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October 1, 2000 |
Breast Pain in Women What causes breast pain?... How can my doctor find the cause of my breast pain?...   |
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June 20, 2000
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Choosing the knife Healthy women at high risk for breast cancer are choosing to have both breasts removed, even while doctors are advocating less invasive treatments for those who are already sick |
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March 2008
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Your 50s Your biggest breast concern isn't appearance. It's cancer. Read on for what you should know about your breasts in your 50s. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2000
Lecia M. Apantaku |
Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Screening Statistics on breast cancer risk, symptoms and recommended tests. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2000 |
Screening Yourself for Breast Cancer Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women. Women more than 20 years of age should know the signs of breast cancer and the best ways to find it early. How do I perform a breast self-exam? When should I have my mammogram? Clinical Breast Exam. Ultrasound exam. Breast Biopsies. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Breast-Cancer Screening: How to Choose Women have varying risk factors for breast cancer and face more test options. Here are some key considerations for making a suitable choice. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
Genetic Testing for Breast Cancer Risk: What Does It Mean to Me? What causes breast cancer?... What genes can cause breast cancer to be inherited?... What clues in my family history might show I've inherited a risk of breast cancer?... Does everyone who has family members with breast cancer have these mutated genes?... What should I do?... |
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March 2008
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Your 40s Had a mammo yet? You're 40. Now get one every year. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2002
Randhawa & Fink |
Screening for Breast Cancer A case study and question-and-answer group on screening for breast cancer, based on the recommendations of the current U.S. Preventive Services Task Force |
AskMen.com
Sabrina Rogers |
Can Men Get Breat Cancer? Breast cancer isn't just a chick thing. Although it is about 100 times more common among women and is a rare cause of death in men, the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2004, approximately 1,450 American men will be diagnosed with this disease. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2006
Wolff & Wilson |
Putting Prevention into Practice Genetic risk assessment and BRCA mutation testing for breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility. |
BusinessWeek
July 3, 2006
Catherine Arnst |
A Ton Of Prevention The pros and cons of two drugs that may halve your risk of breast cancer. |
Nurse Practitioner
November 2010
Dreadin & Mancuso |
Diagnostic breast evaluation: When to refer and what the results really mean Diagnostic breast imaging is an important tool in evaluating abnormal physical examination findings and assessing incomplete screening mammographic results. |
AskMen.com
September 30, 2000
Joshua Levine |
Male Breast Cancer Breast cancer is traditionally thought of as a female-related problem. Men, however, are as susceptible to the disease as women are. In many ways, the disease appears similarly in both sexes... |
BusinessWeek
June 6, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
Better Odds Against Breast Cancer New treatments for breast cancer are more effective, and easier to live with |
Health
May 18, 2009
Hallie Levine Sklar |
Babies After 40: The Hidden Health Risks of Mid-Life Pregnancy The number of women giving birth into their 40s and 50s and beyond is at record highs |
Salon.com
October 12, 1999
Damien Cave |
Male mastectomy Not many men get breast cancer, but too few are aware of the risk. |
Salon.com
November 10, 2000
Laurie Tarkan |
The business of breast cancer Big medicine is making big bucks on the disease, but we're still far from a cure... |
Managed Care
January 2005
Sharon Baker |
Breast Cancer Screening: Some Plans Do Better Than Others Some of the nation's best health plans are coming up with creative ways to encourage women to get mammograms. |
BusinessWeek
May 23, 2005
Catherine Arnst |
If It Works for Breast Cancer... Studies are under way to see if promising strategies used against breast cancer can be used to fight other killers, such as lung, colon, and prostate cancer. |
ifeminists
October 29, 2002
Rondi Adamson |
Re-Evaluating the Risk of Breast Cancer As breast cancer became a poster disease for feminism in the 1980s, the attention it began to receive took on unreasonable proportions. In short, the intensity of funding, publicity and research around breast cancer is not based on need. It is based on politics. |
American Family Physician
May 1, 2001 |
Galactorrhea Sometimes a woman's breast makes milk even though she is not breast-feeding a baby. This is called galactorrhea. Galactorrhea has many causes... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2001 |
Cancer Screening Guidelines Faced with the broad, and sometimes conflicting, range of recommendations for cancer screening, family physicians must determine the most reasonable and up-to-date method of screening... |
American Family Physician
February 15, 2005 |
Health Care After Cancer Treatment An informative patient hand-out on follow-up cancer care. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2002 |
Breast-Conserving Surgery What is breast-conserving surgery?... How does my doctor know if my lump is cancer?... Why does my doctor check my lymph nodes?... What if I cannot have breast-conserving surgery?... |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2004 |
Breast Cancer Risk Related to Type of Hormone Therapy Although several studies have demonstrated an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women taking oral hormone therapy, the risk related to each of the various forms of therapy is less clear. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 53
