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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
