Support Groups Help With Breast Cancer Fears
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TUESDAY, Oct. 12 (HealthDayNews) -- Women with a high risk of breast cancer can find much help and solace in support groups, according to a new study to be published in the Nov. 15 issue of CANCER, a journal of the American Cancer Society.
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One out of every seven women will become a victim of breast cancer, but more than half of those who get the disease, beat it. On Friday, as part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a number of East Tennessee women are celebrating their survival.
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Group therapy doesn&#39;t improve survival for women with early-stage breast cancer, says a study in the Sept. 27 online issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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South Bend, IN - A local effort to raise awareness in the fight against breast cancer has gained a lot of support. Radio station U-93 has been collecting bras from listeners during breast cancer awareness month.
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Mammograms have become a rite of passage for 40-year-old American women, and a compulsory exercise for those over 40. But as rote as those annual screenings might seem, there's nothing routine about a diagnosis of breast cancer.
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Women with breast cancer who take part in group therapy sessions with other patients live no longer than those who do not, but experience a better quality of life and less pain, researchers said Monday.
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Many women are confused about what are the danger signs of breast cancer, a survey suggests.
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TUESDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDayNews) -- A daily walk around the block, a few laps in the pool, a vigorous game of soccer: studies suggest exercise is extending the lives of women who've survived breast cancer, even as it lifts their spirits.
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NEW YORK  - A breast cancer family history,   as well as a woman's age and her own personal history of breast   cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of developing   ovarian cancer.
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This is the 20th year that October has been designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help educate women about breast cancer and the importance of early detection through mammography screening.
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ELDRIDGE, Md. -- Being diagnosed with cancer is devastating, but imagine being diagnosed four times. That was the struggle for a young woman from Eldridge who just wouldn&#39;t give up.
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The observance of Breast Cancer Month this October continues to bring hope to thousands of patients. Medical findings have unearthed risk factors and symptoms that would aid early cancer detection.
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HUNTSVILLE, AL - Every woman is at risk for breast cancer. Fortunately, breast cancer caught in its earliest stages can be successfully treated 97 percent of the time.
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Older women who undergo surgery for breast cancer often worry about their appearance afterward, and getting the treatment that best meets these concerns may improve their long-term well-being, according to a new study.
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Why more needs to be done to help provide care for women with secondary breast cancer.
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LONDON  - In an effort to find new ways to prevent breast cancer, two British cancer organizations called for the help of 100,000 volunteers to participate in a lifelong breast cancer study.
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More women with breast cancer are choosing to have their healthy breast surgically removed along with their affected breast.