Fury at 17-week cancer test wait
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The Welsh health minister is 'extremely concerned' that a mother-of-two has to wait 17 weeks to see a breast cancer consultant.
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Â· Brain development may suffer as early as 17 weeksÂ· Charity urges supportive environment in pregnancy
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Women were urged not to panic today about the latest health warning over hormone replacement therapy. An American study involving almost 17,000 women aged
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A new test developed in the Bay Area could make a huge difference for women diagnosed with a common form of breast cancer. Each year, roughly 50,000 women are diagnosed with early-stage, estrogen-dependent breast cancer.
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Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles, a study says.
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Lorie Williams thought for months that she might have a lump in her breast. But when the doctor said it was cancer, she was still stunned. After all, she was just 29 years old, no one in her family had ever had breast cancer, and she had never heard of anyone getting the disease so young.
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Her carefully cultured cells were  dead and Katherine Schaefer was annoyed, but just a few minutes  later, the researcher realized she had stumbled onto a  potential new cancer treatment.
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Cancer patients waiting for crucial test results may be given essential oils in an effort to calm their fears.
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The wait for exam results is causing problems like insomnia, depression and panic attacks, a report says.
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NEW YORK  - After being treated for breast cancer, women of childbearing age need only wait 6 months to conceive, not the 2 years that is often recommended, findings from a new study suggest. However, the longer wait may be warranted for women still receiving treatment or those with a more advantaged disease.
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Patients seeking an appointment with a dermatologist to ask about a potentially cancerous mole have to wait substantially longer than those seeking Botox for wrinkles.
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NEW YORK  - About one of every five women who participate in a routine breast cancer screening program for 20 years will have a false-positive result, researchers estimate.
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Rejection might not mean the end of the road for this cancer treatment.
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An older womanâs slim chances of becoming pregnant could be made worse if embryos are screened for defects before being implanted into the womb.
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NEW YORK  - Screening for cancer quite  often produces a false-positive result, and this can lead to  costly -- and ultimately unnecessary -- follow-up testing,  according to a new report.
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Outraged cancer specialists say that Pharmac&#39;s provisional agreement to widen access to a new breast cancer drug does not go far enough.
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The first big trial of a DNA test to detect colon cancer proved disappointing to those hoping for an easy and accurate new screening method.