http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section taftmidwaydriller.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:27:13 +0000 http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section taftmidwaydriller.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more. Wed, 15 Jan 2014 22:27:13 +0000 http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131015/NEWS/131019860/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:42:44 +0000 Alisa Blackwood http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131015/NEWS/131019860/-1/pink On average, mammography will detect about 80 to 90 percent of breast cancers in women without symptoms, said Dr. Debbie Saslow, director of breast and [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131015/NEWS/131019863/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 15 Oct 2013 12:39:21 +0000 By Melissa Erickson http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131015/NEWS/131019863/-1/pink Called "pink nausea" or "pinkwashing," the backlash comes from the heart as survivors and supporters urge us all to Think Before You Pink, which is the campaign started in 2002 by Breast Cancer Action, an education and advocacy organization that views breast cancer as a public health emergency rather than an [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009992/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:09:49 +0000 By Melissa Erickson http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009992/-1/pink While a breast cancer diagnosis is devastating at any age, younger women face some unique challenges.
In 2012, it is estimated that there were more than 2.9 million women living in the United States with a history of invasive breast cancer, according to the American Cancer Society. The median age at the time of breast cancer [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009966/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 01 Oct 2013 14:52:59 +0000 By Jessica Holbrook http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009966/-1/pink Coming in 2014, the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as "Obamacare," could make it easier to detect, diagnose and treat breast cancer. Reforms could make it easier for Americans to obtain — [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009991/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:16:53 +0000 By Melissa Erickson http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009991/-1/pink If you are a woman at risk of developing breast cancer, is removing healthy breast tissue an option for you?
Not all qualify
A prophylactic mastectomy, or preventive mastectomy, is the [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009993/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:14:30 +0000 By Melissa Erickson http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009993/-1/pink A devastating diagnosis to be sure, but breast cancer isn't what it was even 20 years ago. With greater awareness, early detection and advances in treatment, survival rates are on the rise. Survivors will tell you, there is life after the lump.
Sharing lessons learned
Married with a grown daughter, Deborah J. Cornwall was 55, healthy and fit, a primary partner in a small consulting firm with no [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009994/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:12:59 +0000 By Melissa Erickson http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009994/-1/pink In January 2005, Galfi was a physically fit, live-life-to-the-fullest type of person working as a secretary in the counselor's office at West Leyden High School in the Chicago suburbs. She [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009995/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:09:34 +0000 Alisa Blackwood http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009995/-1/pink On average, mammography will detect about 80 to 90 percent of breast cancers in women without symptoms, said Dr. Debbie Saslow, director of breast and [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009996/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:08:10 +0000 By Alisa Blackwood http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009996/-1/pink - Keep living your life: "I found it really easy to not want to go to a business meeting or to something because my wife had breast cancer. But I didn't think that was fair. It was like letting breast cancer win. Don't succumb to the [...]]]> http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009997/-1/pink?rssfeed=true Tue, 01 Oct 2013 08:03:19 +0000 By Melissa Erickson http://www.taftmidwaydriller.com/article/20131001/NEWS/131009997/-1/pink Called "pink nausea" or "pinkwashing," the backlash comes from the heart as survivors and supporters urge us all to Think Before You Pink, which is the campaign started in 2002 by Breast Cancer Action, an education and advocacy organization that views breast cancer as a public health emergency rather than an [...]]]>