Abortion coverage Health care reform means covering women, and women need reproductive coverage. ...more

November 20, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said today. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position. ...more

November 16, 2009

Like many breast cancer survivors, Joy Dunn feels compelled to take her personal fight to the next level, to join the larger battle against the disease as a whole. As an admissions coordinator at Life Care Center of New Port Richey, Dunn is a front-row observer of the health care industry. Added to her own experience, she realized that while raising funds and awareness are vital, she could best define her niche by taking the direct approach, to encourage women to face the disease head-on by getting mammograms. ...more

November 3, 2009

There's no mammogram or Pap smear for Alzheimer's disease. Yet an Alzheimer's group is pushing for simple memory screenings in a bid to catch possible warning signs of dementia sooner. ...more

March 7, 2009

There's no mammogram or Pap smear for Alzheimer's disease. Yet an Alzheimer's group is pushing for simple memory screenings in a bid to catch possible warning signs of dementia sooner. ...more

January 10, 2009

When Karen Lewandowski went for her first mammogram two years ago, her physician found a lump in her right breast. She was 44. ...more

August 27, 2008

Regarding "Experts No Longer Urging Monthly Breast Self-Exams" (Nation/World, July 31): ...more

August 4, 2008

March Against Cancer May and Mother's Day have come and gone. The candy has been eaten, flowers have wilted and jewelry put away. However, there is still time to give your mother another gift - a gift of a lifetime. ...more

June 6, 2008

"You have cancer." Those three words will test the spirit of even the strongest person. To hear them twice takes a special resilience. ...more

May 2, 2008

Last year at this time, I was recovering from surgery for early stage breast cancer and reeling from the news that I would have to endure four rounds of chemotherapy. After my first chemo a few weeks later, I was shaky, needed a nap in the middle of the day and couldn't walk more than a few hundred yards without huffing and puffing and calling it quits. ...more

October 26, 2007