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The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation (DSLRF) — known until 2000 as The Santa Barbara Breast Cancer Institute — is known for its commitment to translating the science of breast cancer into a language laypersons can understand. Led by Dr. Susan Love, author of the widely acclaimed and influential Dr. Susan Love’s Breast Book (read . . . → Read More: Spotlight: Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation DEADLINE for expressions of interest: February 15, 2016 — Women and Environments International Magazine (WEI) is seeking submissions for its upcoming issue on Engaging Ethically in the Age of Consumerism for publication in late 2016. The objective of this issue is to critically examine the influence of gender in building social . . . → Read More: Call for Submissions – Engaging Ethically in the Age of “Sustainable Consumerism” 
2016 Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference Registration / Call for Abstracts Open! Deadline for Abstract Submissions March 31st 2016. Themes Cover: Widening disease definitions that cause overdiagnosis Genomics, unlimited potential for overdiagnosis? Economic consequences of overdiagnosis Ageing: overdiagnosis, dediagnosis and deprescribing Cultural and existential drivers of overdiagnosis Interventions to mitigate harms of overdiagnosis Keynote Speakers Confirmed: . . . → Read More: 2016 Preventing Overdiagnosis Conference 
Compared to their western counterparts, Polish researchers devote considerably less attention to men’s roles as carers. Indeed, the Polish health care system’s relative inattention to patients’ informational, instrumental or emotional needs in general helps to render loved ones barely noticeable. BCC member Edyta Zierkiewicz of the University of Wroclaw and her colleague Emilia Mazurek of . . . → Read More: Research Brief: Couples Dealing With Breast Cancer – The Role Of Husbands In Supporting Their Wives (Poland) 
“Panel Reasserts Mammogram Advice That Triggered Breast Cancer Debate,” The New York Times, Jan. 11, 2016. In 2009, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (an independent volunteer board of doctors and other experts appointed by the Department of Health and Human Services to evaluate screening tests, counseling, and medications . . . → Read More: Panel Reasserts Mammogram Advice That Triggered Breast Cancer Debate
The claim that cancer screening saves lives is based on fewer deaths due to the target cancer. In an article published in the bmj, Vinay Prasad, Jeanne Lenzer and David H Newman argue that reductions in overall mortality, not disease specific mortality, should be the benchmark. The authors call for higher standards of . . . → Read More: Why cancer screening has never been shown to “save lives”—and what we can do about it
“Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt, Study Finds,” The New York Times, Jan. 5, 2016. The number of uninsured Americans has fallen by an estimated 15 million since 2013, thanks largely to the Affordable Care Act. But a new survey, the first detailed study of Americans struggling with medical bills, shows that insurance often . . . → Read More: Even Insured Can Face Crushing Medical Debt, Study Finds
“The Lives They Lived: Lisa Bonchek Adams,” by Elizabeth Weil, The New York Times, Dec. 23, 2015. She taught us how to die. Death presents a problem every time. Everybody’s a rookie, everybody’s afraid. Lisa Bonchek Adams typed her way unto the breach. A realist, an atheist and not at all sappy, she detested the . . . → Read More: The Lives They Lived: Lisa Bonchek Adams 
Dear Friends, Happy Holidays! The year seemed to fly by. But as we approach the end of 2015 it gives us another chance to appreciate and reflect. I am deeply grateful for my colleagues at BCC, a smart and savvy all-volunteer crew who steps in at a moment’s notice. Really, there’s too much to do. . . . → Read More: BCCQ (2015, Issue 4) is out!
Since 2003 the American Cancer Society (ACS) has told women repeatedly to get screened with mammograms every year starting at age 40, or younger if they are at higher risk. The society also recommended clinical breast exams (CBEs) each year for women over age 40 and periodically for women younger than that. During this year’s . . . → Read More: What We Can Learn from New ACS Guidelines on Screening Mammography |
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