Tag: Breast cancer

Canada’s Breast Cancer Screening Policy Based on Flawed Study, Say Researchers

Thousands of Canadian women in their 40s may have died needlessly from breast cancer due to a lack of access to mammographies as a result of two “skewed” studies that informed guidelines recommending against screening for this age group, a team of researchers says. In a commentary published in the Journal of Medical Screening on…


Medicare Australia Expands Rebate Schemes to Cover IVF Genetic Services, High Blood Pressure, and More

The federal government has expanded funding to allow more Australians to claim relevant Medicare rebates for IVF and genetics, high blood pressure, chronic bowel inflammation, and breast cancer treatment from Nov. 1. Health Minister Greg Hunt said that until now, people in their in vitro fertilisation (IVF) journey who know they carry genetic diseases could…


FDA Approves Merck’s Keytruda Combo for Early Breast Cancer Treatment

Merck & Co Inc. said on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its immunotherapy Keytruda as a treatment for an early form of tough-to-treat breast cancer in combination with chemotherapy. The FDA approval is for treating triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive form of the disease with an increased risk of recurrence….


New Mom Hails Pregnancy for Saving Her Life After Cancer Diagnosis at 31 Weeks Pregnant

A new mom says that her baby saved her life after she was diagnosed with breast cancer at 31 weeks pregnant. Claire Hilton-Ellison, 30, from Liverpool, England, says she regularly examined her breasts during her pregnancy, which led her to spot a “pea size” lump in her right breast. She gave birth to a healthy baby…


Young Mom Beats Breast Cancer With Falun Gong Exercises, Gives Birth to 3rd Child

A young mother felt like she was given a death sentence when doctors said her stage-3 breast cancer was linked to an estrogen disorder, which required “turning off” the functions of her ovaries. Struggling to endure the painful treatments, she battled through scary visions of her own funeral. Fortunately, during the darkest days of her…


Veteran Mom With Aggressive Cancer Endures Chemo While Pregnant, Delivers Healthy Son

A former National Guardswoman was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer during the pandemic; what made the dreadful news more devastating was that she was 10 weeks pregnant at the time. But in the course of intensive chemotherapy, Constance McDaniel, 30, gave birth to a healthy baby boy. It was proof enough to herself, and anyone…


Mom With ‘Incurable’ Breast Cancer Opts for Alternative Treatments, Sees Tumor Shrink

A UK mother battling “incurable” breast cancer has turned to alternative therapies for relief. And it has shown some success. Since introducing vitamins, cannabis CBD oil, mistletoe injections, and a strict vegan diet into her regimen, she has seen her tumor recede. Holly Sherris, from Ingleby Barwick in North Yorkshire, hopes for as much time…