http://www.piedmonthospital.orgBreast Healthen-us10080avizon@photobooks.comSat, 4 Feb 2012 08:30:14 ESTMon, 16 Jan 2012 14:02:24 ESTPhotobooks CMS2http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1202bh.mp3Drugs that help prevent the recurrence of breast cancer can cause such unpleasant side effects that many women stop taking them. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1202bh.mp3Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:02:24 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1112bh.mp3A new study confirms that using radiation therapy after a lumpectomy dramatically reduces the chances that breast cancer will recur, and substantially cuts the death rate. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1112bh.mp3Tue, 15 Nov 2011 10:48:55 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1111bh.mp3Better screening may be one reason that women with BRCA mutations are being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier today than in previous generations. Another reason is that the mutation may trigger the cancer at an earlier age. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1111bh.mp3Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:19:19 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1110bh.mp3Because of the health risks associated with hormone therapy, many women abandoned hormone drugs five to 10 years ago. Those same women now appear to be skipping their annual mammogram. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1110bh.mp3Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:11:04 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1109bh.mp3The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has released new guidelines for mammography that call for annual mammograms for all women, beginning at age 40. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1109bh.mp3Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:34:07 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1108bh.mp3Women who get silicone-gel breast implants shouldn’t be surprised if they need to have them removed a decade down the road, the FDA says. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1108bh.mp3Thu, 14 Jul 2011 14:50:23 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1107bh.mp3Go brew yourself another cup of coffee – you may be lowering your risk for an aggressive form of breast cancer. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1107bh.mp3Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:07:29 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1106bh.mp3Women who have completed therapy for breast cancer often suffer from fatigue – a result of stress caused by a continuous shifting between “fight-or-flight” and “resting” patterns during treatment.http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1106bh.mp3Mon, 16 May 2011 12:37:13 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1105bh.mp3Obesity in menopause boosts a woman’s risk for a type of breast cancer tied to the hormone estrogen. Those excess pounds may also increase the risk for an aggressive breast cancer that’s not influenced by hormones. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1105bh.mp3Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:41:52 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1104bh.mp3For a woman with an abnormal mammogram, the next step is usually a biopsy to look for cancer cells. But in many cases, doctors are choosing a more invasive surgical biopsy over the preferred procedure – a needle biopsy. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1104bh.mp3Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:53:33 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1102bh.mp3The argument for yearly mammograms for forty-something women is now a bit stronger. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1102bh.mp3Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:37:19 ESThttp://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1101bh.mp3Knowing your father’s family history of breast and ovarian cancer is just as important as knowing your mother’s history, experts say. http://www.piedmonthospital.org/diw/gspodcasts/1101bh.mp3Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:12:30 EST