More women getting double mastectomies
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More women who have cancer in only one breast are getting both breasts removed, says research that found the trend more than doubled in just six years. It's still a rare option: Most breast cancer in this country is treated by lumpectomy, removing just the tumor while saving the breast.
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A study finds higher instances of breast cancer among women who were chubby babies, and also among those who were long and lean as teenagers.
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NEW YORK  - Women who undergo mastectomy  for breast cancer can have their breast rebuilt at the time of  surgery without delaying chemotherapy, if this treatment is  also needed, new research shows.
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A new national study will investigate genetic and environmental causes of breast cancer by enrolling 50,000 sisters of women already diagnosed with the disease.
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Rising numbers of women are asking the National Health Service to provide cosmetic surgery on their genitals, doctors said on Friday.
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This year, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will report 5,170 new cases of breast cancer and more than 960 female breast cancer deaths, according to the American Cancer Society.
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That&#39;s why the American Cancer Society urges all women to get a clinical breast exam each year once they reach 40. Health experts say women over 40 should also have a mammogram every year or two.
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Chances of hysterectomies increase at birth of second child, study finds, as caesarean rates rocket
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Every other year may be enough for women over 50 to have a mammogram, US researchers said on Tuesday. A study of nearly 8,000 women showed that those who let a two-year interval
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Among people who have had blood clots, men are twice as likely as women to have them again after finishing treatment, according to an analysis of several studies.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Twice as many women die from heart disease each year as from all types of cancer combined, including breast cancer, Duke University Medical Center says.
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More women with breast cancer are choosing to have their healthy breast surgically removed along with their affected breast.
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Black American women are more likely to have a hard-to-treat form of breast cancer, they get it earlier and they are more likely to die of it, researchers said on Thursday.
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Black women seem to develop breast cancer much earlier than their white peers, UK research suggests.
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The return of silicone breast implants continues.
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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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African-American women in the US are far less likely to undergo breast reconstruction following mastectomy than white women, regardless of socioeconomic factors, new research indicates.