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Maybe Another Question to Ask Your Patients
July 24, 2008 11:01 AM by Wanda Francisco
Perhaps many of you are already aware of a medication called DES and its effects on women in regards to breast cancer. So maybe I should be a little embarrassed about not knowing about this medication after working in the field for so long, but I am going Read More...
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What Our Hair May Reveal About Us
July 16, 2008 11:01 AM by Wanda Francisco
With any luck, there may soon be a new test available to help with the early detection of breast cancer. This new source of information comes from a very unlikely source: our hair. An Australian company called Fermiscan has come up with a method that Read More...
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A Baby with a Guarantee?
June 30, 2008 8:52 AM by Wanda Francisco
We all know that babies don't come with guarantees or with instruction manuals. But a woman has conceived Britain's first baby to be guaranteed not to get hereditary breast cancer. The young woman decided to have her embryos screened because her husband Read More...
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The Healthcare Crunch
June 26, 2008 8:19 AM by Wanda Francisco
I read a very sad statistic the other day. The article that I was reading estimated that about 45 million Americans were without health insurance at some point last year. With the upcoming presidential election, healthcare coverage is already proving Read More...
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A Blog About Blogging
June 20, 2008 11:19 AM by Wanda Francisco
When I was first asked if I was interested in writing a mammography blog, I was so flattered that I immediately jumped at the chance! I read all of the other blogs on the ADVANCE site and was truly inspired. I must admit that prior to posting this blog, Read More...
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Another Mammography Mystery
June 18, 2008 11:39 AM by Wanda Francisco
If I had a dollar for every patient who asked or commented on the word "Bucky," I would be able to retire by now. How many of your patients have commented, "What a cute name that the machine has!"? Or have you had more patients ask you if "Bucky" is the Read More...
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Are You Taking Too Much Time in That Room?
June 13, 2008 9:03 AM by Wanda Francisco
After you call your patient from the waiting room to the mammography suite and the door shuts behind you both, something that they never prepare you for throughout all those classes you've taken to get you to this point quite often occurs. What I am referring Read More...
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Mammographers Performing Breast Ultrasounds?
June 11, 2008 9:53 AM by Wanda Francisco
There have been many studies published recently regarding the benefits of breast ultrasound, even as a screening tool. Breast ultrasound is a common exam for patients experiencing some type of breast symptom throughout our healthcare system. But who is Read More...
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Expedited Breast Care
June 5, 2008 11:47 AM by Wanda Francisco
The world around us has certainly sped up since I was a child. When I was about seven or eight, I remember after a day of swimming in our pool, my dad suggested we go to this new hamburger place to get Big Macs. Now, fast food surrounds us wherever we Read More...
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Gowns—The Ultimate Accessory
May 30, 2008 8:23 AM by Wanda Francisco
Spring is in the air and what better topic to discuss than gowns! I am sure many of you with teenage daughters would far prefer to discuss gowns related to Prom, but this is a mammography blog, so therefore the topic of this discussion must be those lovely Read More...
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New Hope for Fighting Lymphedema
May 27, 2008 10:05 AM by Wanda Francisco
Lymphedema is a painful and often debilitating side effect of breast cancer treatment. If not diagnosed and managed early in the development stage, lymphedema can increase a patient's risk of infection and other shoulder complications. Swelling can be Read More...
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Battling Complacency
May 19, 2008 8:49 AM by Wanda Francisco
First of all, I would like to say that I work with an incredibly wonderful and caring group of mammographers. Many of them consistently go above and beyond the call of duty when taking care of patients. However, on occasion, complacency rears it's ugly Read More...
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More Mastectomies?
May 16, 2008 8:47 AM by Wanda Francisco
It is always interesting to go back and look at statistics once a new type of imaging has been utilized to help detect breast cancer. Researchers at Mayo Clinic did just that and came up with some very interesting results. The doctors at Mayo Clinic started Read More...
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Beans, Beans the Magical Fruit….
May 13, 2008 8:32 AM by Wanda Francisco
According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Cancer , beans may offer some protection for pre-menopausal women against developing breast cancer. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston examined data received Read More...
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An Aspirin a Day...
May 8, 2008 9:42 AM by Wanda Francisco
There has been a new study published in the online edition of Breast Cancer Research that examines the possible benefits of taking an aspirin a day to help prevent some types of breast cancer. By taking a daily dose of aspirin, women may decrease their Read More...
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