and it didn't cost you a dime - would you? ...more

November 7, 2009

Like many breast cancer survivors, Joy Dunn feels compelled to take her personal fight to the next level, to join the larger battle against the disease as a whole. As an admissions coordinator at Life Care Center of New Port Richey, Dunn is a front-row observer of the health care industry. Added to her own experience, she realized that while raising funds and awareness are vital, she could best define her niche by taking the direct approach, to encourage women to face the disease head-on by getting mammograms. ...more

November 3, 2009

Help prevent the spread of Breast Cancer. ...more

August 31, 2009

Olivia Newton-John wants women to get physical - again. The Grammy Award-winning singer recently launched a breast self-examination kit designed to encourage women to perform monthly checks along with routine checkups and mammograms. ...more

March 28, 2009

Women who have routine mammograms at Pasco Regional Medical Center now have access to the latest diagnostic techniques. The center recently installed a mammography system, the GE Senographe 2000D, that will help physicians detect and diagnose breast cancer earlier and more accurately. ...more

December 13, 2008

 UNIVERSITY AREA - In a first-of-its-kind show of compassion, participants willingly surrendered their manliness for the sake of walking a mile in women's shoes. ...more

October 22, 2008

Anondescript foam cushion is coming between women and their mammography machines. ...more

October 22, 2008

Most patients go in for their mammogram with some anxiety and certainly "nobody wants to have it done," said Tanya Hinskey, a mammography technologist at Highlands Breast and Imaging Center. ...more

October 12, 2008

Days before her appointment at University Community Hospital's new Breast Care Center, Ana Sonnier had painted a mental image of what to expect during her first visit. ...more

September 24, 2008

a treatment for obesity that is known to reduce heart disease and diabetes - decreases the incidence of cancer by 80 percent during the five years after the procedure, Canadian researchers reported Wednesday. ...more

June 19, 2008