by Dr. Kathleen T. Ruddy | Oct 23, 2018
The patient is not real, but her cancer is. Rita is 75 years old. She felt a small, hard lump in her left breast one month ago. Her most recent screening mammogram was done last February and was considered completely normal. There is no history of breast cancer in...
by Vera Gruessner | Dec 6, 2017
Dr. Vincent Tuohy from the Cleveland Clinic and his team have been working on advancing a breast cancer vaccine for patients since 2010 when they published a paper showing their vaccine is effective in preventing breast cancer in 100 percent of animal models. Last...
by Vera Gruessner | Nov 15, 2017
New research shows that hormone therapy works better against aggressive breast cancer cells that express the protein estrogen receptor beta (ERβ), reports Medical Xpress. The new research paper was published in the latest issue of the Oncotarget journal. The...
by Vera Gruessner | Oct 31, 2017
Today is not only Halloween. While we at the Breast Health & Healing Foundation wish everyone a happy and safe Halloween night, we’d like to remember that today is also the last day of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As a community, we must be vigilant in...
by Vera Gruessner | Oct 27, 2017
With Halloween right around the corner, you may be picking up an extra bag or two of candy to prepare for the trick-or-treaters. While we’d like to believe this holiday is centered around costumes, haunted houses, horror movies, and hay rides, we can’t discount...
by Vera Gruessner | Oct 26, 2017
Would you rather get a vaccine that can prevent any potential risk of you getting breast cancer in the future or have a doctor discover a tumor in your breast and undergo chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation treatment? We all know the answer is you’d rather get a...
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