Is it normal to have nipple discharge?

Is it normal to have nipple discharge?

Any woman who notices nipple discharge from her breast and is not breastfeeding may immediately go into panic mode.  However before immediately fearing the worst, the sight of discharge from a nipple can be alarming but in the vast majority of cases, it most likely is either normal or a minor issue.

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9 ways women can lower risk of breast cancer

9 ways women can lower risk of breast cancer

The one cancer for woman that makes them take notice the most is breast cancer.  This is understandable since other than lung cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.  It is estimated that in 2017, there will be 252,710 new cases of the disease with one in eight women who will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime. 

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US Preventive Services Task Force Releases New Guidelines for Mammograms

US Preventive Services Task Force Releases New Guidelines for Mammograms

After the debate 6 years ago, the U.S. Preventive Task Force Services has released their latest guidelines reiterating the previous statement that women in their 40s shouldn't get a yearly mammogram as an early prevention method screening test for breast cancer. We couldn't disagree more. 

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