Ovarian cancer, which is known as the silent killer because it's so hard to detect in early stages, killed 15,000-plus women in the US last year. But now, doctors are a step closer to developing a way to screen for it. [Us News & World Report] Mandy Moore and Ryan Adams, who just got engaged...

This morning, I found myself in a discussion on Twitter with others interested in medical topics as a result of an “Analysis” commentary in the journal BMJ - “Breast screening: the facts—or maybe not.” In the piece, the authors critique a UK leaflet on breast screening, and...

Jade Goody & Professor Michael Baum The media loves nothing more than building something up only to knock it down again. Occasionally, it will do the opposite. Jade Goody provides the classic example. She has been universally derided by the media for years but now, because she is seriously ill, ...

I have four questions for you all. ~~~ Question 1 to the Hoydenverse: Have you ever broken up with someone (or been broken up with) via text message? (feel free to switch to an anon handle if you prefer.) ~~~ Kate Harding: “Reality Check: Why Don’t Fat Women Get Checked for Cancer of the Nas...

You have atypical ductal hyperplasia, a condition which raises a risk of cancer but is not in itself cacner. As such, it does not fit the guidelines criteria to approve BRCA testing on the absis of the eprsonal hsitory of breast cacner. In fact, this condition is known to be prophylaxed by the sue o...

Thermography, when used in a clinical setting, is a diagnostic imaging procedure that detects, records, and produces an image (thermogram) of a patient's skin surface temperatures and/or thermal patterns. The procedure uses equipment that can provide both qualitative and quantitative representations...