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Uninsured Farmworker Gets Good News After ‘Gift of Surgery’

Uninsured Farmworker Gets Good News After ‘Gift of Surgery’

Yanet Munoz, third from left, with the Sutter surgical team that includes Dr. Saad Aziz, to her left. By Yanet Luna, Vitals contributor Farmworker Yanet Munoz of Williams got some disappointing news after doing a non-invasive colon cancer test at home: Her test came...

Breastfeeding During Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know

Breastfeeding During Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know

  At age 36, Lindsay Himmetoglu was 8 months pregnant and breastfeeding her young son, Lev when she assumed pain in her breast was just a plugged duct. “It’s probably my body ramping up for the new baby,” she told herself. The lump unfortunately turned out to be...

What to Know about Dense Breasts 

What to Know about Dense Breasts 

By Nicole Young and Monique Binkley Smith, Vitals contributors   Nearly half of women over 40 have dense breast tissue, a condition the FDA requires all healthcare organizations to report to patients if it is indicated on a mammogram. But many women may not understand...

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