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Breast Cancer Also Affects Men

Mike Adams — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:03:04 +0000

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and while all the pink we see on the players during NFL games in October mainly focuses our attention on how the disease affects women and what they can do about it, we should also keep in mind (or learn) that men, too, can contract breast cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, one in 1,000 men will fall victim to the disease, which claims the life of at least one man every day.

Ta Ta's of the Day

Dave Fenix — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:57:11 +0000

OK here’s the deal. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Until the end of the month we will be featuring one pair of Ta Ta’s in an effort to drive awareness and the importance of self-examination, regular check-ups, prevention and hopefully soon a cure for this horrible disease. So help us raise awareness by submitting [...]

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month — 7 Ways to Donate Now

Kathy Landin — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:26:05 +0000

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when health care experts, cancer survivors and research supporters pull out all the stops to make everyone aware of the need for proper breast cancer screenings, better detection tools and more research aimed at finding a cure.

We've gathered some easy ways for you to show your support below.

Are Bigger-Busted Women More Likely to Get Breast Cancer?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 18:00:53 +0000

The size of a woman’s (non-surgically-enhanced) bustline is often determined by DNA. But could bra size also predict a woman’s odds of developing breast cancer? After analyzing data from more than 16,000 women of European ancestry, researchers found a total of seven genetic factors significantly associated with breast size, three of which had already been [...]