Pneumonia leads to shocking breast cancer diagnosis

#MiddleburyCT #BreastCancer #BRCA1Gene DEAR DR. ROACH: My 73-year-old wife has been diligent in getting her mammograms done, plus blood tests and doctor’s visits every three ... Continue Reading →

Hartley welcomes FDA action

#MiddleburyCT #AreYouDense #BreastCancer State Senator Joan Hartley (D-Waterbury) applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration updating its regulations to require mammogram providers ... Continue Reading →

Family history of breast cancer prompts man to get examined

#MiddleburyCT #BreastCancer DEAR DR. ROACH: My mother and both of her sisters had breast cancer in their 30s, with my mother eventually passing after her third bout at age 43. They ... Continue Reading →

Length of hormone treatment depends on the individual

#Middlebury #Health #HormoneTreatment DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 60-year-old woman at the end of a five-year regimen of hormone therapy. My doctor has advised me to eventually stop the ... Continue Reading →

Late recurrences are possible in breast cancer patients

#Middlebury #Health #BreastCancer DEAR DR. ROACH: I just read another sad story about a woman who had breast cancer, fought it and seemed to win, but after five years, it came back ... Continue Reading →

Less mercury in flu shot than in can of tuna

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: How much mercury is safe? – A.C. ANSWER: The chemical element mercury exists in three forms: elemental mercury, which is the kind in thermometers; ... Continue Reading →

Learn right way to use a cane

#Middlebury #Health #Cane #BreastCancer DEAR DR. ROACH: I have Parkinson’s disease, and balance is an issue. I have been using a cane on the right side, my weak leg side. I have ... Continue Reading →

Chest CT can’t replace screening mammogram

#Middlebury #Health #Mammogram DEAR DR. ROACH: I am due to have a mammogram, but around the same time I am supposed to have a chest CT as a follow-up to my chondrosarcoma cancer. I ... Continue Reading →

Eating right can help fight breast cancer

#Middlebury #BreastCancer A pink ribbon is the symbol worn in October for National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A breast cancer is a malignant tumor that starts from cells of the ... Continue Reading →

Pulmonary fibrosis needs exact diagnosis

#Middlebury #Health DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was recently diagnosed with mild to moderate pulmonary fibrosis. His mother died from pulmonary fibrosis. From what we have read there ... Continue Reading →