007.
Mammograms are an important tool for detecting breast cancer, but they're far from foolproof. An increasing fear of lawsuits means fewer radiologists are willing to read the tests.
Heather Gehlert, AlterNet: PEEK. March 28, 2007.
Heather Gehlert: A new large-scale study offers another reason to limit meat-eating.
Lucinda Marshall, AlterNet. January 23, 2007.
Breast cancer is the only disease we try to eradicate by going shopping. But does all that thinking pink really contribute to "The Cure"?
