As an organization that serves young women affected by breast cancer, we make sure to keep up with the latest news so we know what our women face when it comes to treatment and beyond. In this blog series, we will share the the month’s news that we feel is most interesting and relevant.
Here are the headlines from August 2024 (we will continue to update this post through the end of the month)
August 1: "ChatGPT still not very good at diagnosing human ailments" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
August 1: "17 Cancers Are More Common Among Millennials and Gen X Than in Older Generations" Read the full article from Everyday Health HERE.
August 5: "Coping With Asymmetry After Breast Cancer Surgery" Read the full article from Everyday Health HERE.
August 13: "Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Do You Really Need Your Lymph Nodes Removed?" Read the full article from Everyday Health HERE.
August 13: "What Are Liminal Spaces in Psychology?" Read the full article from Healthline HERE.
August 14: "Small-town patients face big hurdles as rural hospitals cut cancer care" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
August 14: "Adults with learning disabilities three times more likely to die from cancer, researchers find" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
August 15: "Study identifies ways to reduce cancer risk among LGBTQIA+ people" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
August 15: "Navigating Breast Cancer Treatment as a Black Woman" Read the full article from Everyday Health HERE.
August 15: "Study finds breast cancer screening attendance helps boost other cancer screenings" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
August 15: "Study suggests way to improve treatment of hereditary breast cancer" Read the full from Medical Xpress HERE.
August 19: "Preliminary study shows potential of Manuka honey as a nutraceutical for breast cancer" Read the full article from Science Daily HERE.
August 26: "New study supports annual breast cancer screening for women over 40" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.
August 28: "Scientists find way to starve breast cancer cells" Read the full article from Medical Xpress HERE.