by Karin Fleming | Jan 22, 2024
According to the American Cancer Society, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. Breast cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer death in women. “This makes it critical for women to not only receive regular mammography...
by Karin Fleming | Dec 6, 2023
Estrogen Level May Help with Decisions About a Treatment to Prevent Breast Cancer Women who are post-menopausal, or past menopause, have varying levels of estrogen. Now, findings from a study co-led by a researcher at Sutter Health showed measuring estrogen levels...
by Sutter Health | Oct 30, 2023
By Anita Creamer, Vitals contributor It was eight years ago. Imelda Martinez was in great shape, training for a half-marathon and working out. One leg was chronically painful, but she expected aches and pains. She took ibuprofen and had massages, but the leg...
by Karin Fleming | Oct 25, 2023
Many people with cancer know well the challenges of taking the right chemotherapy medicine at the right time. “I take pills for several different chemo drugs to treat my breast cancer, and all have varying instructions for proper use. Some days it’s like finishing a...
by Sutter Health | Oct 19, 2023
(Above) Esther Figueroa attended a screening mammography event put on by Sutter Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s Carol Ann Read Breast Health Center and the Order of Malta Clinic of Northern California. By Monique Binkley Smith and Emma Dugas, Vitals...