David Bradley |
An Underarm Review A review of health effects of organometallic compounds suggests that aluminum compounds used in the manufacture of underarm antiperspirants may somehow be involved in an increased risk of breast cancer. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 |
Diethylstilbestrol Between 1938 and 1971, millions of women in the United States were given DES to keep them from losing their baby or giving birth too early. Here are the health risks for the mother and baby, and what you should do. |
Health
April 2008
Jen Barnett |
Test Your Bra Knowledge--The Answers You took the quiz. Here are the answers. |
| Information Today |
ebrary Offers Free Breast Cancer Searchable Information Center ebrary has announced that it has collaborated with librarians from other organizations to create an open access database of breast cancer publications in honor of the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. |
Science News
January 25, 2003
Kendall Morgan |
Curbing Cancer? Low-Fat Diet During Adolescence Cuts Hormones, Possibly Breast Cancer Risk Cutting back on cheeseburgers and French fries could spare girls more than extra pounds. A low-fat diet also reduces young girls' sex hormone concentrations, a new study finds. The adolescent drop in hormones that are known to spur breast cancer in adults might stave off the disease later in life. |
AskMen.com
Abigail Ekue-Smith |
Gynecomastia Gynecomastia is generally diagnosed when men grow abnormally large breasts due to the overdevelopment of breast tissue. Here's a look at the causes and treatment options for this condition. |
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April 2007
Lambeth Hochwald |
Making Sense of Medical Tests Our whole-body guide tells you just what you need and when. |
BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
Michael Arndt |
Fine-Tuning the Attack on Breast Cancer Genentech's Herceptin, the first drug approved for a specific group, helps patients who are genetically susceptible to a virulent form of the disease. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2010
Eileen Thomas |
Men's Awareness and Knowledge of Male Breast Cancer This article reports on the findings of a qualitative study that explored the awareness and knowledge of male breast cancer among English-speaking men. |
American Journal of Nursing
September 2009
Lockwood-Rayermann et al. |
Original Research: Women's Awareness of Ovarian Cancer Risks and Symptoms Objective: To assess how well informed women ages 40 and older are of ovarian cancer symptoms and risk factors. |
| AskMen.com |
Ill-Gotten Gains Authorities say a Texas woman lied about having breast cancer and spent $10,000 raised at a benefit to have her breasts enlarged. |
American Family Physician
November 15, 2003 |
Breast Cyst Aspiration What is a breast cyst?... What is breast cyst aspiration?... When is breast cyst aspiration used? How is it done?... What are the benefits of breast cyst aspiration?... Can other problems happen because of breast cyst aspiration?... etc. |
Chemistry World
June 25, 2013
Emma Stoye |
NHS to offer breast cancer prevention drugs New guidelines for the UK National Health Service suggest that women at high risk of breast cancer should be offered a five-year course of tamoxifen or raloxifene to prevent the disease developing. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Investing Against Breast Cancer Many companies are interested in both a cure and a large lucrative market. Which are the best investments now in this sector? |
Health
February 19, 2009 |
Do You Need a Breast Reduction? The number of women opting for breast reductions has jumped 25% in recent years -- to 106,000 in the latest annual count by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. |
Science News
August 3, 2002
Janet Raloff |
Surprise! Obesity (and inactivity) can spur cancers Some 60 percent of U.S. adults say they're worried at the prospect of developing cancer, yet only 6 percent recognize that being overweight is a leading predisposing factor. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2010
Amy M. Collins |
'Men Get Breast Cancer, Too!' Theron Bell has made raising public awareness of male breast cancer his life's work. |
Managed Care
March 2007
Martin Sipkoff |
Managing Cancer Treatment Begins Before Diagnosis Health plans are increasingly involved in promoting the lifestyle changes that help their members avoid cancer, and are increasingly involved in clinical trials if prevention fails. |
Health
June 2007
Laurel Naversen Geraghty |
Don't Worry so Much About Scary Diseases Want to put your fears in their place? Here's help: We compared women's risks of developing certain illnesses this year to the odds of some quirky scenarios -- and found plenty of good news. |
| AskMen.com |
Good Health Care News New advice from the American Cancer Society puts a sharper focus on the risks of prostate cancer screening, emphasizing that annual testing can lead to unnecessary biopsies and treatments that do more harm than good. |
Chemistry World
June 6, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Pre-childbirth solvent exposure raises breast cancer risk The timing of exposure to organic solvents -- such as those found in cleaning products and industrial chemicals -- may affect breast cancer risks in women |
AFP eWire
February 24, 2006 |
Secrets of Success from a Nonprofit Pioneer Nancy Brinker, founder and self-described veteran volunteer for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation shared her secrets of success: Harness the power of one... Go for grassroots... Change the culture... etc. |
AskMen.com
Jacob Franek |
Prostate Cancer Symptoms, Screening & Diagnosis Despite the facts that prostate cancer is the No. 1 cancer occurring in men (aside from skin cancers) and the second leading cause of cancer death (behind lung cancer), many men are still unfamiliar with this highly treatable disease. |
The Motley Fool
September 17, 2007
Brian Orelli |
Preventing Cancer, No Bones About It For Eli Lilly, the only thing better than having a drug with more than $1 billion in annual sales is getting it approved to treat more patients. That's what just happened with their cancer drug, EVISTA. Investors, take note. |
