Articles - Women's Issues en-us http://www.thescizone.com/info N/A http://www.thescizone.com/info webmaster@thescizone.com 20 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/477/1/Are-you-a-Woman-with-a-SCI-who-has-been-injured-for-at-least-one-year/1.html This is a request for women with SCI (aged 18 or older) who are both employed and unemployed to participate in an on-line research project.  Need: Research on the return to work experiences of women with SCI is close to nonexistent. Increasing the understanding of what it is like to be a woman with a SCI who has either returned to work, attempted to return to work, or would like to return to work will offer very valuable insight into understanding the most effective approaches to helping women return to work.  Go to Survey Now! webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Wed, 14 Mar 2007 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/395/1/Spinal-Cord-Injury-and-Pregnancy/Page-1.html Spinal cord trauma is most often due to accidents and usually involve the cervical and thoracic spine. Spinal cord injuries do not prevent conception, but they do increase the risk of other conditions that can have a huge impact on pregnancy. The degree of impact is dependent on the level of injury to the spinal cord. webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Thu, 30 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.thescizone.com/info/articles/157/1/Breast-Cancer/Page-1.html  Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, accounting for more than 30% of all of their cancers. While spinal cord injury itself does not place women at higher risk of breast cancer, some of the results of SCI­reduced sensation, less likelihood of bearing children­can place SCI women in higher risk categories webmaster@thescizone.com (Super Admin) Thu, 18 Aug 2005 00:00:00 -0400