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Carey Acosta, Lactation Consultant with Homestead Hospital says some of the benefits of breast feeding for a mom are lowering the risk of diabetes and heart disease, and lowering the risk of breast, ovarian and uterine cancer.

She also …

Why do women get a preventive mastectomy?Ask Hanna

Preventive mastectomy, done to reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, involves the surgical removal of one or both breasts. This procedure, also called prophylactic mastectomy, was in the news recently when actress Angelina Jolie announced her decision to undergo …

Why should I stop smoking?Ask Hanna

The percentage of US adults who smoke cigarettes has been decreasing over the past several decades. In 1965 approximately 42% of adults smoked cigarettes as compared to 18% today. In spite of warnings regarding health risks associated with smoking, however, …

What is the best type of screening for breast cancer?Ask Hanna

Two of the leading organizations issuing guidelines for cancer screening, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and the American Cancer Society (ACS), have separately made recommendations for the early detection of breast cancer.  In both cases, data from …

What are the risk factors for Breast Cancer?Ask Hanna

A risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Some of these risk factors can be modified, while some can’t be changed. For example, even though breast cancer does occur in males, being …

What are some things I can do to lower my risk of Breast Cancer?Ask Hanna

Last article we looked at several factors that increased a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer but could not be changed. The purpose of this was to encourage women at increased risk to receive screening measures beyond those developed for …

What is fibrocystic breasts disease?Ask Hanna

Whether called fibrocystic breast “changes” or fibrocystic breast “disease”, it’s a problem that affects up to half of all women at some point during their lives.  Currently, most doctors just refer to women as having fibrocystic breasts, since it really …