Breast Cancer Screening Should Start At 40, And Be Offered Annually, Says American College Of Obstetricians And Gynecologists

Mammography screening should start when a woman is 40 years old, and should be offered yearly from that age, says the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The new guidelines are in response to the USA’s high breast cancer rate, ACOG added that the death rate can be significantly reduced if breast cancer is detected early…

Local Death Rate From Breast Cancer Exceeds State And National Averages

In a newly released report, communities and populations of women most in need of breast health and breast cancer services are identified, with recommendations offered on how to help reduce the high death rates in Northeast Ohio. The 2011 Community Profile produced by Susan G. Komen for Cure Northeast Ohio Affiliate unveils new data related to its 22 county service area…

Study Links Cardiorespiratory Fitness To Lower Death Rate In Women

Obesity alone may no longer be linked to a high risk of death in women, according to research published in the Nov. 2010 Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. Researchers now suggest cardiovascular fitness level, not just a woman’s size, may actually be the key predictor of health level and overall risk for death…

'Disease Of Poverty': University Of South Carolina Releases Journal On Cervical Cancer, Health Disparities

African-American women in South Carolina are 37 percent more likely to have cervical cancer than white women and have a death rate that is about 61 percent higher, according to a study by researchers at the University of South Carolina’s Arnold School of Public Health. South Carolina ranks 14th in the nation in deaths from cervical cancer…