Better Health For Women

A Healthy Start to Spring – The Mediterranean Diet If you are looking to try something new for the summer and improve overall health and fitness, consider the Mediterranean diet. Often considered the world’s healthiest diet, the Mediterranean diet is about an abundance of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and olive oil. Protein sources come […] Read More

This post was written by a doctor who is not only involved in diagnosing breast cancer but who is also a breast cancer survivor. Please read her thought provoking article and find out what it is like to be on both sides of the mammogram screening debate…………… “Hey USPSTF: Seeing is Believing Posted on April […] Read More

The United States Preventative Services Task Force is now recommending screening mammograms every 2 years between the ages of 50-74 and no screening for women between 40-49 years of age. Are you aware of what your Doctor’s medical organizations are recommending? See below and find out……….. The American College of Radiology and Society of Breast Imaging announced yesterday with a joint statement that said […] Read More

Colon cancer rates have been decreasing over the last several decades. However recent research suggests that over the last 20 years the disease has been increasing among young and early middle-aged American adults. Of concern are colon cancer rates among men and women between the ages of 20 and 49, a group that generally isn’t […] Read More

Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) is an imaging technology which will change the way breast cancer is being detected. Invented by Dr. Daniel Kopans at Harvard University, this type of imaging is a remarkable improvement over conventional 2D mammographic imaging. With DBT we are now able to image the breast in slices and look at inner […] Read More