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Should Doctors Inform Patients About Breast Density?Dense breast tissue shows up on mammogram as solid white. However, tumors also show up on a mammogram as solid white, which makes it difficult to detect cancer
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Can You Have Kids After Cancer Therapy?Cancer diagnoses for adolescent and young adult patients often leads to immediate treatment, which presents a challenge for preserving fertility in these young
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Double the Help: 2 Drugs Help Fight CancerResearchers say that hormone therapy for breast cancer, very different from hormone replacement therapy for menopause, works to either block out receptors for
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Two generic cancer drugs apparently improve survival rates for women who develop breast cancer after menopauseRecent studies demonstrate that that aromatase inhibitors are more effective at reducing breast cancer deaths and recurrence than tamoxifen.
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Why do cancer medications cost so much? Are pharmaceutical companies afraid to disclose their real costs?An editorial signed by 128 oncologists notes that the average price for new cancer drugs increased 5 to 10 fold more than $100,000 annually by 2012. Doctors
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New study: Radiation therapy may help prevent recurrence of breast cancerTwo new studies in the New England Journal of Medicine show that radiation therapy in the lymph nodes may help deter cancer from reoccurring in the breasts.
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New Study: Screening guidelines might actually hamper breast cancer & colorectal diagnosisResearchers were able to determine whether late-stage diagnoses were more likely in states based on regulations and guidelines for cancer screening that guide
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Freezing Breast Cancer- Yes, literally freezing it...Doctors in about 20 sites across the country are using liquid nitrogen to freeze tumors and kill diseased cells. This technology takes a probe...
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Sneaky Symptoms of Breast CancerA lump is the classic warning sign, but lesser known symptoms of breast cancer, include swelling of all or part of a breast, skin irritation or dimpling, nipple
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New Cancer Strategy Might Save Thousands of PatientsTobacco is still main risk factor for cancer, followed by obesity. The report asserts that the government must establish a new tobacco control strategy