As told to Erica Rimlinger I had my first mammogram at age 35 — my doctor started screening me early because of my family’s cancer history. That mammogram came back clear. Just 12 months later, when I went for my next mammogram, it revealed a large, rapidly growing tumor that had already reached stage 3A… Read More »
Where You Live, Work, Learn and Play Can Affect Breast Health
Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer worldwide. The conditions in the environments where people live, work, learn, play and worship, also called social determinants of health (SDoH), affect breast health and health outcomes. In the United States, 1 in 10 people live in poverty, which means they often have less access to… Read More »
Los lugares en los que vives, trabajas, aprendes y juegas pueden afectar tu salud mamaria
El cáncer de mama es el tipo más frecuente de cáncer a nivel mundial. Las condiciones en los entornos en los que las personas viven, trabajan, aprenden, juegan y rinden culto, llamadas también determinantes sociales de la salud (SDoH, por sus siglas en inglés), afectan la salud mamaria y los resultados médicos. En Estados Unidos,… Read More »
Making It Easier to Access Breast Care
You know the famous air-travel analogy about putting on your own oxygen mask first so you can safely help others? For many women, this also applies when it comes to keeping up with preventive breast care. Screening mammography is the most effective tool for finding breast cancer in its early stages, yet many women find… Read More »
Diversity in Cancer Clinical Trials
In July 2021, Latoya Bolds-Johnson, a physician assistant from the Washington, D.C., area, was diagnosed with stage 3 triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Because of her medical background, Bolds-Johnson knew early into her treatment that she wanted to participate in a clinical trial. But her oncologist never brought up a clinical trial and shut down the… Read More »
