- Risks for Mammograms? Should All Women be Advised for this Screening?
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There was some recent discussion on EmpowHer ( Never Been "Mammogrammed" ) regarding the automatic advice of medical community to routinely prescribe mammograms as a harmful practice. Surprised? There is much discussion and advocacy related to ma ...
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- how does breast cancer develop?
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Ask - Anonymous - 04/05/2011 - 20:03 - 2 comments
- Stopping Cancer: How Anti-Angiogenesis Starves Tumors
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Imagine being able to turn off the valve that feeds tumors just like we turn off the water at a hose bib when we need to. A therapy called anti-angiogenesis does just that. To understand how it works, consider how cancer grows and spreads. Cancer ...
HerArticle - Annette Leal Mattern - 06/22/2010 - 08:07 - 0 comments
- Breast Cancer Treatment Resource Page
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Breast cancer is a disease in which cancer cells grow in the breast tissue. Cancer occurs when cells in the body divide without control or order. If cells keep dividing uncontrollably, a mass of tissue forms. This is called a growth or tumor. The term ...
Article - EmpowHER - 10/01/2010 - 09:21 - 0 comments
- With a history of breast cancer, should I worry about uterine cancer if I have a fibroid that's larger than my uterus?
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I've had a pet scan and pelvic MRI which shows fibroid of 15 cm at largest part and no indications of cancer. Also had blood test which came back negative. With a history of breast cancer (ER-pos,PR-pos,HR2-neg) - recent mastectomy, in chemo - is the ...
Ask - Anonymous - 03/31/2011 - 17:10 - 9 comments
- How often should brain MRIs be given to detect brain tumors while on Herceptin?
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NO tests until 8 years on Herceptin - test then showed brain tumor and had it zaped with Gamma Knife Esteemable: Esteemable Syndicate Settings Syndi ...
Ask - jmihay - 05/20/2010 - 08:15 - 1 comment
- Decision Making Tool: Should I Have a Mammogram?
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Decision Making Tool: Should I Have a Mammogram? by ]]> Pamela Jones, MA ]]> A ]]> mammogram ]]> is a screening test for ]]> breast cancer ]]> ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 05/09/2011 - 17:30 - 0 comments
- left side of the left breast is sore, should I be concerned?
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history of tumors, right breast cancer both breast have implants because of complications - over 10 yrs w/ plants. I'm 42 yrs. old. menstrual already past so its not the cause. Esteemable: ...
Ask - Anonymous - 04/02/2011 - 11:36 - 14 comments
- Some Cancer May Disappear on Own Without Medical Intervention
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According to a recent article in the NY Times , a study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine found that some breast cancers may go into spontaneous remission on their own, with no medical intervention. The researchers found this from loo ...
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- Osteoporosis Drug Seems to Shrink Breast Tumors
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Researchers continue to test the mettle of breakthrough breast cancer drugs, three decades after tamoxifen changed the medical landscape by drastically reducing the risk of recurrences in women with estrogen receptor-positive tumors. Encouraging f ...
News - Tina Tran - 12/12/2008 - 08:18 - 0 comments