Women Receive “Good News” on Mammography Screening But Is it Really Good News?

Women Receive “Good News” on Mammography Screening But Is it Really Good News?
Women Have A Safe Alternative to Mammograms to Maintain Annual Screenings
For immediate release from the American College of Clinical Thermology.
 Women of all ages received good news with the recent revision of the government recommendations for screening mammography.  The US Department of Health and [...]

Alternative to Mammograms

Sunday, November 22, 2009
The Record
Alternative to mammograms
In view of the recent U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations concerning new guidelines for having mammograms, some vital information for women needs to be presented. The new guidelines are for the general population, not those at high risk of breast cancer because of family history or gene [...]

90% of Breast Conditions are Not Cancer

 Content from ACCT website
90% of Breast Health problems are benign – not Cancer.
Abnormalities may include:

 CYSTS

They are  NOT  related to breast cancer.
 About 60% of women will have at least one cyst during their lifetime.

Cysts are collections of fluids in breast tissue.

They are usually small and do not cause problems, but may increase in size, form a [...]