Researchers have unveiled new data that they said would help better assess breast or ovarian cancer risks in women, identifying the advantages of early detection and lifelong monitoring. The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), involved nearly 10,000 women with the most common mutations — 6,036 with BRCA1 and 3,820 … Read more
Becoming pregnant after a diagnosis of breast cancer does not raise the risk of the cancer returning, said the largest study of its kind to date, released Saturday at a major cancer conference. The study included 1,207 women under age 50 who had breast cancer that had not spread elsewhere in the body. Most of … Read more
Becoming pregnant after a diagnosis of breast cancer does not raise the risk of the cancer returning, said the largest study of its kind to date, released Saturday at a major cancer conference. The study included 1,207 women under age 50 who had breast cancer that had not spread elsewhere in the body. Most of … Read more
The First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the construction of a three-storey hostel to accommodate parents taking care of their children with cancer at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in Accra. The project, estimated at GH¢2 million, is expected to have 30 beds. The sod-cutting ceremony marked this year’s International … Read more
Being diagnosed with breast cancer is a life-changing experience. It can be tremendously difficult to accept the accept for the first time and even harder to know how to proceed, no matter your prognosis. While everyone’s journey is unique, knowing that others before you have been through something similar can give you the guidelines , … Read more