Tag Archives: breast cancer

Breast Cancer: Early detection versus prevention

From time to time I’ll hear some well-intentioned advice reminding women to “prevent breast cancer with regular screening”, usually referring to getting a mammogram.  While we would probably all agree that with any health disorder an early detection of the problem is half the cure; early detection only allows effective treatment after the fact, not prevention of the problem itself. Which…

The Tutu project

This video tells a great human interest story about how one man decided to support his wife during her breast cancer treatment.  But I think the real message for all of us is that life is too short to worry about being yourself and putting yourself out there, warts and all, when the cause is right.  I don’t think that Bob…

Breast cancer, coffee and alcohol.

     Two recent studies confirm that drinking two of our favorite recreational beverages can improve or worsen breast cancer risk.   It depends on what you drink, and how much.  Alcohol and coffee intake and their associated breast cancer risk were studied in post-menopausal women.  Both studies were from the EPIC study (European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition), looking at 335,000…