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Unlikely Drug May Block breast Cancer
Women with a high risk of developing #breastcancer may have a new tool in the fight. Check out the article below to learn how an existing drug may help block the disease. http://ow.ly/pW1T302fsl9 Unlikely drug may block breast cancer in high-risk women Scientists might have just pinpointed a nonsurgical way for women at a high…
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‘Unmasking’ lurking cancer with 3-D mammograms
By Diane Mapes / Fred Hutch News Service Women with dense breast tissue have long been in a quandary. Dense tissue slightly elevates the risk for developing breast cancer and it can also be difficult to read. Unfortunately, 2-D digital mammograms alone may not spot a hidden cancer so many women opt for additional screening….
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Mammogram myths vs. fact
by Lisa Gutierrez, The Kansas City Star (TNS) U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri announced recently that she has breast cancer, which was detected through a regular mammogram. “It’s a little scary, but my prognosis is good,” she said. But what women don’t know about breast health can, in some cases, be fatal. Physicians were…
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Breast Cancer Breakthrough? 3D Mammograms Offer Sharper Results
by Linda Carroll New technologies could help resolve some of the controversy around breast-cancer screening — potentially improving the accuracy of scans that detect the cancer. At the heart of confusion over when women should be screened is the question of whether mammography could be doing more harm than good because of the many false positives that send women…
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