How to Perform a Breast Self-Exam

How to Perform a Breast Self-Exam

One in eight women in America will get breast cancer in their lifetimes. Getting a mammogram, which can detect cancer before you can feel a lump, every month is unrealistic, so it is very important to conduct breast self-exams at home to look for any abnormalities....
Breast Cancer Treatment Options

Breast Cancer Treatment Options

The type of treatment that a breast cancer patient receives depends on quite a few factors. The type of breast cancer, how far it has spread and how advanced it is all influence the type of treatment that is appropriate for each patient, along with the patient’s own...
What is a Pap Smear?

What is a Pap Smear?

What is it? Most women in their adult life have had numerous Pap smears. But, what is it? What does it do? A Pap smear is a screening test for cervical cancer. More specifically it is looking for atypical cervical cells, or dysplastic cervical cells. Dysplasia is a...