Togus nursing official battled cancer while still working, gaining master's - Kennebec Journal
27 May 2012, 10:50 pm
Anderson enrolled in St. Joseph's master's degree program in September 2008. Six months later, in March, she was diagnosed with cancer in one breast after a mammogram at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick. "I remember I had my mammogram and they ...

Nurse earned master’s degree while battling cancer - Morning Sentinel
27 May 2012, 10:50 pm
Anderson enrolled in St. Joseph's master's degree program in September 2008. Six months later, in March, she was diagnosed with cancer in one breast after a mammogram at Midcoast Hospital in Brunswick. "I remember I had my mammogram and they ...

How perfectly healthy people are turned into patients - Record
24 May 2012, 11:08 pm
What could possibly be wrong with having a mammogram? Or a PSA test for prostate cancer? Even a full body CT scan? Finding the signs of illness before it strikes you down is always the best course of action — isn’t it? You might have similar thoughts ...

Memorial’s Mobile Mammography Coach To Visit Decatur - Chattanoogan
22 May 2012, 7:50 pm
Memorial Health Care System’s Mobile Health Coach will provide mammogram screenings for women at Piggly Wiggly in Decatur, Tn., on Friday, June 8, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Ladies age 40 and over who have not had a mammogram in the last 12 months are ...

Jury finds in favor of doctor in local woman’s lawsuit - Livingston Enterprise
22 May 2012, 6:52 pm
Eight of 12 jurors determined Dr. W. Allen Hill, who is now retired in Red Lodge, was not negligent in his reading of a mammogram for patient Rochelle Moody. Four jurors said they believed Hill was negligent. Juries do not have to be unanimous ...

Free mammograms in Lynchburg in June - WSET
22 May 2012, 6:24 pm
Lynchburg, VA - A local group is helping women get a mammogram for free in Lynchburg. mammograms Annually A Must (MAAM) helps organize free mammograms for women who must be at least 40 years old and have a family history of breast cancer. It doesn't matter ...

Simpler colon cancer screening alternative cuts death risk, study finds - CBS News
21 May 2012, 2:00 pm
The new study shows that the simpler test, flexible sigmoidoscopy, can be a good option. Although it may seem similar to having a mammogram on just one breast, experts say that even a partial bowel exam is better than none. As one put it ...

Q&A: Dr. Ernie Bodai, on global breast cancer stamp, Proposition 29 - Sacramento Bee
21 May 2012, 8:59 am
Here's an excerpt: The recent recommendation by a U.S. health review panel that women not get a routine mammogram until age 50 alarmed a lot of people. What's your stand on it? My stand is that it is extremely irresponsible to put out that recommendation.

Celebrate Your Birthday With a Free mammogram - Odessa American Online
20 May 2012, 8:25 am
Happy birthday! You’re 40 years old, and to help you celebrate, Medical Center Health Systems is offering a free mammogram. “The number of deaths due to breast cancer has decreased in recent years,” said Carol Evans, Divisional Director of Imaging ...

Race for the Cure: Breast cancer survivor joins effort after free test saved her life - MLive.com
16 May 2012, 8:08 am
But a free mammogram provided through the Pink Saturdays Program – one of the projects funded by the Southwest Michigan Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure – found them. Following a biopsy that confirmed the news, Woodworth, 60 ...