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It can be completely cured. if you catch it at a later stage it is harder to treat. we want to do as much as possible to protect all these women. the statistics are one in eight women will develop breast cancer. heather: some of the things you can do, get tested, get screened. some of the types of screening tests, go through that. >> the most basic is a breast exam at home. this is important for women under 40 who might not otherwise and to know what your breasts feel like because sometimes peop...

Combined with an ultrasound and in extreme cases mris. 3-d mammograms are a little more, a better picture, you can get a better sense of the risk. they dont substitute for the clinical breast exam. all of these are screening tests which means they have no symptoms. and in specific risk factors and ovarian cancer. if you see symptoms or some type of symmetry, dimpling or anything going on around the discharge, that is not screening anymore, and actual symptom needs to be checked out. heather: men...

Excellent. his cardiac persoexperience is good. he enjoys health benefits from a lifetime obtaining from tobacco and alcohol. he has a history of elevated college troll. in order to further reduce his cholesterol, we will increase the dose of this particular medication. the president is currently up to date on all recommended and preventive medicine, screening tests, and exams. he is currently very healthy and will remain so for the duration of his presidency. okay, with that i will take some qu...

Government messages to relay back and forth? coming up in our next hour, one more reason that could be longer. new screening tests for airline passengers this who holiday weekend. lines that could be much longer. its a holiday weekend. were back in a moment.

New screening tests for passengers traveling this weekend, dozens of airports screening electronics larger than cell phones. terrorists planning to attack flights for u.s. and europe via electronic device. joining me washington correspondent for "new york times," ron, walk us through the prohibited electronics at issue here. ones of concern. >> items are ereaders, ipads, anything thats bigger than a cell phone that the tasa is goig to require you put in a separate bin. similar to what you do wit...

Seven-year-old eden cant walk, talk or do anything a girl her age should be doing. this is a relatively rare genetic disorder but it is more common among -- her develop stopped at 18 months. doctors say shell be blind by 12 and will probable not live into adulthood. the golds thought they had been properly screened for genetic diseases. >> my doctor tested me for a total of 12 diseases. >> the couple didnt want over families to suffer. so they started an online screening for genetic diseases whi...

Get tested for colon cancer? i dont have any symptoms. [female announcer] of cancers affecting both men and women colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer in the united states. and it doesnt always cause symptoms especially early on. but im only 53. im too young. [announcer] screening is recommended for men and women beginning at 50. but no one in my family had colon cancer. it doesnt run in my family. [announcer] most colorectal cancers occur in people with no family history of the di...

But. that test... [announcer] there are several kinds of screening tests for colorectal cancer... talk to your doctor about which one is right for you. ive been screened...and it turned out i had polyps. and the doctor removed them before they had a chance to turn into cancer! [announcer] no buts about it... this is one cancer you can prevent! if youre 50 or older, talk to your doctor and get screened for colorectal cancer. screening saves lives! when i have an asthma attack... i feel scared. so...

Get tested for colon cancer? i dont have any symptoms. [female announcer] of cancers affecting both men and women colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cancer killer in the united states. and it doesnt always cause symptoms especially early on. but im only 53. im too young. [announcer] screening is recommended for men and women beginning at 50. but no one in my family had colon cancer. it doesnt run in my family. [announcer] most colorectal cancers occur in people with no family history of the di...