http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health Women's Health News, updated continuously. en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:14:25 PDT Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/endometriosis_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/endometriosis_dcFri, 04 Jul 2008 07:19:26 PDTReuters - Key-hole surgery to treat endometriosis is associated with good short-term outcomes but has a high reoperation rate in the long run, research suggests. Hysterectomy, on the other hand, while "too radical," is associated with a low reoperation rate, the study team found, and preservation of the ovaries is a "viable option."http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/targeted_treatment_breast_cancer_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/targeted_treatment_breast_cancer_dcTue, 01 Jul 2008 09:19:06 PDTReuters - An novel investigational chemotherapy regimen targeting both a mutated protein called p53 and tumor blood vessels "has complementary and potent antitumor activity and could define a new strategy for suppression of advanced breast cancers," Dr. Yayun Liang reported at the Department of Defense's annual Era of Hope breast cancer meeting that just wrapped in Baltimore, Maryland.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/med_healthbeat_breast_exams.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/med_healthbeat_breast_examsMon, 30 Jun 2008 18:18:36 PDTAP - Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/breast_imaging_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/breast_imaging_dcMon, 30 Jun 2008 13:25:26 PDTReuters - A technique called molecular breast imaging appears to be about as accurate as MRI for detecting breast cancers, but is less costly.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/periods_menopause_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/periods_menopause_dcMon, 30 Jun 2008 08:16:12 PDTReuters - A shorter-than-normal time between menstrual periods may be the first sign of menopause for many women, while heavy bleeding may have other causes, a new study shows.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/breastcancervaccineslookpromising.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/breastcancervaccineslookpromisingThu, 26 Jun 2008 20:47:41 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women with metastatic breast cancer who developed an immune response to an investigational vaccine lived twice as long as those who didn't have an immune response, new research shows.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/experimentalimagingsystemhelpsdetectbreastcancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/experimentalimagingsystemhelpsdetectbreastcancerThu, 26 Jun 2008 20:47:33 PDTHealthDay - THURSDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have devised a new breast-imaging technology that appears to be as accurate as MRI scans but several times cheaper.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/acs/outreach_programs_help_african_american_breast_cancer_patients.htmlyahoo/health/news/acs/outreach_programs_help_african_american_breast_cancer_patientsWed, 25 Jun 2008 17:00:00 PDTAmerican Cancer Society - Emory University researchers have developed a two-pronged outreach program that appears to significantly improve early-stage breast cancer detection among African American women. The program, which emphasizes health education and patient support, owes its success in large part to the work of specially-trained Community Health Advocates, who encourage women to get screened for breast cancer, and Patient Navigators, who help women if they're diagnosed.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/symptomsplusbloodtestboostovariancancerdetection.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/symptomsplusbloodtestboostovariancancerdetectionMon, 23 Jun 2008 20:47:20 PDTHealthDay - MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers boosted the level of early-stage ovarian cancer detection by 20 percent through use of a blood test to detect a tumor marker as well as a woman's report of new-onset symptoms.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/poorerpatientshavepoorersurvivalaftercancerdiagnosis.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/poorerpatientshavepoorersurvivalaftercancerdiagnosisMon, 23 Jun 2008 20:47:18 PDTHealthDay - MONDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Low socioeconomic status increases a cancer patient's risk of dying, say U.S. researchers who analyzed data on almost 14,000 breast, prostate and colorectal patients in seven states.