Cancer Free at 33, but Weighing a Mastectomy
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More young women are learning early that they are genetically prone to breast cancer, setting off a new type of family drama.
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Radiation treatments routinely given  after surgery to remove small breast tumors may not be  necessary for women over 70 if they are taking the cancer drug  tamoxifen, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Women in their 40s, who tend to  have relatively dense breast tissue, are more likely to have a  breast tumor missed on a screening mammogram than are older  women, new study findings suggest.
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Young women who have mastectomies should be given drugs to prevent the cancer returning, research suggests.
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Overweight and obese women have a lower risk of breast cancer prior to menopause, researchers said on Monday in a finding they said both puzzles them and contradicts conventional wisdom.
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It&#39;s Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and the focus is on surviving cancer by staying optimistic. One way to do it is to feel that you look good.
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Many older women with early breast cancer can safely skip radiation after having a lump removed, two studies suggest. Most women should still undergo radiation, because it helps prevent relapses within the same breast, the researchers say.
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Breast cancer is a major concern for women of all ages, ethnicities and income brackets. According to Thebreastcancersite.com, a woman in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer every three minutes
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Women with early-stage breast tumors can undergo a shorter course of radiation without a greater risk that their cancer will come back years later, the largest study to test this suggests.
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Women whose breast cancers are detected by X-ray screening are nearly twice as likely to be cancer-free 10 years after treatment than women whose cancers are discovered by hand, a major new study shows.
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Does less fat equal less breast cancer? That&#39;s a question many Canadian women are asking as Dr. Norman Boyd&#39;s unique diet and breast cancer study goes into its final year.
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A new study is the first to link weight gain to specific types of breast cancer
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Even among relatively young  women with early-stage breast cancer, the side effects of  therapy can vary by age, according to a new study.
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NEW YORK  - Breast cancer screening in the  US is common among women 80 years of age or older, but it is of  little benefit to the majority of them, according to a new  study.
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My daughter's doctor said she should learn to give herself breast exams. Is breast cancer really a threat at age 16?
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NEW YORK  - Getting plenty of recreational activity may reduce women's risk of developing breast cancer after menopause, and exercise appears to have the most powerful preventive effect on the most aggressive type of tumor.
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Breast cancer screening in the US is common among women 80 years of age or older, but it is of little benefit to the majority of them, according to a new study.