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Erlanger helps you navigate your breast cancer journey

Erlanger helps you navigate your breast cancer journey

by erlangerhealth | Oct 30, 2018 | Breast Health, Cancer Issues, Regain Health, Women's Health

Approximately 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. That statistic alone can make having a mammogram uncomfortable and scary — but it doesn’t have to be. At the Erlanger Center for Breast Health, our breast cancer navigators are here to help. At the...
So, you have dense breasts. What does that mean?

So, you have dense breasts. What does that mean?

by erlangerhealth | Oct 27, 2017 | Breast Health, Stay Well, Women's Health

If you’ve had a mammogram in the last few years, you may have gotten a letter telling you that you have dense breasts. But what exactly does that mean? In January 2014, a Tennessee law went into effect requiring that women whose mammograms show “heterogeneously or...
After a breast cancer diagnosis: a faster treatment option

After a breast cancer diagnosis: a faster treatment option

by erlangerhealth | Oct 20, 2017 | Breakthrough, Breast Health, Cancer Issues, Regain Health, Women's Health

This year in the United States, an estimated 255,180 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed. That includes more than 5,500 cases in Tennessee alone. But along with being common, breast cancer is also very treatable. When someone is diagnosed with breast cancer,...
Be your own breast friend

Be your own breast friend

by erlangerhealth | Oct 8, 2016 | Breast Health, Cancer Issues, Stay Well, Women's Health

While October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, be sure you’re taking steps every month to protect your breasts.  A year ago, you probably thought you had a good understanding of the screenings you needed for your breast health. At age 40, you’d start having...
How Lynda Hood beat the odds

How Lynda Hood beat the odds

by erlangerhealth | Oct 29, 2015 | Breast Health, Cancer Issues, Erlanger News, Stories of Hope

After giving birth to her daughter, Lynda Hood was focused on the future of motherhood. But shortly after a normal checkup for her 14-month-old little girl, Lynda recognized that she wasn’t feeling quite right herself. Upon a regular breast self-exam, she found a...
Is breast cancer in your genes?

Is breast cancer in your genes?

by erlangerhealth | Oct 12, 2015 | Breast Health, Cancer Issues, Erlanger News, Stay Well, Women's Health

In 2003, Carol Schoner’s mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. You can imagine Carol’s surprise in the wake of her mother’s treatment when, just four years later, she received her own breast cancer diagnosis. Women with a close (first-degree) relative, such as a...
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