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1. Breast Cancer Gene Tied to Diagnosis at Younger Age - US News and World Report
Researchers concerned that disease may be developing earlier
2. Race Not a Factor if Breast Cancer Chemo Succeeds - US News and World Report
All women have similar outcomes when there's no sign of disease following treatment, study finds
3. Breast cancer : Prevention
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Many risk factors - such as your genes and family history - cannot be controlled. However, a healthy diet and a few lifestyle changes may reduce your overall chance of cancer in general. Breast cancer is more easily treated and often curable if it... Reviewer: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, Greg Juhn, MTPW, David R. Eltz. Previously reviewed by James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California.
4. Breast Cancer Screening
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The three most common modalities for breast cancer screening are mammogram, clinical breast examination, and breast self-examination. The goal of these screening examinations is to detect occult breast cancer at an early stage—before it is cli... Author: CLIFFORD HUDIS, ARTI HURRIA Expand your search to include all of U.S. News
5. Breast cancer - Prevention -- Mayo Clinic
Although studies have not found a definite link between most pesticides and breast cancer, it is known that women with elevated levels of pesticides in their breast tissue have a greater breast cancer risk. http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?objectid=B105D3F6-BFE9-4D89-A5E53914589F7E...
6. Breast cancer -- Information from Harvard Medical School
These slow-growing types of breast cancer represent about 8% of all breast cancers. Breast cancer is the second most common cancer (after skin cancer) in women in the United States, with approximately 211,000 cases expected in 2005. http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/9632.html#prevent
7. What Are the Risks of Developing or Dying of Breast Cancer? -- Information from the Merck Manual
Breast cancer is the second most common cancer among women after skin cancer and, of cancers, is the second most common cause of death among women after lung cancer. However, if such a woman develops breast cancer, her chances of dying of breast... http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec22/ch251/ch251f.html#tb251_1 |
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