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    Afternoon Links: Breast Cancer Fighting Foods To Eat Tonight

    • Eat to beat breast cancer with these disease-fighting foods (YouBeauty) • The Susan G. Komen Foundation has declined to take donations...from a porn site (HuffPost Women) • Beat yoga burnout with these*rejuvenating*tips (Intent) • 7 ways to get more out of your time with your personal...
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    Breast Cancer Symptom Management May Be Improved By Memory, Thought-Process Training

    A new Indiana University study is the first of its kind to show it may be possible to improve memory and thought process speed among breast cancer survivors. Diane M. Von Ah, Ph.D., R.N., assistant professor at the IU School of Nursing and a researcher at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren...
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    10 Generous Things You Should Do For A Friend With Breast Cancer

    When a friend tells you she has breast cancer, don't just say, "Call me know if you need anything." "Just do it," says one breast cancer survivor. "Rarely will some list off a bunch of tasks, and, really, it's too much extra to think about." Instead, just call and say, "I'm picking up your kids...
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    Improved Treatment Outcomes With Preoperative Needle Breast Biopsies

    Women suspected of having breast cancer now have more reasons to be diagnosed with a needle biopsy instead of a traditional open surgical biopsy. Besides avoiding the risks and discomfort of an open surgical procedure, needle biopsies can also lead to improved treatment outcomes according to...
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    It May Be Breast Cancer Awareness Month, But Think Before You Buy Pink

    It's October 1 and it's that time of year when pink will be popping up everywhere in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. While many of us think we're doing a noble thing by buying pink shoes, pink bracelets and pink buckets of fried chicken, "pinkwashing" is often just a marketing ploy to...
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    Genetic Researchers Find New, Low-Cost Approach For Ovarian And Breast Cancer Testing

    In a new genetic study, researchers said they may have found a way to cut the cost of genetic screening for breast and ovarian cancers from $3000 to $400. Three teams of infertility scientists in New York and Austria collaborated to study gene mutations that increase a woman's likelihood of...
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    Detecting Success Of Breast Reconstruction: Images Reveal Potential For NIR Imaging

    In 2010 breast reconstruction entered the Top Five list of reconstructive procedures in the US, with 93,000 procedures performed, up 8% from 2009, and 18% from 2000. This is among the most common skin flap procedure performed. Skin flaps are typically used to cover areas of tissue loss or...
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    Variations to the common breast lifting technique?

    Hi, There are many variations to the design of the incisions for breast lift surgery. The size and shape of your breasts, size of your areolas, and extent of sagging are factors that will help your plastic surgeon determine the best technique for you. For more details on breast lift clickhere...
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    Cloned Receptor Paves Way For New Breast And Prostate Cancer Treatment

    Researchers at Uppsala University have cloned a T-cell receptor that binds to an antigen associated with prostate cancer and breast cancer. T cells that have been genetically equipped with this T-cell receptor have the ability to specifically kill prostate and breast cancer cells. The study was...
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    First Comprehensive Review Of European Breast Cancer Screening Programs Finds Benefit

    A major review of breast cancer screening services in Europe, jointly led by researchers at Queen Mary, University of London, has concluded that the benefits of screening in terms of lives saved outweigh the harms caused by over-diagnosis. The results, which are published in a special supplement...
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    Type 2 Diabetes Tied To Breast Cancer Risk

    Having type 2 diabetes appears to give post-menopausal women a 27% higher risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study published in the British Journal of Cancer this week. While the link may be indirectly associated with being overweight, a known risk factor for both diseases...
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    Judy Blume Bravely Talks About Battling Breast Cancer And Why Screening Matters

    For decades, young adult author Judy Blume has been shaping the lives of teens (particularly girls) with her pragmatic, popular novels on subjects that matter to kids. Touching on everything from divorce to sex and, most famously, periods, Blume's novels aren't afraid to talk about tough...
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    Ann Romney: We Believe Your Struggles With Breast Cancer And MS–But Not Your Bills

    Ann Romney helped kick off the Republican National Convention last night by attempting to relate to women--the population that is Mitt Romney is trailing President Obama in the polls, 41% to 51% respectively. And while she did a good job of making us relate to her because of her struggles with...
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    Increased Risk Of Recurrence Of Most Common Type Of Breast Cancer In Overweight And O

    Extra pounds - even within the overweight but not obese range - are linked to a higher risk of recurrence of the most common type of breast cancer despite optimal cancer treatment, according to a new study published early online in CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society...
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    Is having a breast lift as effective as getting implants?

    Hi, I keep hearing that once you get breast implants you'll have to have them redone in a few years. Wondering if just getting a breast lift is a viable solution. Please give me your valuable suggestions. Thanks ____________________ NYC Breast Lift
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    Added Benefit Of Eribulin In Breast Cancer Is Not Proven

    Eribulin (trade name: Halaven®) was approved in March 2011 for women with locally advanced or metastasizing breast cancer in whom the disease has progressed despite prior drug therapy. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the "Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products"...
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    Using Targeted Inhibition Of Sphingosine Kinase To Treat Drug Resistant Breast Cancer

    Scientists at Tulane University School of Medicine, led by Dr. James Antoon and Dr. Barbara Beckman, have characterized two drugs targeting sphingosine kinase (SK), an enzyme involved in cancer growth and metastasis. New treatments specifically attacking cancer cells, but not normal ones, are...
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    Blocking IL-6 Improved Response To Breast Cancer Drug Herceptin

    Breast cancer treatments such as Herceptin that target a marker called HER2 have dramatically improved outcomes for women with this type of cancer. But nearly half of these cancers are resistant to Herceptin from the start and almost all of them will eventually become resistant. Now, researchers...
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    Nut Allergy Linked To Breast Milk

    Researchers from the Australian National University have discovered that children who only receive breast milk during the first six months have a higher risk of developing a nut allergy. The study has been published in the online issue of International Journal of Pediatrics. Researchers from...
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    New Treatment For Breast Cancer Patients Cuts Radiotherapy Time In Half

    Several breast cancer patients could be treated in half the time after research shows that accelerated whole breast irradiation after lumpectomy is an effective treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The study is published in the International Journal of Radiation...
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