One unanticipated consequence of the COVID pandemic has been the postponement of screening mammography for virtually the entire population of US women who are candidates. Mammography centers are opening again, now with a large backlog of women to schedule. …
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Schedule Your Mammogram
It seems only fitting to come full circle in this final volume to talk further about mammograms. Mammography is the workhorse in our efforts to identify and treat breast cancer at its earliest stages.
I spoke in the first…
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In this volume, I am completing my list of 19 steps to improve your breast health, during this COVID-19 pandemic. The first volume was about mammograms. In the second volume, I touched on alcohol, smoking, weight gain, hormones, sleep, and pregnancy.…
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I am continuing my list of 19 steps you can accomplish to improve your breast health, during this COVID pandemic. My first volume was about mammograms. In the second volume I touched on alcohol, smoking, weight gain, hormones, sleep, and pregnancy. …
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19 Things to Do to Promote Breast Health during the COVID- 19 Pandemic
In my first volume, I explained what to do if your screening mammogram has been postponed. In this volume I will touch on diet and some other factors that can affect your breasts.
There…
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If you are like me, you may be spending hours a day catching up on what new information there is about the pandemic. With the “stay at home” directives, it is hard to get yourself up and out to do any exercise, and I’ve heard reference to the…
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My first rotation as an intern at Grady Hospital was on the Orthopedics team. We would manage all the patients with broken bones, no matter what the age. And so it happened that our team went to the pediatrics floor on a daily basis. It was…
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After finishing my surgical residency at Emory University, I took over a surgical practice from a retiring surgeon in Decatur, Georgia. His office was in a renovated stone house in downtown Decatur, and he had three employees, all of whom continued…
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I was born in the last month of my father’s medical school training. From there he served a one year internship in Pittsburgh, PA and from that point on he took an offer from a local Lions’ Club in western Pennsylvania, in a county that had no…
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How long should I continue getting mammograms? At what age should I stop?
Breast Health In The Time Of COVID-19: Volume 5
Breast Health In The Time Of COVID-19: Volume 4
Breast Health In The Time Of COVID-19: Volume 3
Breast Health In The Time Of COVID19: Volume 2
Breast Health In The Time Of COVID: Volume 1
Final Installment in Series of 5: "Nurse Kay"
4th Installment in Series of 5; The Dedicated “Office Nurse”
3rd Installment in Series of 5- What is a “Grady Nurse”?
2nd Installment in Series of Five; The Country Nurse