Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
Support for those diagnosed with breast cancer
Breast cancer knowledge, wisdom and advice by survivors for survivors
It’s too late to spare me, but I have hope that my 23-year-old daughter, 27-year-old daughter-in-law and other young women may someday be spared the trauma and hardship of a breast cancer diagnosis. Immersed in this world thanks to the advocacy work I’m doing and AskEllyn, I am exposed to some of the incredible strides …
I have no family history of breast cancer. I am healthy. I do not have dense breasts. On paper, I did all the things right to prevent breast cancer from occurring. I eat well. I drink socially. I breastfed my children. I also had regular mammograms every two years as advised and performed routine self-exams. …
The Lancet’s Breast Cancer Commission, published on April 15, 2024, predicts that by 2040, the global incidence of new cases of breast cancer will be more than 3 million per year, with the greatest rise of breast cancer deaths globally in low-income and middle-income countries. Currently, there are 2.3M women globally diagnosed with the disease. …
After extensive analysis and debate, the US Preventative Services Task Force has released its final breast cancer screening recommendations, suggesting that all women now get screened for breast cancer every other year, starting at age 40 and continuing through age 74, to reduce their risk of dying from this disease. The USPSTF also urgently calls …
While the overall numbers as a percentage remain small (about 9% of all new cases of breast cancer in the United States are found in women younger than 45 years of age) there is a disturbing trend pointing to a rising incidence of breast cancer in young women in their 20s and 30s. New research …
