What Is Known About Breast CancerHealthy Steps: Breast Cancer Prevention—First StepsHealthy Steps: Breast Cancer Prevention—Full ProgramBreast Cancer DetectionFrom Dr. Deborah’s Desk Most women aren’t thinking about breast cancer when they’re taking a shower, yet that is the moment when their whole world can change. A new hard lump sends a shock wave from the fingertips […]
I was in my third year of medical school, spending some time at the Women’s Health Clinic on lower University Avenue in Berkeley, California, across the Bay from my school, University of California at San Francisco. It was Spring of 1978 and the women’s movement was making some headroads in medical schools. My class was 40% women, an all-time high!
What Is Known About Breast Cancer RecurrenceHealthy Steps: Breast Cancer Recurrence Prevention—First StepsHealthy Steps: Breast Cancer Recurrence Prevention—Full ProgramBreast Cancer DetectionFrom Dr. Deborah’s Desk You had been doing everything right, and you still got breast cancer – how many times have we heard that story? Too many, that’s for sure. Traversing the complex world of […]
What Is Known About Women’s Heart DiseaseHealthy Steps: Women’s Heart Disease—First StepsHealthy Steps: Women’s Heart Disease—Full ProgramFrom Dr. Deborah’s Desk Margaret thought of herself as fit, despite carrying a few extra pounds. She worked full time and was active in various community projects. When she felt a heaviness in her chest as she walked on […]
Two studies published this year raise additional and serious challenges – that’s putting it mildly – to the common wisdom (sic) of annual mammograms for women of any age. The US Preventive Services Task Force shocked the world in 2009 by suggesting less routine screening mammograms: none until the age of 50, and then only every two years.
What Is Known About UTIs Healthy Steps: UTIs—First Steps Healthy Steps: UTIs—Full Program Preventing UTIs From Dr. Deborah’s Desk It starts as a twinge right after you urinate. Then you notice a burning during the next trip to the bathroom, which happened painfully soon after the last trip, and yielded little urine. Pretty soon you […]