‘We’re just a number’: Advocates call on Nova Scotia to reassess breast-screening policy
Advocates are speaking out about Nova Scotia’s breast-screening policies after the federal health minister paused the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
#healthcare #politics #policy #NovaScotia #Health #BreastCancer
https://globalnews.ca/news/11077067/advocates-nova-scotia-breast-screening-policy/
‘We’re just a number’: Advocates call on Nova Scotia to reassess breast-screening policy
Advocates are speaking out about Nova Scotia’s breast-screening policies after the federal health minister paused the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
#healthcare #politics #policy #NovaScotia #Health #BreastCancer
https://globalnews.ca/news/11077067/advocates-nova-scotia-breast-screening-policy/
‘I cried about my breast cancer – but I didn’t throw a pity party’: Anastacia on hardship, hits and humour https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/mar/11/cried-about-breast-cancer-didnt-throw-pity-party-anastacia-hardship-hits-humour #Breastcancer #Popandrock #Culture #Music #Soul
Emma Courtney is a PhD candidate studying #BreastCancer.
Under Trump's anti-#DEI EO, she can't use the words "woman," "female," "barrier," "race" in grant proposals to identify the scope of her work studying women's health or racial barriers to trtmt.
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/10/stand_up_for_science_doge_protests
Restorative, gentle and yin #yoga feels fantastic, now that #lymphedema, #cording and almost all movement restrictions following my #breastcancer surgeries are healed. Being able to move and stretch this body again brings so much joy - even during #chemo.
https://www.europesays.com/1892509/ Artificial intelligence for breast cancer screening in mammography (AI-STREAM): preliminary analysis of a prospective multicenter cohort study #AdaptiveClinicalTrial #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #BreastCancer #CancerImaging #CancerScreening #HumanitiesAndSocialSciences #MachineLearning #multidisciplinary #science
https://www.europesays.com/1888811/ How Sarah Ferguson’s “Honest and Frank” Relationship With Princess Eugenie and Beatrice Helped with Cancer Conversations #Andrew #beatrice #BreastCancer #BritishRoyalFamily #cancer #DukeOfYork #Eugenie #KateMiddleton #PrinceAndrew #PrinceCharles #PrincessBeatrice #PrincessEugenie #QueenElizabeth #RoyalFamilies #RoyalFamily #royals #SarahFerguson
Keiko Honda channeled the mental strength she developed as a cheerleader for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars when she battled breast cancer. Now she's making a return to professional cheerleading. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/04/japanese-nfl-cheerleader-cancer-survivor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #nfl #cheerleading #cancer #breastcancer #health #women039sissues #keikohonda
"Breast cancer can be hidden in mammograms for many women, so doctors recommend additional screenings, which include ultrasounds, MRIs and tomosynthesis, a kind of 3D mammogram...But such screenings cost money, out of pocket, for most women. While one mammogram per year is typically covered by private health insurance plans, they don’t generally reimburse fully for additional screenings."
Inequities in #Cancer treatment. We need to make the world a fairer place. #BreastCancer #equity #Equality
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2830759
Africa: Breast Cancer Cases to Rise By 38 Percent By 2050 - Report: [Premium Times] WHO launched the Global Breast Cancer Initiative in 2021, aiming to reduce breast cancer mortality rates by 2.5 per cent per year, which can prevent 2.5 million deaths by 2040 http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ9g37 #BreastCancer #CancerAwareness #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth #WHO
Africa: Breast Cancer Cases Projected to Rise By Nearly 40 Per Cent By 2050, WHO Warns: [UN News] Breast cancer cases are expected to increase by 38 percent globally by 2050, with annual deaths from the disease projected to rise by 68 percent, according to a new report from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a specialised branch of the World Health Organization (WHO). http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TJ9fPF #BreastCancer #CancerAwareness #Healthcare #GlobalHealth #IARC
Breast cancer diagnoses and deaths expected to surge worldwide, says WHO
“Every minute, four women are diagnosed with breast cancer worldwide and one woman dies from the disease, and these statistics are worsening,” said the IARC scientist Dr Joanne Kim, one of the authors of the report.
“Countries can mitigate or reverse these trends by adopting primary prevention policies … and by investing in early detection and treatment.”
#breastcancer
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/24/breast-cancer-diagnoses-deaths-surge-worldwide-who
My beloved sister Angela passed away on Saturday after a brave 3-year battle with Stage 4 Triple Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer (TNMBC). She was a beautiful soul and wonderful mother. Hug your loved ones - life is short. #fuckcancer #breastcancer
#Breastcancer diagnoses and deaths expected to surge worldwide, says WHO - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/24/breast-cancer-diagnoses-deaths-surge-worldwide-who "Cases in UK set to rise by 21% and deaths by 42%, while globally one in 20 women will be diagnosed with disease"
Caspases have well known roles in #apoptosis, but roles in other cellular processes are emerging... This study shows that #caspase -3 & -7 promote cytoprotective #autophagy in response to non-lethal stress by modulating PARP1 activity in #BreastCancer cells #plosbiology https://plos.io/41xfLVm
Landmark atlas reveals how aging #breast tissue shapes #BreastCancer risk https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250214003148.htm
Bulgarian government facing renewed pressure to fund biomarker testing https://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/news/bulgarian-government-facing-renewed-pressure-to-fund-biomarker-testing/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #breastcancer #cancer #EUCancerPlan #EUPharmaPackage
‘Bachelorette’ alum Katie Thurston diagnosed with breast cancer at age 34: ‘Ready to fight’ https://www.inbella.com/908842/bachelorette-alum-katie-thurston-diagnosed-with-breast-cancer-at-age-34-ready-to-fight/ #BREASTCANCER #cancer #CelebrityIllnesses #CelebrityNews #CELEBRITYSOCIALMEDIA #EntertainmentNews #KatieThurston #RealityStars #TheBachelor #TheBachelorette #tv #Women'sHealth
