- There Are Over 100 Types of Cancer
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This is the single most powerful word that you will ever hear from a doctor. In an instant your whole world falls apart and you think your life is over. Cancer is a malignancy, is characterized by an abnormal growth of cells. There are over 100 ...
HerArticle - Alexa Canell - 04/24/2009 - 10:14 - 0 comments
- Can Preventive Surgery Save You From Ovarian or Breast Cancer?
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It’s been a hotly debated issue for families who carry a genetic predisposition to develop ovarian and/ or breast cancer. Should women who have the genetic mutation undergo aggressive surgeries? Or is it overzealous to remove a woman’s breasts and ova ...
HerArticle - Annette Leal Mattern - 09/03/2010 - 06:07 - 0 comments
- Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy by ]]> Debra Wood, RN ]]> ]]> Related Media: Mastectomy Lumpectomy ]]> ]]> Definition A sentinel lymph node biopsy is the removal and testing o ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 11/03/2010 - 08:33 - 0 comments
- 26 years old and scared....
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I am 26 and have a genetic disorder called Cowden's Syndrome. In addition to other things, it causes me to have a higher breast cancer risk (so high, that my doctor has told me "it's not a question of if, it's a question of when.") I also found out th ...
Group Thread - meechell83 - 10/04/2010 - 09:41 - 2 comments
- VITAMIN D - THE NEWEST SUPER NUTRIENT
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At one of my last endocrinologist visits, the doctor suggested I have my Vitamin D levels tested, stating that Vitamin D deficiency is nearly universal these days. What!? This is not Seattle and I don’t just live in the Sunshine State. I play tennis ...
Share - Susan Beausang - 11/02/2010 - 22:14 - 2 comments
- Fulvestrant—Another Option for Breast Cancer Treatment
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Fulvestrant—Another Option for Breast Cancer Treatment by ]]> Karen Schroeder Kassel, MS, RD, MEd ]]> ]]> Fulvestrant ]]> (Faslodex) is approved for postmenopausal women with a cert ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 07/27/2010 - 22:30 - 0 comments
- Awash in Estrogen -- The Truth About Estrogen Dominance
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Imagine a natural ebb and flow of hormones, gently washing back and forth, keeping your body in balance. Not too much estrogen or progesterone, but just enough to keep each other – and you – on an even keel. Now imagine a sudden flood of estrogen ...
HerArticle - Dr. Jennifer Landa - 11/02/2010 - 19:58 - 3 comments
- Radiation Therapy—Internal
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Radiation Therapy—Internal (Ionizing Radiation; Radiotherapy; Brachytherapy) by ]]> Editorial Staff And Contributors ]]> ]]> Definition Radiation therapy is a treatment of cancer and other dis ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 11/01/2010 - 09:09 - 0 comments
- One in Three Breast Cancers Are 'Harmless'
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According to research published by the British Medical Journal, one in three breast cancers that are detected by mammogram are actually harmless. Sometimes cancer cells can be present without spreading or they may automatically resolve with the help o ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 07/13/2009 - 08:50 - 0 comments
- The Gift of Cranberry
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For about the about the first seven years of my life, I believed cranberries came from a can since the only time my family ever served cranberries was for Thanksgiving. While in high school and after being diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, I ...
HerArticle - MC Kelby - 11/15/2010 - 12:27 - 0 comments