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Is Obesity a Breast Cancer Risk Factor for All Women?
06/02/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityContrary to a long-held theory, obesity may not increase the risk of breast cancer among older African-American women.
Don't Forget Cancer Survivors' Families and Caregivers
05/23/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityWe tell patients that though they are the ones with the actual diagnosis of breast cancer, everyone who loves them and is involved with them…
Breast Cancer Survivors on the 'Net: Emotional Benefits a Click Away
05/09/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityBreast cancer patients who participate in online support groups can see emotional benefits when they openly express themselves in ways that help make…
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Prophylactic Mastectomy Was a Good Choice
05/05/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityMost women who have a mastectomy to treat their breast cancer and decide to have the unaffected (contralateral) breast removed at the same time don't…
Tough Road Can Follow Treatment
05/02/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityWe may be saving more lives than ever before, but do breast cancer patients live the rest of their lives, or large portions of it, feeling miserable?
'I Have Metastatic Disease. How Long Will I Live?'
04/15/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityStage IV breast cancer is a serious situation. No question. However, the patient's physical condition and other factors, such as where the disease has…
Family History and the Risk of Recurrence
04/11/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityThough only 12 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer have a family history of the disease, and even fewer carry the BRCA1 or 2 gene as the…
Got Clips? They're Safe
04/03/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityWhen a woman has a minimally invasive breast biopsy, such as a core or stereotactic breast biopsy, the standard of care is to place a tiny stainless…
Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder
03/14/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityIt's my privilege to spend time with breast cancer patients every day. I am always intrigued with how each woman interprets for herself what looks…
Talk to Your Teens About Breast Health
03/05/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityHave you sat down and talked with your teenage daughter about her breast health? She's talking to others about it. Five to 10 percent of the emails I…
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