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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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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GINA Signed Into Law - Breast Cancer
Debated in Congress for over 13 years, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) was finally signed into law on May 21, 2008. What does this mean to breast cancer patients, those at risk, and their families? Quite a bit, actually. If ... [... 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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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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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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The Sister Study - Breast Cancer
The Sister Study is the only long-term, national study of women whose sister had breast cancer. The primary goal of the Study is to learn how genes and the environment affect the chances of getting breast cancer, although risk factors for other ... [... more]
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Ductal Lavage - Breast Cancer
Ductal lavage is a procedure that collects cells from the milk ducts of the breast which can then be analyzed for precancerous (atypical) changes. Presently used only for women at high risk of getting breast cancer, ductal lavage is often called ... [... more]
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