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What does fitness look like after a breast cancer diagnosis?
Full confession, I’m a fitness nut. I have worked out almost daily for years. It is not just a physical thing for me. It’s vital for my mental health. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer I took to Google (never…
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Canada’s Task Force Disappoints Canadian Women and Experts with Refusal to Change Screening Guidelines
Last week, the Canadian Task Force on Preventative Health Care announced that it would be standing firm on its guidance that breast screening in Canada begin at age 50. In a symbolic gesture and a small win for those who vehemently…
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Interested in Women’s Health and Patient Advocacy? Here are Two Books I Highly Recommend
I love to read and I’m a voracious reader. I mostly love fiction and can always get behind a good boddice ripper or beach read, I am from time to time drawn to non-fiction works to expand my rapidly shrivelling 59-year-old…
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Welcome to the New AskEllyn
It’s time. After six months in the market, we’re excited to unveil the new home for AskEllyn. We’ve experienced tremendous response since we brought AskEllyn to market last October. With zero marketing investment to date, and through solely organic word of…
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Breast Cancer Incidence in Young Women is Rising and It’s Scary as Hell
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…