Cancer is arguably the most feared disease in the Western world. In America, cancer is the leading cause of death of people between 35-65 years of age. Nearly 1 in 7 deaths worldwide in 2007 was due to cancer. Cancer rates are exploding throughout the world as developing nations industrialize and eat diets that are […]
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The Big C: Cancer–The Disease in a Nutshell
Posted in breast, cancer, cervix, chemicals, children, disease, fertility, food, gynecology, hormones, obstetrics, ovary, pharmaceuticals, surgery, technology, testing, treatment, uterus, vagina, vulva, young women on April 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Is Milk Really That Good for You?
Posted in cancer, chemicals, food, gynecology, hormones, menstruation, puberty, young women, tagged cancer, food, hormones, menstruation, puberty on November 7, 2008 | 5 Comments »
After recently spending four days in Cleveland at a bioethics conference I came away with several new, and renewed, perspectives on women’s health issues. The first that comes to mind is something that my roommate, another bioethics graduate student, and I discussed. That is early menarche in females. Now, a little personal background: I was […]