- Hens, Flaxseed, Ovarian Cancer
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Hens (yes, as in chickens) are the only animals besides humans known to spontaneously develop ovarian cancer. This makes them a superb study subject for preliminary research into a disease that claims more than half of the women who get ovarian cancer ...
HerArticle - Annette Leal Mattern - 04/15/2010 - 07:48 - 1 comment
- Important Facts About The Thyroid Gland - Dr. Weeks (VIDEO)
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Dr. Brian Weeks explains what women should know about the thyroid gland. External Id: 17999760 Transcript: ...
Video - Dr. Brian Weeks - 07/22/2010 - 14:25 - 0 comments
- All About Throat Cancer
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Throat cancer happens when cancerous tumors develop in your throat, known as the pharynx. Around 12,000 Americans each year are affected by cancer of the pharynx. Sometimes the tumors develop at the epiglottis, which is a small piece of bone at the ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 05/27/2010 - 05:53 - 1 comment
- New, More Accurate Breast Cancer Test for HER2-Positive to be Announced Today
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Dr. Richard Bender is a clinical oncologist and the Chief Medical Officer for Agendia, a company that has developed a new breast cancer test for assessing the risk of recurrence in patients. Today at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dr. Bender ...
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- All About Vaginal Cancer
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Vaginal cancer occurs when a tumor develops in the vagina. Around 1,000 American women get vaginal cancer each year, making it quite a rare female cancer. Risk Factors There are certain circumstances that may increase a woman’s risk of getti ...
HerArticle - Joanna Karpasea... - 08/18/2010 - 14:38 - 0 comments
- Breast Cancer Radiation Suited to the Individual Patient
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Dr. Lisa Chaiken is the Medical Director of Radiation Oncology at Saint John's. She describes a number of different radiation treatments for us. Photon treatment delivers photon x-rays to the patient by a rotating machine. Teletherapy or radiatio ...
HerArticle - Jody Smith - 05/11/2010 - 05:50 - 0 comments
- Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Look at the Options
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Hormone Replacement Therapy: A Look at the Options by ]]> Amy Scholten, MPH ]]> Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is sometimes used on a short-term basis for the relief of unpleasant menopausal sympt ...
Reference - EmpowHER - 07/28/2010 - 15:00 - 0 comments
- How Do You Contract Ovarian Cancer?
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One of the main functions of the ovaries is to produce female hormones, estrogen and progesterone. The next function would be to release eggs. If there is no sperm to penetrate the egg, this unfertilized egg floats through the fallopian tube to the ...
HerArticle - Dita Faulkner - 06/17/2010 - 13:57 - 0 comments
- Resilience Equals Elizabeth Edwards
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During a primetime exclusive with Larry King, Elizabeth Edwards broke her silence about her husband’s affair, their break-up and her cancer. At 60, Edwards has had to deal with the loss of her marriage, loss of a child and now the possibility of h ...
HerArticle - MC Kelby - 07/01/2010 - 03:56 - 0 comments
- What are Breast Calcifications?
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Breast calcifications is the medical term for calcium deposits within the breast tissue. Breast calcifications are very common after menopause and even though most are not cancerous, a small percentage are. Scientists have identified certain conditi ...
HerArticle - Dita Faulkner - 04/12/2010 - 16:26 - 0 comments