The Breast Views Blog: Canadian Breast Exam Ad

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The Breast Views Blog: Study finds lifelong exercise may halve risk of breast cancer - The Boston Globe

According to this news story that is appearing today around the globe, "exercising for five or more hours a week throughout life can cut a woman's risk of breast cancer by more than half".

Click the link to read the story: Study finds lifelong exercise may halve risk of breast cancer

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Run, Walk, & Roll For Cancer Prevention

Feeling a bit sluggish? Want to do something to improve your health AND contribute to the goal of raising funds for cancer prevention?

Good idea. Here's your next step - click the link my friend.

Run, Walk, & Roll For Cancer Prevention

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Cancer Vixen

For the 101 page graphic novel about "what happens when a shoe-crazed, wine-swilling, big-city girl finds a lump in her breast", you'll want to take some time to read Cancer Vixen.

Click on the link: Cancer Vixen

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: BrCa1 and BrCa 2 Genetic Testing

It is estimated that about 6 - 10% of all breast cancer is genetic in origin - hence your increased risk if someone else in your family has the disease.

But did you know that scientists have isolated mutations on several breast and ovarian cancer-causing genes and that it is possible to be tested for the mutations?

Question is, would you want to know?

The following link leads to a four part story by a young woman who faces this question after learning that her mom has tested positive for BRCA1.

Click: Guide to Genetic Testing.

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Breast Cancer and Pesticides

Despite our city being blanketed in snow and our temperatures dipping into the double digit minus department, the cosmetic pesticide people are gearing up for spring. I've had three calls from 'Weed People' in the last week.

For me it's obvious. If you put poison on your property then you've got poisoned property. As a result, I'm off the phone in the time it takes to say NO thanks!

Its no wonder this story caught my eye. "Susan Teitelbaum, assistant professor in the department of community medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and colleagues recently completed a study looking at the effects of household pesticides on breast-cancer risk among women on Long Island."

Click on the link for a Q and A with Susan. Breast cancer and pesticides

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Get Your Foundations Straight

I know this to be a common mistake. The average person thinks that there is only one charity dealing in cancer/breast cancer fundraising called something like the Breast Cancer Society Foundation. In reality there are hundreds of different charities and charity chapters that are distinct and independent of each other.

The Canadian Cancer Society is not the same as the Breast Cancer Society of Canada. If you're wondering why I'm pointing this out, check yesterday's blog post AND click on this link. Click Here.

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Cosmetics, Chemicals, and Your Health

The Environmental Working Group have been busy little Valentines.

I know this will seem hard to believe but look what they've discovered......

"A major loophole in federal law allows fragrance manufacturers to hide potentially hazardous chemicals in product scents, including substances linked to allergies, birth defects, and even cancer. Because they won't tell you what's in the scents they sell you, we combed through thousands of Valentine's Day gift ideas to bring you products that not only smell great, but that are also free of hidden, potentially hazardous fragrances."

Thank you EWG. Click on the link below for more details.
Cosmetics, Chemicals, and Your Health.

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: The Geography of Breast Cancer

This story from Ms. Magazine questions why there are breast cancer "hot spots" in the United States?

Click here to read The Geography of Breast Cancer.

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Prevent Cancer Now!

Here's a Canada-wide movement to eliminate the preventable causes of cancer. Click the link and explore the site.
Prevent Cancer Now!

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: This Day

Vanessa Turke helped found The Young and the Breastless, a support and advocacy group for young women living with breast cancer. She's also a brilliant artist, model for the Breast of Canada calendar, Breast Ambassador and mom.

The following link takes you Vanessa's most recent art video This Day.

To see a selection of her wonderful work, click on this link.

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Do Breast Exams Flunk?

Here's one of two paragraphs that stood out for me in this story.

"The Cancer Society and others have lead women to believe mammography results in early diagnosis. This is a lie. It takes eight years before a lump is large enough to detect which provides time for cancer cells to spread to other areas. This is not early diagnosis. One critic said it well, "Finding a cancer this way is damage control, not prevention"."

Click on the link to read the entire story.
Do breast exams flunk?

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Is Breast Cancer Awareness a Marketing Sham?

This feature story opens with a very interesting question.

"After 24 years of shocking pink ribbons, it has become impossible not to be aware of breast cancer. But does all that thinking pink really contribute to "The Cure," or is it actually designed to keep us from seeing red?"
Click the link to read more.AlterNet: EnviroHealth: Is Breast Cancer Awareness a Marketing Sham?

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Breast Health Access for Women with Disabilities

According to this story, "women with disabilities often have less access to breast health services than any other group of women, according to the National Women’s Health Information Center." Read more about this issue at the following link: WOMAN TO WOMAN: Breast Health: Be Informed, Be Resourceful, Be Persistent.

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Lymphatic Breast Massage

It's time to take your breast health into your own hands!

Your lymphatic system requires movement for proper drainage and flow. To help enhance the natural movement of your lymph system, consider learning how to do a lymphatic breast massage. The following link provides easy to follow instructions. Lymphatic Breast Massage

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Our Bodies Our Blog

Here's a site that you'll likely want to bookmark. Our Bodies Our Blog is a comprehensive womencentric blog about more than breast health and breast cancer. In fact, you may be familiar with the outstanding series of books: Our Bodies, Ourselves. I got my first edition at age 12. It became my bible. Order yours by clicking on this link: Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era



Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: Dense Breasts

It doesn't matter if your breasts are big or small - but it does matter how dense your boobs are.

I know that this sounds like a bad joke. In fact researchers have determined that breast density is yet another risk factor for women and their doctors to consider when it comes to breast cancer. Click this link to read more details.The denser the breast tissue, the greater the risk of breast cancer: study

Sue Richards

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The Breast Views Blog: The bOOb Lady’s Blog

We've spent much of the last decade trying to think outside the box. Now The Boob Lady is hoping to help us think outside of the bra.

Get the boob scoop on bras, breast health, cancer, breastfeeding, cosmetic surgery, and all the breast! Click here to find out more The bOOb Lady’s Blog.

Sue Richards


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The Breast View Blog: Mastectomy Photos

The following link offers a seven year photographic journey of a breast cancer survivor. The images by Duane Reed are black and white with a strong artistic sensibility.
Gallery Presentation

Sue Richards

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