DrSugar is in the house! This week she's explaining how mammograms work and why they're important. This week on DrSugar, I'm going to discuss the hows, whys, and whens of mammograms. Inspired to research the topic given my positive family history of breast cancer in my grandmother, I wanted to share the information I found with FitSugar readers to help clear up any confusion you may all have on Read more

When the new guidelines for breast exams came out late last year, I admit that I was surprised. They were announced just as National Breast Cancer Awareness month was ending: women in their 40s should no longer have annual mammograms, and women between the ages of 50-74 should have one exam every other year. The United States Preventive Services Task Force also recommended that doctors stop Read more

Ever had the refrigerator door slam shut on your naked boob? Yeah, me neither, but I had a mammogram. Once described to me as such, I also heard it was like a steamroller pressing a breast into the pavement. While it was far from comfortable, it was certainly not the torture chamber I envisioned. Before undergoing the procedure, I asked the technician how she would describe the pain. She laughed Read more

Supporting your girls with a great sports bra is important for your workouts, especially jumping plyometrics. When you hit 40, you're going to need to take photos of them too. Yep, I'm talking about a mammogram. This soft tissue x-ray is recommended annually for every woman over 40, and if you are at risk for breast cancer (if your mother or sister has had it, for instance), you start the process Read more

Many people pay a lot of money for medical expenses. Kiplinger shares a couple of ways to cut your health bills. Spend less on drugs Switching to generic drugs is one of the easiest ways to save — especially now that some big-name medications, such as Lipitor, have gone generic (see Brand-Name Lipitor at Generic Prices). Some brand-name drugs don’t have a generic clone but do have a Read more

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Nine-time Wimbledon tennis champion Martina Navratilova revealed on Good Morning America this morning that she has breast cancer. Martina, 53, was diagnosed in February with an early form of breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). DCIS starts as a growth of cancerous cells in the milk ducts, and thankfully in Martina's case the cancer did not spread to actual breast tissue. The Read more

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DrSugar is in the house! This week she tackles the topic of different sized breasts. This week on DrSugar, we round out our series on women's health issues with a discussion on breast size asymmetry — this is a surprisingly common concern among female adolescents and even adult women! Breast size asymmetry is when a woman's breasts are different in size and is defined as a difference of form, Read more