
The Mammography Debate
By Marisa Weiss, M.D. on February 19th, 2013 Categories: NewsConfused by all the fighting over the value of mammography? There’s been an active — even fierce — debate about the value of mammography, especially since the November 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations to change screening guidelines to every other year starting at age 50. Breastcancer.org has been a strong proponent of the current guidelines of annual mammography starting at age 40 for …

The Places You’ll Go (After a Diagnosis)
By Jean Kane on February 15th, 2013 Categories: The Breast Cancer JourneyI’m sorry to say so
but, sadly, it’s true
that Bang-ups
and Hang-ups
can happen to you
— from Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go
I love traveling to new places, beaches, mountains, cities, historic sites — they’re all enchanting to me. But the journey I navigated this last year was a far cry from any other I have ever taken.
I was diagnosed …