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Does Our Toxic World Cause Breast Cancer?

October 2, 2006 – 11:37 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

I never thought very much about women’s health issues until I met Leslie Botha in 2002. My world was business, researching and writing. I was contented as one of Borden’s cows. I happily sat at my keyboard or in the research section of some library, using my brain, whilst my body atrophied into a [...]

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Is the HPV Vaccine the Highest and Best Use of Our Resources

September 3, 2006 – 12:51 pm
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Overview: Breast Cancer Research/Treatment vs Merck’s Big Payday
The furor of the FDA’s rapid approval of Merck HPV Vaccine (Gardasil) and the ‘pre/post vaccine approval’ marketing and legislative blitzkrieg by Merck is now turning into jaw-dropping sticker-shock.
The cost of ‘immunizing’ over 21 million sixth-grade girls in the United States today, at $360 for a three-shot series [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Big Pharma Watch, Cervical Cancer, HPV Infection, Health Care Costs | Comments (0)

Breast Cancer

June 24, 2006 – 9:10 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Every three minutes a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer.
In 2006, an estimated 212,920 new cases of invasive breast cancer are expected to be diagnosed, along with 61,980 new cases of non-invasive breast cancer. And 40,970 women are expected to die in 2006 from this disease.(1.)
Breast cancer is the leading cancer [...]

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Mammograms

May 7, 2006 – 8:58 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Yes, mammograms can be uncomfortable, even painful for large-breasted women, but they are still the most commonly used procedure to detect breast cancer…
What is the best method of detecting breast cancer?
What is a mammogram?
Are there different types of mammograms?
How is a mammogram done?
What if I have breast implants?
How often should I get a mammogram?
Where can [...]

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Substantial Increase in Breast Cancer Risk From Combination Hormone

May 2, 2005 – 11:46 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Nothing Changes, Unless SOMETHING Changes
I first read this report in late 2003. I feel the information is still relevant, particularly with the media-marketing buzz around the ‘convenience of menstrual suppression’ becoming more pervasive.
In one of her more cynical moments, my writing partner, Leslie Botha , stated, well since the Post-menopausal ’Wise Women’ have finally figured [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in HRT, HRT Side Effects | Comments (0)