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Breast Cancer Action Site: I Now Am Finally Validated
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I am sure your cancer team is doing everything they can with the current tests and treatments, at your hospital. They, ofcourse, should be acknowledged for their care. I do know that non-contrast chest and abdomen MRIs could have an impact on the survival rate of some breast cancer women. I might be one of them. So that is a possible tool for the detection of breast cancer in the first place and to look for a recurrence. I feel that we could have more advanced tests and treatments right now, if our country's priorities were different. I am asking for us to please express ourselves during October Breast Cancer Awareness Month, 2026.
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@colely I hear you. Obviously, with our current administration, there is no hope of any significant advancements in medical research of any kind (they are slashing cancer research budgets) but hopefully that will change when we have a new slate of people in government. And this is unrelated, but breast cancer overall is often considered the "darling" of the media, due to its extensive ad campaigns. For example, more women die from heart disease than from all of the cancers combined, but there's not a lot of awareness of heart disease in women. No pink ribbons, no anything. We have a long way to go in terms of women's health issues.