Medical Breast Thermography is an FDA approved (since 1982) radiation and compression free procedure that images the breasts to aid in early risk assessment for breast cancer.

The procedure is based on the scientific principle that chemical and blood vessel activity in both pre-canceroustissue and the area surrounding a developing breast cancer is almost always higher than in the normal breast.

With Medical Breast Thermography, state-of-the-art infrared cameras paired with sophisticated computer software, detect, analyze and produce high-resolution images of these temperature and vascular changes. By carefully examining these changes, signs of possible cancer or pre-cancerous cell growth may be evident through early risk assessment often MANYyears prior to being discovered using any other procedure.

Thermography is used world wide in breast heath evaluation and breast cancer risk assessment! Thermography does not replace standard detection methods, but when used as a multi-modal approach (clinical examination, thermography, mammography), peer reviewed studies have shown that 95% of early stage breast cancers can be detected!*

“This technology is especially exciting for young women and those with dense or fibrocystic breasts since mammography is not usually usefull in these cases.  The “wait and see” and “come back in a year” is no longer acceptable” says Mary Kubisewsky, Clinic Director of Thermography Clinic Kitchener Inc., herself a Breast Cancer Survivor. Mary Kubisewsky celebrated 5 years cancer free in November/09 and now dedicates her life to encouraging women to be proactive and take control of their health especially breast health. (more…)

At the ripe old age of 32, I was thrust into the Breast Cancer survivor group. This put me into a category of women I really never expected to be in much less be in at such an early age. Never the less, here I am.

Next to, “How are you feeling” my most frequently asked question is “what can I do to support breast cancer?” I thought it was about time I put together a list of things the average person could do to help.

Pink Power: Susan G Komen Foundation

Frankly, I get chills when I see the pink ribbon. I can’t stand it because I was unlucky enough to go through a bilateral mastectomy during October. (Breast Cancer Awareness Month for those of you blissfully unaware.) Even though this is a painful reminder of how horrible it was for me, it is a good way to support breast cancer.

You can purchase just about anything you want by looking. Kitchen Aide has even teamed up with Susan G. Komen and you can find wonder pink colored products. It is called Cook for the Cure. (more…)

Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in American women and one of the leading causes of cancer deaths in women, second only to lung cancer. Research shows that 13% of all women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Although, no one knows the exact causes of breast cancer, but by educating yourself and taking control of some lifestyle factors, you can lower your risk of developing breast cancer.

Here are five simple things you can  take to reduce your risk of breast cancer:

1. Eat a Healthy Diet

Eating well is also important to improve your health and reduce your cancer risk. Take a good hard look at what you typically eat each day and incorporate the following suggestions to build a healthy diet plan for yourself:

- Add more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains to your diet. These foods are rich in antioxidants which help to prevent cell damage associated with cancer development.

- Processed and red meats: Cutting back on processed meats like hot dogs, bologna, and luncheon meat, and red meats like beef, pork and lamb may help reduce the risk of colon and prostate cancers. These foods are also high in saturated fat, so eating less of them and eating them less often will also help you lower your risk of heart disease. (more…)

American women are very much aware that they stand in the middle of a veritable epidemic of breast cancer. There are many reasons for this including the longest period between puberty and menopause ever seen in human history, low rates of childbearing, environment exposure to chemical estrogens and the simple risk of living too long. As of today the statistics show that 2 in 9 American women will develop breast cancer during some point of their life. In fact around 200,000 American women get this ailment yearly and as much as 50,000 may die due to this disease. Worldwide around 1.5 million women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year and 500,000 die every year.

There is another interesting fact about this disease. It is one of the cancers whose incidence changes dramatically when people migrate and change their dietary habits. Asian women – those from Japan and China are known to have a very low incidence of breast cancer. This is generally attributed to their much higher levels of consumption of soy, seafood and tea. When they move from their native countries to America they acquire the high American levels of cancer occurrence within one generation itself. It is believed that when Asian women move to America they consume high levels of animal fat and low levels of soy, seafood and tea. (more…)

Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer affecting women all over the world. Statistics say that in the United States, for instance, one in every five women is going to develop breast cancer during her life time. The disease usually starts to develop at the age of 50 years and above. However, Breast cancer shows high cure rates and overall survival rates when detected early.

