October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Live Well New York has a wealth of information from our experts on everything from mammograms to cancer-fighting foods. Explore the links below to find out more:
Predicting Breast Cancer’s Unpredictability Learn what you should be doing in your 20s, 30s, 40s and beyond to reduce your risk for breast cancer from Michael Osborne, MD, Breast Surgeon and Director of Breast Surgery Programs for the Continuum Cancer Centers of New York.
A Real Patient Tells Her Story – Patricia Shabot’s perspective on life can be summed up quite simply: “I’m 66 going on 34,” says the New Jersey jewelry store employee. “Very few things slow me down.” Not even two bouts of breast cancer.
Ask A Doc: When Should I Get a Mammogram? Find out the answer from Breast Surgeon Aye Moe Thu Ma, MD.
Better Imaging Detects Breast Cancer Early Winning the battle against breast cancer is becoming a reality for women of all ages, thanks to diagnostic technology that can frequently detect breast cancer in its earliest stages. “Digital mammography acquires images electronically, resulting in better contrast, so we can often pick up smaller abnormalities before they become cancerous,” says Tamara A. Fulop, MD, Director of Breast Imaging at the Appel-Venet Comprehensive Breast Service at Beth Israel Medical Center.
Alternative Therapies for Breast Cancer According to Roberta Anne Lee, MD, Vice Chair of the Department of Integrative Medicine, integrative therapies for breast cancer not only ease the symptoms and side effects of breast cancer and treatment, they can actually motivate the body’s cells to heal naturally.
Top 5 Cancer Fighting Foods Shayne Robinson, RD, C.S.O, Nutrition Services Supervisor reveals how in the battle to combat cancer, nutrition can be one of our most surprising defense tactics – when it’s used in combination with other strategies.
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