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FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) — Some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to new research.
Sort By:Marcy Scott is fighting breast cancer the same way she’s always tackled any job: with zeal.
Marcy Scott knows she’s lucky. How does that jibe with a life-altering — and life-threatening — breast cancer diagnosis? The PR director at Atlanta Motor Speedway loves her job and her life, and is ready for the fight.
Plant-focused diet may curb breast cancer risk
Diets high in vegetables, fruits and soy might cut the risk of developing breast cancer by 30 percent, new research suggests.
NIH Student Award Winner Exploring How Couples Cope with Breast Cancer
Amber J. Belcher, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Delaware, has won the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The fellowship will support Belcher’s research on how couples cope with breast cancer.
Group looking for breast-cancer survivors for exhibit
The PA Breast Cancer Coalition is looking for breast-cancer survivors from York County to feature in its traveling photo exhibit “67 Women-67 Counties: Facing Breast Cancer in Pennsylvania.
Life Technologies, TGen and US Oncology partner on groundbreaking breast cancer sequencing research
( The Translational Genomics Research Institute ) Life Technologies Corporation today announced that it is collaborating with the Translational Genomics Research Institute and US Oncology to sequence the genomes of 14 patients afflicted with triple negative breast cancer whose tumors have progressed despite multiple other therapies.
Radiation Most Effective Soon After Breast Cancer Surgery
THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) — For women who have had breast cancer surgery, the question of whether or not to wait before receiving radiation therapy has been answered by new research that suggests that the longer women wait, the greater the chance of cancer recurrence.
Common Osteoporosis Drugs Are Associated With a Decrease in Risk of Breast Cancer
SEATTLE, March 5 /PRNewswire/ — Women who take some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis may be at lower risk of breast cancer, according to a study by U.S.
Acupuncture May Relieve Joint Pain Caused by Some Breast Cancer Treatments
A new study, led by researchers at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, demonstrates that acupuncture may be an effective therapy for joint pain and stiffness in breast cancer patients who are being treated with commonly used hormonal therapies. Results were published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology .
Reducing your chances of breast cancer
Your diet may help reduce your chances of developing breast cancer.
Breast cancer advocate attends forum
Local breast cancer advocate Crystal Lown attended the 2010 Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Forum as a representative of the YWCA of Binghamton after receiving a foundation scholarship.
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