In what may be the first lawsuit of its kind, the ACLU claims no one company should have patent protection for any gene; women at more risk for cancer
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
How the new mammogram recommendations impact a high-risk woman
By E.D. Hill
If you disliked the autocratic decision making practiced by your HMO,
wait until you have to argue your case to Beltway bureaucrats
ListenUp | 10/19/2009 4:00 am
When a health issue threatens to derail your career, there are ways to work through it. Don’t just sit there … Think Up
By Stacey Tisdale
Elaine Breiger laced up her first pair of Asics at the age of 59 — the same year
she was diagnosed with breast cancer — and ran her first marathon at
60
By Patricia Fernandez
Plus, news this week that premenopausal moms with breast cancer in the
family can cut their risk of getting the disease by breast-feeding
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Australian scientists study breast tissue donated by women who have had
surgery to avoid or fight the disease; could change the way doctors
look at disease
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Style | 07/30/2009 9:20 am
wOw got a sneak peek at Avon’s new clothes, shoes and jewelry for the
upcoming season
By Halley Parry
Carolyn Choate was given three years to live in 2003 when she was 45; now, six years later, she’s an athlete raising money for the cancer
cause
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Lindsay Avner, who had a prophylactic double
mastectomy at the age of 23 after she tested positive for the BRCA
gene, educates younger women to empower them about their health options
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Forty-four-year-old Tierney says exact diagnosis still unknown, but doctors think her condition is completely treatable
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Good news or not? Overdiagnosis often is accompanied by unnecessary surgery for cancers that will never grow
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Liz Smith | 07/07/2009 10:00 am
I don’t have any actual children …
Mickelson’s wife was also diagnosed with disease six weeks ago; LPGA
star Meg Mallon back on the green this week after sister loses cancer
battle
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Dr. Jerri Nielsen made headlines in 1999 after she diagnosed herself with breast cancer while stationed at the South Pole
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
The bestselling author of Dune Road and The Beach House reflects on her experiences with love and friendship
By Jane Green
No word on when the world’s No. 2 golfer will return to the green; Amy Mickelson to have surgery soon
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Hannah Powell-Auslam, a fifth grader in Southern California, was told in April that she has cancer in her breast
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
A stage-II patient — who will be treating her cancer until February 2010 — gets impatient
By Martha Fairbairn, R.N.
National Enquirer says Elizabeth kicked John out of bedroom when he told her of affair, but couple stays semi-married for kids
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
Rocker Crow wanted kids faster than Tour de France champ Armstrong admits; Crow dishes on being an older mom — and happy
By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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