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Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

November 19, 2009 - 12:00pm

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Guidelines Delay Start of Mammograms to Age 50, Then Every Other Year

November 17, 2009 - 5:42am

(HealthDay News) -- Women don't need to start having mammograms to screen for breast cancer until they're 50, and they only need to have those exams every other year, new government guidelines suggest

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Researchers Developing Method to Re-Grow Breasts

November 12, 2009 - 1:13pm

Australian researchers are testing a technique that may lead to the ability to re-grow breasts in women who've had a mastectomy, offering them an alternative to breast implants.

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Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness

Written by Shaina Gaul on November 12, 2009 - 12:51pm

One of the biggest challenges that a woman with breast cancer faces is whether to undergo a mastectomy -- the surgical removal of one or both breasts in order to eliminate the spread of cancerous tiss

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Dense Breasts Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence

November 9, 2009 - 3:31pm

MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- After a lumpectomy, women with very dense breasts have a higher risk of cancer recurrence in the affected breast, a new study shows.

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Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too

November 9, 2009 - 3:25pm

MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs used to treat breast cancer and osteoporosis eliminated cervical cancer in mice, according to a new study.

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Breast Augmentation Via Fat Transfer

Written by Cathy Enns on November 5, 2009 - 12:22pm

Listen up, “the jury’s in!” says the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. Liposuctioned fat can be used effectively for breast augmentation. This was the conclusion of a study of 50 patients presented at the annual conference of the ASPS held in Seattle last month.

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New Research on Mammograms Raises Questions

Written by Nina Jacinto on October 26, 2009 - 9:46am

The American Cancer Society has for years been a vocal supporter of cancer detection methods such as the mammogram. Now, it may be changing its tune.

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With Hormone Therapy, Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk

October 12, 2009 - 1:43pm

MONDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Breast tenderness in women taking estrogen/progestin hormone replacement therapy could signal increased chances of developing breast cancer, a new study says.

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The Comfort in Liking Your Doctors

Written by Dave Balch on September 29, 2009 - 1:34pm

The doctor came to the waiting area following the lumpectomy in my wife’s right breast to tell me what they had found. I was just sure that he was going to tell me, “We removed the entire tumor and there’s nothing more to worry about, so just go and have a nice life.”

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Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines

Guidelines Delay Start of Mammograms to Age 50, Then Every Other Year

Researchers Developing Method to Re-Grow Breasts

Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness

Dense Breasts Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence

Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too

Breast Augmentation Via Fat Transfer

New Research on Mammograms Raises Questions

With Hormone Therapy, Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk

The Comfort in Liking Your Doctors

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