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What is the Importance of Breast Cancer Coach Certification?

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  Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancers across the world. It touches the lives of millions of patients and their family members every year. In such a grueling trip, most of the patients look for emotional, mental, as well as physical support more than what can be offered in medical treatment. Hence, here comes the professional services of a breast cancer coach certification into the picture. Such coaching for breast cancer equips the person with the knowledge and tools that may make him/her capable of coaching their patients to overcome the physical as well as emotional challenges they face in the process of recovery. Empowering Coaches with Specialized Knowledge The certification of a breast cancer coach ensures that the coaches are adequately experienced to understand the disease and work holistically with a patient. They learn the principles of symptoms of breast cancer , how the disease progresses in stages, and how different treatments or therapies like sur...

Comparing Traditional and New Breast Cancer Screening Methods

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  Breast cancer remains to be the most common cancer occurring in women all around the world. In the fight against it, breast cancer screening methods have evolved. These advances have contributed a great deal to the early detection and subsequently treatment. This blog looks at traditional screening techniques by comparing them with new methods. On top of this, it explains how new screening techniques have aligned with campaigns towards awareness of breast cancer. Traditional Screening Methods of Breast Cancer 1. Mammography The most commonly known device for screening is mammography. This technique involves x-ray imaging of the breast to detect tumors or abnormalities within the breasts. The traditional mammograms had a crucial role in the early detection of cancer leading to decreased mortality from breast cancer. However, 2D standard mammograms are sometimes failure cases; small tumors tend to go undetected, especially in women with dense breasts. 2. Clinical Breast Exams (CB...