- Uterine Cancer: Risk Factors, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
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Uterine cancer is also known as cancer of the womb and endometrial cancer. By the end of 2010, an estimated 43,470 women will have been diagnosed with uterine cancer in the USA. Unfortunately in recent years this type of female cancer has been rapid ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 08/30/2010 - 08:42 - 0 comments
- Pregnant...With Cancer
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Two weeks after getting one of the happiest bits of news a woman can get, Sandi got the worst imaginable. She was pregnant with cancer. The lymphoma diagnosis was a startling twist. Thankfully, Sandi (who blogs about her experiences at pregnantcan ...
HerArticle - Dena Levitz - 08/08/2010 - 18:38 - 0 comments
- Drugs That May Lead to Heart Damage
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Drugs That May Lead to Heart Damage by ]]> Amy Scholten, MPH ]]> If you’re taking medication for a health condition or using illicit drugs or other substances, it’s important to know about potential si ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 07/29/2010 - 05:00 - 0 comments
- More Women With Breast Cancer Are Choosing Double Mastectomies
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Women diagnosed with localized breast cancer are increasingly deciding to have both breasts removed even when the tumor is small and found in only one side, according to recent study from the University of Minnesota. This trend troubles some oncol ...
News - EmpowHER - 04/29/2009 - 14:06 - 0 comments
- Cervical Cancer: Symptoms and Treatments
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Symptoms of cervical cancer are: • Bleeding in between periods or after you have had gone through menopause • Bleeding during or after sexual intercourse • Bleeding after a pelvic examination • Heavier and painful periods • Increased vagin ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 08/27/2010 - 11:41 - 0 comments
- Breast Milk: Nourishing, and a Cancer Fighter as Well?
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Researchers in Sweden have discovered a compound in breast milk that can kill cancer cells in human beings. "Human Alpha-lactalbumin Made LEthal to Tumor cells" is what they're calling it for now, with its acronym HAMLET. This newly-discovered HA ...
HerArticle - Jody Smith - 04/30/2010 - 05:04 - 0 comments
- All About Lung Cancer
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Lung cancer is a malignant tumor or tumors in the lungs, resulting from abnormal cell division. If the energy of the cells is disrupted, the cells can turn cancerous. Sometimes benign tumors may occur. These are tumors which are not cancerous. Th ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 05/26/2010 - 08:47 - 0 comments
- Osteoporosis Drugs Might Treat Breast Cancer Too
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A study recently released by the New England Journal of Medicine finds that drugs typically taken to treat osteoporosis may also help fight breast cancer. The study, as reported in The New York Times , involved premenopausal women on drugs ...
HerArticle - Mireya Hernandez - 02/16/2009 - 10:08 - 0 comments
- The Role of Family Medical History in Your Health
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The Role of Family Medical History in Your Health by ]]> Howard Bell ]]> Sometimes it really is all in the genes. Knowing your family's medical history can alert you to potential problems and help you ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 07/27/2010 - 19:30 - 0 comments
- Gene May Offer Target to Boost Radiation Therapy
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Blocking the action of a gene that repairs damaged DNA increases the effectiveness of radiation therapy against cancer, according to British researchers. The finding may lead to new drugs to improve outcomes for patients undergoing radiation therapy. ...
News - mpingolt - 06/18/2010 - 08:28 - 0 comments