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Breast cancer age lower in Iran: Health official (Press TV)
Sun Nov 22 10:31:24 PST 2009
Compared to western countries, Iranian women are diagnosed with breast cancer at younger ages, health officials say.
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Breast cancer battle made easier on patients, families (The New Britain Herald)
Sun Nov 22 08:26:39 PST 2009
In February the Hospital of Central Connecticut introduced a breast cancer program that focuses on clinical expertise and patient support. Since then between 150 and 175 breast cancer patients have been diagnosed. Though the hospital lacks recovery figures, patient feedback has been positive.
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Breast Cancer Research Neglects Environmental Links (New America Media)
Sun Nov 22 02:05:34 PST 2009
The current dispute over breast cancer screening guidelines obscures the elephant in the room: environmental causes of cancer.
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FISH Technology Preferred For Choosing HER-2-Positive Breast Cancer Treatments (Medical News Today)
Sun Nov 22 03:37:49 PST 2009
The debate on how to select patients who will respond best to costly drug treatments for aggressive breast cancer now favors fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) to measure the HER-2 receptor found in human breast tumors, according to a leading pathologist presenting at the Association for...
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Breast Cancer Chat Is Tuesday (The Lakeland Ledger)
Sat Nov 21 22:48:40 PST 2009
A surgical oncologist and an almost three-year cancer survivor will answer questions on breast cancer from 9 a.m.-10 a.m. Tuesday in an online chat.
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Making sense of the new breast cancer guidelines (Newsday)
Sat Nov 21 16:28:22 PST 2009
Amid the confusion of the new breast cancer guidelines, here are some of the top questions women might want to know.
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Simple tips for promoting breast cancer awareness in your own life (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
Sat Nov 21 23:27:12 PST 2009
(ARA) - Breast cancer is a prolific disease with an estimated 192,370 new cases diagnosed this year in women and 1,910 new cases diagnosed in men, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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Think pink on the job and raise awareness of breast cancer (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
Sat Nov 21 23:27:21 PST 2009
(ARA) - One out of every eight will receive a breast cancer diagnosis during her lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. Every woman diagnosed is someone's mother, aunt, best friend, neighbor or coworker.
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Cancer doctor: Don't expect breast exam practices to change soon (York Daily Record)
Sat Nov 21 18:16:29 PST 2009
Some oppose recommended changes in when woman should start getting screened for breast cancer, but the task force that made the recommendations said its procedure was solid.
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Local doctors: Ignore new Fed report for breast cancer screen (Cherokee Tribune)
Sat Nov 21 22:05:44 PST 2009
MARIETTA - At least two local doctors say women should still be screened for breast cancer while in their 40s, despite a recent federal study that suggests otherwise. For several years, the Americ...
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