by - June 6, 2023 6:06 pm
When should women start getting mammograms? It’s a simple question, and it should have a straightforward answer. Yet, conflicting screening guidelines over the past several years have left women in…
by - November 17, 2020 3:15 pm
On Oct. 15, the Wall Street Journal published an article about the unintended health consequences of COVID-19. The report is a cautionary tale — not one of actions taken in…
by - August 9, 2017 12:53 pm
A new state law that went into effect Aug. 1 requires insurers in Arkansas to cover the cost of 3-D mammograms and ultra sounds for routine screenings for women. The…
by - April 10, 2017 3:11 pm
Kelli Parker and Lisa Quinn shared their personal experiences as metastatic breast cancer patients at the second annual Metsquerade on Saturday (April 8). The women asked the 600 people in…
by - October 22, 2014 5:34 pm
October typically unleashes a flood of pink products, ribbons and signage across corporate America and retailers. Professional sports leagues, cities and businesses are awash in pink, with some raising money…
by - September 25, 2014 11:24 pm
Dressed in a short pink dress and standing on two prosthetic legs, Amy Purdy stood before breast cancer survivors and guests at the Susan G. Komen-Ozark Affiliate Pink Ribbon luncheon…
by - December 19, 2013 9:31 am
The Komen Ozark Affiliate announced Shelley McMillon, wife of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s CEO-elect Doug McMillon, will be the honorary chair for the 2014 Annual Komen Ozark Race for the Cure…
by - August 6, 2013 10:22 pm
Northwest Breast Imaging Center at Willow Creek in Johnson, announced it recently began offering digital tomosynthesis, which relies on three-dimensional imaging to screen for breast cancer. A new study published…
by - October 4, 2012 3:57 pm
In support of October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, The City Wire is encouraging individuals, businesses and organizations in the Fort Smith region and Northwest Arkansas to place a pink…
by - August 9, 2012 3:19 pm
Shelle Mitchell was busy. She was working full-time at Wal-Mart’s corporate office and enjoying a somewhat hectic life with three young daughters and a devoted husband as she approached her…
by - July 17, 2012 10:58 pm
In 2002, 110 women died each day from breast cancer. In 2012, 110 women still die each day from breast cancer because it wasn’t detected early enough. Women with dense…
by - June 22, 2012 2:01 pm
One common theme — the fight against breast cancer — has united medical professionals from different sides of the globe this week in Fayetteville. Drs. Marius Coros and Dana Claudia…
