breast cancer screening

Nursing's Family Wellness Center gets $82,256 grant

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Tue, 05/11/2010 - 12:08pm

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Family Wellness Center has received a $82,256 grant from the Austin Affiliate of Susan G.

Komen for the Cure. The funds will be used to support the center's Women's Wellness Program, which provides free breast cancer screening services and follow-up for low-income women in Austin and Travis [...]



 

GOP Uses Mammogram Study To Attack Health Bill

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Thu, 11/19/2009 - 9:00am

Republicans are suggesting that the new guidelines for breast cancer screening reinforce their nightmare scenario about health care rationing under President Obama's proposed overhaul.

The political brouhaha comes as the Senate is about to take up its health care overhaul bill.

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Experts available to discuss breast cancer

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Wed, 09/09/2009 - 12:50pm

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss the illness from the importance of screening to how people use communication strategies to cope with major illnesses.

Breast Cancer Screening Mary Lou Adams, associate professor, School of Nursing 512-471-9091 mladams [at] mail [dot] utexas [dot] edu Adams focuses on increasing African American women's participation in breast [...]



 

Family Wellness Center receives $83,220 grant

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Fri, 04/03/2009 - 12:45pm

The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing Family Wellness Center has received a $83,220 grant from the Austin Affiliate of the Susan G.

Komen for the Cure. The funds will be used to support the center's Women's Wellness Program, which provides free breast cancer screening services and follow-up for low-income women in Austin and [...]