- Radiofrequency Ablation
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Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) ]]> Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD ]]> ]]> Definition Radiofrequency ablation uses heat to destroy abnormal tissue. Reasons for Procedure Radiofrequency abla ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 11/03/2010 - 08:21 - 0 comments
- A New Study Finds HRT May Increase Risk of Breast Cancer
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Hormone replacement therapy and its beneficial or detrimental effects have been the subject of debate for years in the medical community. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) uses synthetic estrogens and progesterone in combination to replace the organi ...
HerArticle - Dr. Daemon Jones - 10/21/2010 - 06:16 - 1 comment
- Chemotherapy May Not Benefit Young Breast Cancer Sufferers
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A research team from the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) found that young women with breast cancer may not benefit from chemotherapy. In Europe, around 10 percent of breast cancer diagnoses are given to women und ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 09/13/2010 - 06:03 - 0 comments
- Eating to Beat Breast Cancer
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We have all heard the adage, “You are what you eat,” but can what you eat really decrease your breast cancer risk? Absolutely. So says Dr. Mary Flynn, Chief Research Dietitian at Miriam Hospital and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Brown U ...
HerArticle - Lynette Summerill - 10/14/2010 - 11:49 - 0 comments
- Breast Cancer May Change When It Spreads: Study
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About 40 percent of breast tumors change when they spread, which means that many patients with metastatic breast cancer may require treatment alterations, say Scottish researchers. They examined 211 breast tumors that had traveled to the lymph nod ...
News - Tina Tran - 05/20/2010 - 13:23 - 0 comments
- Traveling With Cancer
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Traveling With Cancer by ]]> Michelle Badash, MS ]]> People who are actively undergoing cancer therapies or whose immune systems or overall health has been compromised by cancer treatments may choose t ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 11/28/2010 - 03:30 - 0 comments
- Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
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Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) by ]]> Krisha McCoy, MS ]]> ]]> Definition Radiation therapy ]]> uses radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Some norm ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 11/02/2010 - 13:22 - 0 comments
- Lung Cancer – Four More Vital Questions That Could Save Your Life
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If you have been diagnosed with lung cancer, you may wish to ask your physician these four additional questions: 1. What diagnostic tests am I to go through besides the MRI that I have taken? Doctors can run a combination of diagnostic tests t ...
HerArticle - Mamta Singh - 11/02/2010 - 22:14 - 2 comments
- Do Breast Self-Exams Work?
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Nearly 70 percent of all breast cancers are found through self-exams and with early detection the five year survival rate is 98 percent. If you find a lump, don't panic as eight out of 10 lumps are not cancerous. Last fall, a U.S. task force disco ...
HerArticle - MC Kelby - 09/22/2010 - 07:40 - 0 comments
- Bone Strengthening Drug May Help Fight Breast Cancer
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Cancer cells have the ability to spread from their original location to other parts of the body. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis believe a bone-strengthening drug may help limit the spread of breast cancer. ...
HerArticle - Denise DeWitt - 06/25/2010 - 07:33 - 0 comments