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Breastfeeding Protects Nonsmoking Moms From Breast Cancer
By Christine Hsu | Aug 15, 2013 11:18 AM EDTBreast really is best for mother and baby- but only if mom doesn't smoke. A new study found that breastfeeding for more than six months can protect nonsmoking mothers against breast cancer.
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Certain Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Breast Cancer in Older Women
By Christine Hsu | Aug 05, 2013 04:01 PM EDTTaking certain types of blood pressure drugs may increase women's risk of developing breast cancer, according to a new study,
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New Model Predicts Women's RIsk of Three Common Cancers
By Christine Hsu | Jul 30, 2013 04:59 PM EDTScientists have developed a new model that can predict a woman's risk of developing breast, ovarian and endometrial (womb) cancer.
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Breast Cancer Survival Disparities Between Blacks and Whites Still Prevalent
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 24, 2013 11:19 AM EDTResearchers found that for women diagnosed with breast cancer, white patients outlived black patients by three years.
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Cold Caps Tested to Prevent Chemo Hair Loss
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 22, 2013 10:06 AM EDTDoctors will start enlisting early stage breast cancer patients in a trial with the DigniCap brand of cooling caps to test whether or not these caps can prevent chemo hair loss without affecting cancer treatment.
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IVF Moms Who Give Birth to Multiple Babies Have Higher Breast Cancer Risk
By Christine Hsu | Jul 09, 2013 03:07 PM EDTWomen who give birth to multiple babies after IVF treatment are 44 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than those giving birth to singletons or who remain childless, a new study suggests.
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Eating Fish May Cut Breast Cancer Risk
By Christine Hsu | Jun 27, 2013 06:30 PM EDTHaving sushi just once or twice a week may significantly lower women's risk of developing breast cancer.
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Cancer Survivors Work with Facebook: Some Mastectomy Pictures Allowed
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 13, 2013 11:42 AM EDTAfter four pictures revealing mastectomy scars were removed from Facebook, a petition was filed that prompted FAcebook to publish a written statement explaining how the pictures could have mistakenly been taken down due to the Website's policies.
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TX Doc Charged With Poisoning Her Lover and Co-Worker's Coffee
By Christine Hsu | Jun 10, 2013 10:13 AM EDTLet this story be another reason why you shouldn't mix work with pleasure. A Texas doctor has been accused of poisoning her lover and coworker's coffee with sweet-tasting chemical used in antifreeze
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Proper Breastfeeding Reduces Maternal Deaths, Study
By Christine Hsu | Jun 07, 2013 12:48 PM EDTWomen should breastfeed for themselves, experts say.
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New Drug Effective So Far in Treating Breast Cancer
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 04, 2013 02:32 PM EDTResearchers announced that a drug called BMN 673 was effective in treating breast and ovarian cancer patients with the BRCA gene mutations.
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Breast Cancer Gene Most Common In African American Women
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 03, 2013 12:39 PM EDTResearchers discovered that the breast cancer BRCA gene mutations were the most common in African American women.
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Women May Soon "Evolve" Out of Menopause, Scientist Claims
By Christine Hsu | May 29, 2013 10:27 AM EDTMenopause could soon become a thing of the past.
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Sisters Kicked out of Mall for Wearing 'Profane' Cancer Awareness Hats
By Makini Brice | May 22, 2013 09:56 AM EDTThree sisters were kicked out a suburban Philadelphia mall because of their cancer awareness hats.
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Angelina Jolie's Preventative Mastectomy: Six Celebrities Who Have Undergone Surgery to Lower Their Risk of Cancer
By Makini Brice | May 15, 2013 03:03 PM EDTYesterday, actress Angelina Jolie came forward with a confession that startled many people: earlier this year, she had chosen to undergo a double mastectomy to remove her breasts, and is planning on having another surgery to remove her ovaries.
