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Breast Cancer
by Gloria Gamat on October 7, 2009
Last year, Doral Bank in Puerto Rico teamed up with Susan G Komen for the Cure and launched “Ruta Pink” (or Pink Route). Ruta Pink consists of a pink mobile mammogram clinic that stops through various...
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, Lifestyles
by Gloria Gamat on August 31, 2009
In lieu of Breast Cancer Awareness Month coming up in October, we parents would be interested in A Celebration 4 Life™ - an organization that focuses on celebrating the life of a loved one who has fac...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 29, 2009
if you'd had radiation therapy during your childhood, then you're risk of developing breast cancer in the future is increased.
Such were the findings recently reported at the Journal of Clini...
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, Diet and Food
by Gloria Gamat on February 19, 2009
Well it is generally, an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Now it is an apple a day (as well as daily helpings of other fruits and vegetables) can help keep the breast cancer-doctor away.
Such were ...
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by Gloria Gamat on January 29, 2009
Green tea has been reported to have many benefits such as its potential to promote weight loss and protect against Alzheimer's disease.
Now, a new study from the U.S. and China found that regular...
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by Florence Cardinal on December 24, 2007
An article in the Ivanhoe Newswire tells us:"Breast cancer patients who opt for reconstructive surgery following a mastectomy may be able to see better results, thanks to a new technology involvi...
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Breast Cancer
by Terah Shelton on December 14, 2007
There's great news on the fight against breast cancer. A study released today reported that women who are fighting breast cancer can be spared the agony of chemotherapy. The study discovered that ...
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by Terah Shelton on November 27, 2007
As if the risk of contracting breast cancer wasn't high enough. According to a recent study, women who live in urban tend to have more dense breast tissue, thus increasing the risk of breast cance...
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by Terah Shelton on October 30, 2007
Let the sunshine! Let the sunshine in! Why? Because according to the American Journal of Epidemiology, exposure to sunlight may reduce the risk of breast cancer.
The study says because the "body...
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by Terah Shelton on October 23, 2007
On an episode of Grey's Anatomy last year, a woman who had a history of breast cancer in her family, decided to get ahead of the disease and have a double mastectomy. Afterwards, I wondered how a ...
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by Terah Shelton on October 19, 2007
Let's face it. When some people hear tragic news, they don't know how to react. When my beloved dog died when I was 15, my brother's best friend laughed. When my brother got into some lega...
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by Terah Shelton on October 11, 2007
If you are taking the breast cancer pill, tamoxifen, you may need to consult your doctor. Several reports released today stated that the side effects are causing women to stop taking the pill. Side ef...
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by Terah Shelton on September 28, 2007
Happy Friday. If this week was a stressful one. You may be dreaming of hitting the local bar with friends for happy hour. But, before you reach for your first drink, keep this in mind. Every drink you...
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by Terah Shelton on September 26, 2007
The American Cancer Society announced on Tuesday that the death rate from cancer is dropping by 2 percent per year. That's great news for women suffering from the disease. However, African-America...
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by Florence Cardinal on June 10, 2007
An artoicle in the London Daily Mail tells us that a good diet and exercise help to cut breast cancer risks:
.......walking briskly for half an hour and eating five portions of fruit and vegetables a ...
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by Florence Cardinal on June 1, 2007
We all know, or we shoulld, that milk is an excellent source of calcium, so important for healthy bones and in the prevention of osteoporosis. Now there's another reason to drink milk. Lively Woma...
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by Florence Cardinal on May 27, 2007
Stories from the world of breast cancer can bring tears to your eyes, and this one from Prevention Magazine is no different. I thought you might enjoy reading it:
When Janet Vittone, a physician at th...
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by Florence Cardinal on May 26, 2007
If you've been diagnosed with breast cancer, don't give up your exercise program. If you don't exercise, now would be an excellent time to start. An article from Huliq.com says:
....women ...
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by Florence Cardinal on May 22, 2007
Looking for a cause for breast cancer? Family history and your genetic makeup may account for a small number of cases, but according to the Cancer Blog:
A bundle of scientific reports indicate more th...
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by Florence Cardinal on May 20, 2007
Do the chemicals used to straighten hair cause breast cancer. According to the latest research, the answer is no.
An article in Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs states:
Researchers found younger ...
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by Florence Cardinal on May 9, 2007
It's believed that green tea has many health benefits. Chinese Food at About.com tells us:
To sum up, here are just a few medical conditions in which drinking green tea is reputed to be helpful:
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by Florence Cardinal on May 3, 2007
Looking for a way to reduce the risk of breast cancer? Dr. Weil suggests mushrooms:
There are many ways to help lower your risk of breast cancer; one is to incorporate medicinal mushrooms into your di...
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by Florence Cardinal on April 30, 2007
Some women worry because one or more pregnancies may have terminated early, either through abortion or because of a miscarriage. They fear that this may put them at a higher risk for breast cancer.
A...
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by Florence Cardinal on April 23, 2007
Self examination, mammograms, MRIs - So many ways to detect breast cancer. Now researchers are developing new methods of treatment. An article from Press TV talks about a way of preventing breast canc...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 30, 2007
A week or so ago, I wrote a blog about detecting breast cancer using a strand of hair. Today, I found yet another possible method of detecting breast cancer, this one on the Dental News and Technology...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 28, 2007
Mammograms have been a big help in early detection of breast cancer. However, if you are in the high risk range, if you've already had breast cancer in one breast, or if you have a family history ...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 27, 2007
Years ago, few people had heard of soy or soy beans, except maybe for a bit of soy sauce in a Chinese restaurant. Now the word is on the tongues of the health conscious, not just in Asian countries, b...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 19, 2007
What is inflammatory breast cancer? The National Cancer Institute explains it this way:
Inflammatory breast cancer is a rare but very aggressive type of breast cancer in which the cancer cells block ...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 11, 2007
What causes breast cancer? It may be genetic, caused by an abnormal gene. Hormones are another possible cause, and the list goes on to include diet and environmental issues. Now a new possibility has ...
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by Florence Cardinal on March 4, 2007
Wikipedia describes the process used in a Mammography this way:
During the procedure, the breast is compressed by a dedicated mammography machine to even out the tissue, to increase image quality, an...
