The 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium - Breast Cancer
The 31st Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium is in full swing, and great reports are coming in from the front lines by way of blogs and podcasts. We'll link to some of those highlights later in this article, but first - a brief overview of ... [... more]
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Sugar and Breast Cancer - Breast Cancer
In a word, no. Of course not. If you have a Snickers bar, it will not give you cancer. If we dig a little deeper, however, there are some interesting schools of thought around sugar and the role it plays in our cancer diagnosis. According to a ... [... more]
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Stay Connected - Breast Cancer
One of the most difficult things that happens during breast cancer treatment, or any serious illness for that matter, is keeping family and friends up to date on our status. As much as it means to know that there is an entire world of people "out ... [... more]
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Medical Leave - Breast Cancer
No matter what course your breast cancer treatment takes, there is a good chance you will be taking time off work. Not only are finances a concern, but job security and discrimination are issues that many of us have to contend with. If you do ... [... more]
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Local Recurrence - Breast Cancer
The thought of a breast cancer recurrence sits in the back of our minds day in and day out. With some effort, we can keep it in the background most of the time, and get on with our lives. But what happens when you notice something different? ... [... more]
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Common Sense and Moderation - Breast Cancer
I know, I know, I probably sound like your mother. Or your grandmother! Maybe you're cringing at the title because you're headed out the door to purchase yet another unpronounceable and unaffordable elixir guaranteed to prevent or stave off the ... [... more]
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Inflammatory Breast Cancer - Breast Cancer
Inflammatory breast cancer ("IBC") is an aggressive form of breast cancer, and the symptoms are different than the lump or abnormal mammogram results that most of us are familiar with. IBC is rare - it accounts for no more than 6 percent of all [... more]
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No Breast Cancer - Guaranteed! - Breast Cancer
I have to admit, though, when I first read the headlines telling us that doctors at University College London Hospital had successfully implanted an embryo known to be free of the BRCA gene mutation, my heart skipped a beat. After all, as breast ... [... more]
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Vitamin D and Breast Cancer - Breast Cancer
The results of several studies linking Vitamin D levels and breast cancer have recently made the news. One of the findings indicated that women with inadequate levels of Vitamin D when they were diagnosed with breast cancer were more likely to ... [... more]
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Common Questions About Lymphedema - Breast Cancer
Lymphedema of the arm (and sometimes the breast) can occur as a result of surgery to remove lymph nodes during the treatment of breast cancer. While not all women who have lymph nodes removed will get lymphedema, taking preventative measures and ... [... more]
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Pink Jack-O-Lanterns? - Breast Cancer
Okay. Okay. Maybe I'm exaggerating. I haven't seen a pink jack-o-lantern yet. But the Halloween stuff is out. And so is all the pink stuff. Why? Because October is coming. Not only is October host to All Hallows' Eve, it is also National Breast ... [... more]
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Breast Reconstruction - Breast Cancer
Amazingly, a recent study published in Cancer (a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society) states that over 30 percent of women are not offered any information about reconstruction by their general surgeon when they are diagnosed with ... [... more]
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