Therefore, several countries are currently conducting mammography screening programs, in addition to other means such as breast self-examination and clinical examination, to help women in fighting the disease. (more…)

You may never believe it but it is the truth. A woman’s weight can be a risk factor to breast cancer? Research has shown that recently. It is therefore better if you are a woman, to do everything within your power to control your weight. But then, the risk of breast cancer in relationship to a woman’s body will be analysed in a question and answer form which so many people had asked several times. Let’s start now.

Q 1: Which parts of a woman was examined for the research?

A: The parts of a woman that were examined as a risk factor to breast cancer are the height, breast size and the body weight.

Q 2: Breast size? How does it lead to a cancer risk?

A: In fact, there aren’t many research records to support this. However, one research showed that lean women of chest size of less than 34 inches but with larger breast, were found to have a higher risk of breast cancer after menopause than women of the same chest size but with a smaller breast size. (more…)

There are no specific explanations as to what causes women to have breast cancer. It usually occurs after they reached their 20s although some cases prove otherwise. The only treatment doctors recommend to prevent it is mammogram which will determine whether or not they have breast cancer. Breast cancer can be caused by few factors such as premature mentrual, late menopause, excessive smoking, drugs or alochol, family history or estrogen therapy.

According to papers, news and internet, breast cancer is a disease that specially targets women irregardless of their age. It is also regarded as the world’s second lethal killer after cancer. For every 10 women, 5 to 6 of them will have a high chance of breast cancer.

Breast cancer usually occurs after women reached their 20s although in some cases, there are teenagers or even children getting it. It is when part of the breast cells become mutated and start infecting the rest of the body. Every year, there are millions of women around the world suffering from breast cancer given their frequent medical checkup statistics provided by hospitals.
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In my last article, I talked about the causes of breast cancer and which category of women are mostly to get it. Now I am going to talk about ways to manage and even avoid cancer without even seeing a doctor. Such as eating the right food, exercising regularly and having a balanced lifestyle and mindset.

In my last article, I talked about the causes of breast cancer and which category of women are mostly to get it. In this article, I am going to talk about ways to manage and even avoid cancer.

The most commonly asked question among women is whether there are really ways to cure breast cancer apart from simply preventing and delaying the cancer cells from spreading. (more…)

In my previous articles, I discussed how I discovered the cancer, my initial treatments, and the chemo. Now, I will discuss how it all came to an end. It was a yearlong battle, and now I can look back and say what really happened.

Follow Up Visits Galore

You would think that after all the surgeries and chemo, I would be done. However, this was not the case. My reconstruction doctor alone wanted to see me every few days then every few weeks. I had to do exercises to make sure the reconstruction went right. It was time consuming and very demanding.

After Chemo Drugs

There are two main drugs given to women after breast cancer, Tamoxifen and Arimidex. I started off on Arimidex because years earlier I had a hysterectomy. However, I needed to get a bone scan because Arimidex could cause bone loss leading to osteoporosis. Turns out, I have severe osteoporosis and I was only 33! (I had a birthday since my original breast cancer diagnosis at 32.) (more…)

Eating or drinking this tasty, nutrient rich fruit might help to slow of stop breast cancer according to a new study published in Cancer Prevention Research. The work identifies a group of phytochemicals known as ellagitannins, abundant in pomegranates, that inhibit the growth of estrogen responsive breast cancers in the lab.

The researchers believe the ellagitannins in pomegranates work by inhibiting a key enzyme (known as aromatase) the body uses to make estrogen, which is suspected of a role in breast cancer growth.

“Phytochemicals suppress estrogen production that prevents the proliferation of breast cancer cells and the growth of estrogen-responsive tumors,” explains researcher Shiuan Chen, PhD, director of the Division of Tumor Cell Biology and co-leader of the Breast Cancer Research Program at City of Hope in Duarte, California. (more…)