Cancer

Health Facts: No, Abortion Doesn’t Cause Breast Cancer

By NWHN Staff | Aug 7, 2015 | Comments Off on Health Facts: No, Abortion Doesn’t Cause Breast Cancer

Abortion opponents have spent years attempting to frighten women by touting a non-existent link between abortion and an increased risk of breast cancer. There is no evidence of such a link and the claim is not supported by research scientists or breast cancer activists.

Hysterectomy

By NWHN Staff | Jul 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Hysterectomy

A Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of the uterus that may involve removal of the cervix, ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and other surrounding structures. It may be done for a variety of reasons: Uterine fibroids, bleeding, Uterine prolapse and Cancer of the uterus, cervix, or ovaries.

Mammography

By NWHN Staff | Jul 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Mammography

Mammography uses X-rays to take images of the breasts and identify cancer when it’s too small to be felt so it can be treated early and aggressively.

Menopause Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer

By NWHN Staff | Jul 9, 2015 | Comments Off on Menopause Hormone Therapy and Ovarian Cancer

Questions about whether hormone therapy might increase women’s cancer risk – particularly breast and ovarian cancer – have been raised for some time.

Cervical Cancer: Forgotten but Not Gone

By NWHN Staff | Jun 28, 2015 | Comments Off on Cervical Cancer: Forgotten but Not Gone

Did you know that January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month? This year alone, over 12,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with cervical cancer. Over 4,000 women will die as a result of this disease. 

What You Need to Know About the HPV Vaccine

By Rachel Walden | Jul 1, 2013 | Comments Off on What You Need to Know About the HPV Vaccine

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States and is so prevalent that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “nearly all sexually-active men and women will get at least one type of HPV at some point in their lives.”i

Rx for Change: CT Scan Safety

By Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD | Sep 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Rx for Change: CT Scan Safety

Although CT (pronounced “cat”) scans may sound warm and fuzzy, these three-dimensional X-rays expose people to very high doses of radiation. A chest CT exposes patients to more than 400 times the radiation dose than a regular chest X-ray.

Breast Cancer Risks and the Environment: So Much We Don’t Know

By Rachel Walden | May 1, 2012 | Comments Off on Breast Cancer Risks and the Environment: So Much We Don’t Know

A new IOM report reviews evidence on breast cancer and the environment, explains the difficulties of studying environmental factors for breast cancer risk, and recommends future research along with ways to reduce breast cancer risk.

DES: 40 Years of Research With More to Learn

By NWHN Staff | Mar 1, 2012 | Comments Off on DES: 40 Years of Research With More to Learn

A drug prescribed years ago is responsible for health problems today and individuals who were exposed have absolutely no memory of it.  How could they? They were exposed before they were born!

Traveling by Air? Go for the Grope!

By Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD | Jan 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Traveling by Air? Go for the Grope!

Whose silly idea was it to start X-raying people along with the baggage at airports? Most of the media coverage of airport security scanners has focused on privacy issues, but we’re far more concerned about possible health risk: frequent flyers may be racking up increased cancer risk along with their miles, because of radiation exposure.