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Aspirin May Be Able to Combat Spread of Breast Cancer Aspirin is typically used to combat headaches. However, research has found that the pill is able to hold preventative effects for a number of illnesses and conditions, including heart disease and anxiety about death. Now, a recent study has found that … Full News here [...]

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Breast surgery generates most cosmetic complaints Breast surgery generates the most complaints about cosmetic medical procedures in Queensland, according to the state's independent health watchdog. A new report from the Health Quality and Complaint Commission shows the majority of 245 complaints … Full News here – Read more on Brisbane Times

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Buddy Check 6: Breast cancer survival rates not improving for some RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – More women are beating breast cancer, but unfortunately survival rates have not improved for everyone, especially minority women. That's because they're more likely to be diagnosed with a rare, aggressive type of breast cancer … Full News here – Read [...]

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Secondary breast cancer: Chemo Brain Blues Living with secondary breast cancer means there is a certain inevitability to having chemotherapy multiple times. Chemotherapy can be a real double edged sword; good as it really can work well and give you more of that most precious of things… time … Full News here – Read more [...]

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PET/CT Shows Clear Advantages Over Conventional Staging for Breast Cancer … All primary tumors were identified by 18F-FDG PET/CT. The scans confirmed lymph node involvement in stage IIIC patients and revealed unsuspected lymph node involvement in 32 additional patients. Furthermore, distant metastases (bone, distant lymph … Full News here – Read more on Science Daily [...]

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Higher diabetes risk for breast cancer survivors Post-menopausal breast cancer survivors have an estimated 20 percent higher risk of diabetes according to new research published in the journal Diabetologia. For six years, the Canadian study looked at nearly 150,000 women ages 55 and over, of which … Full News here – Read more on The [...]

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Art Therapy And Mindfulness Training Lower Stress In Breast Cancer Patients … Creative art therapy, in addition to a mindfulness training program, seems to provoke actual brain changes linked with decreased stress in women with breast cancer, according to the small new study published in the journal Stress and Health. "This type … Full News [...]

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Breast Augmentation Surgery performed by Dr. Rajae Janho at Bella Forma Cosmetic Surgery Center in Atlanta, GA. Video Rating: 0 / 5

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New 3-D CT Scanning Technique Could Help Diagnose Breast Cancer A new form of 3-D computer tomography (CT) scan may soon provide breast cancer imaging at 2 to 3 times resolution while also decreasing radiation exposure by as much as 25 percent. A collaborative team of researchers from UCLA, Germany and France … Full News [...]

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Breast Cancer PSA Focuses On Boobs, Not Women (VIDEO) This ad follows other decidedly sexed-up breast cancer awareness campaigns that have been released in recent years. The Keep A Breast Foundation's "I Heart Boobies" campaign plasters its tagline onto T-shirts and bracelets, and a 2009 ad from Rethink … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Researchers Working To Develop Breast Cancer Scanning Technology With … The new testing will allow CT scans to be a diagnostic tool used in conjunction with dual view mammography. The findings of the new method were recently published in the online Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Full News [...]

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New X-ray breast cancer imaging possible with 25 times reduced radiation dose This is a comparison between a conventional CT scan of the breast sample and a scan using equally sloped tomography with phase contrast imaging. In the latter image, the tumor is highlighted in red. The radiation dose needed for the scans is indicated [...]

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Video promotes breast cancer awareness CLEAR LAKE — A special dance video produced by staff at Oakwood Care Center in Clear Lake was designed to promote awareness of breast cancer, care officials announced. The Pink Glove Dance video is the second produced at the care center to help … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Local breast cancer survivor finds a silver lining EXETER — More than 200 patients who receive cancer treatment at Exeter Hospital received gift cards to area restaurants and stores thanks to the efforts of a Hampton breast cancer survivor. Sara Pennfield, 43, came up with the idea to collect gift … Full News here – [...]

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Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Least Aggressive Form of Breast Cancer Still … 18, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Women with the most common and least aggressive subtype of breast cancer were still at risk of death from the disease more than 10 years after diagnosis, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published in the journal Cancer [...]

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