- Breast Cancer Surgery – Lumpectomy or Mastectomy
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The first type of treatment many will undergo with breast cancer is surgical removal of any cancerous tumors. The surgery type that you chose will depend on the size of the tumor, aggressiveness of the cancer and even the outcome you can live with. ...
HerArticle - Dita Faulkner - 06/01/2010 - 13:26 - 0 comments
- AUDIO: Dr. Jill Siegfried - Is Lung Cancer More Fatal In HRT Recipients?
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Todd: According to a study published in the journal “Lancet,” the “Los Angeles Times” reports women who take hormone replacement therapy are nearly twice as likely to die from lung cancer. Hi, this is Todd Hartley, and to bring you up to s ...
Article - Dr. Jill Siegfried - 05/16/2010 - 09:22 - 0 comments
- Top Ten Things to Know About Man Boobs
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If you have a male friend or loved one with enlarged breasts, you may have a few questions about the condition. The closer your relationship—especially if the man is your significant other or your son—and the more they find their “man boobs” troublin ...
HerArticle - Cathy Enns - 09/14/2010 - 10:43 - 0 comments
- Can Stem Cell Transplants Cause Cancer?
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Stem cell transplants are now being used to treat a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, cancers and brain injury. The stem cells used for such therapy are normally derived from embryos or fetuses, either obtained through termination of pregnancy, ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 06/28/2010 - 08:54 - 1 comment
- Heat Therapy for Back Pain – How this Simple Therapy is Often More Safe and Effective than Drugs
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If you suffer from non-specific back pain, you may be more than a little fed up if your doctor suggests taking a painkiller, which does nothing to solve the root of the problem and only masks your symptoms. There are ways you can relieve your pain th ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 09/20/2010 - 06:10 - 0 comments
- Ordinary Berries Fight Cancer as Well as Exotic Ones Do
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The good news is, rats on a diet rich in berries developed only half as many tumors as rats in the control group, after both were injected with carcinogenic chemicals. The even better news is, ordinary berries were just as good as their more expensive ...
HerArticle - Linda Fugate PhD - 08/02/2010 - 07:27 - 0 comments
- Pregnancy Disorder may Protect Women Against Breast Cancer
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Preclampsia, a serious high blood pressure syndrome that only occurs during pregnancy, may paradoxically reduce the incidence of developing breast cancer in women who develop it, a University of Minnesota Medical School researcher has found. Globa ...
HerArticle - Lynette Summerill - 04/27/2010 - 13:34 - 0 comments
- Breast cancer vaccine research encouraging, moves to human trials
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The words “breast cancer vaccine” sound kind of surreal and unbelievable, don’t they? Could it really be possible that this cancer – which has taken so many women from us – could someday be prevented by a simple vaccine? And might that day come soone ...
HerArticle - Diane Porter - 06/01/2010 - 07:26 - 0 comments
- Ovarian Cancer Resource Page
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Ovarian cancer appears as tumors that develop in a woman’s ovaries, which are part of the reproductive system. Cancer begins at a cellular level. Normally, cells grow and divide to form new cells. These new cells take the place of old cells as they d ...
Article - EmpowHER - 08/30/2010 - 16:29 - 0 comments
- Soy: Can You Get Too Much of a Good Thing?
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Soy: Can You Get Too Much of a Good Thing? by ]]> Larry Lindner, MA ]]> While the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows food labels to display a health claim stating that soy ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 07/27/2010 - 11:30 - 0 comments