As a breast cancer survivor, I feel particularly qualified to assert my opinion on the latest U. S. Preventive Services Task Force's guidelines regarding mammograms. I'm uncertain at this point exactly whose best interests are served by this organization, but as one whose "starting annual mammograms at age 40" prevented "one additional death," I hope my story merits publication in your newspaper. ...more

November 20, 2009

Calm. That's not a word one hears much these days, but calm is what some are urging in the wake of a new federal report on breast cancer screening. ...more

November 19, 2009

Felecia Wintons Taylor didn't set out to be a trailblazer, but that's what she did when she opened Books for Thought in 1992. ...more

November 19, 2009

Mammogram rules I just read the story on the government task force that is now deciding the fate of millions of American women. ...more

November 19, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said today. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position. ...more

November 16, 2009

He was her best friend, he was her family. And he never left her side. ...more

November 13, 2009

and it didn't cost you a dime - would you? ...more

November 7, 2009

Before fire, there was only raw food. In recent years, a number of Americans have embraced this diet. A diet of raw foods, sometimes called living foods, involves eating whole, unprocessed raw foods. Most raw foodists are vegans, but some may eat meat, fish or dairy products. ...more

November 4, 2009

Like many breast cancer survivors, Joy Dunn feels compelled to take her personal fight to the next level, to join the larger battle against the disease as a whole. As an admissions coordinator at Life Care Center of New Port Richey, Dunn is a front-row observer of the health care industry. Added to her own experience, she realized that while raising funds and awareness are vital, she could best define her niche by taking the direct approach, to encourage women to face the disease head-on by getting mammograms. ...more

November 3, 2009

The fight against breast cancer got a boost Sunday as 1,500 walkers crossed the finish line after walking 60 miles through Pinellas County. Their trek raised $3.7 million for the 2009 Tampa Bay Breast Cancer 3-Day. The walkers, many of them breast cancer survivors, started at Sand Key Park in Clearwater on Friday and walked through the communities of Largo, Seminole, Treasure Island and Madeira Beach. The event ended Sunday at Spa Beach Park in St. Petersburg. ...more

November 2, 2009