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Fran Visco

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President, National Breast Cancer Coalition
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posted 10/29/2007, comments (0)

Breast Cancer Awareness: An October History Lesson

Controversy. Conflict. Words that I have heard over and over again. I have heard that women avoid confrontation and conflict. That they historically have been quiet, conforming, polite. That certainly has not been my experience with the National Breast Cancer Coalition and its network of activists across the country. These women embrace... Read moreChevron
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Kevin Knopf, MD

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posted 10/17/2007, comments (4)

Why Breast Cancer Awareness Month is Important: Thoughts from a Medical Oncologist

It is breast cancer awareness month, and everywhere pink ribbons abound. I have donned one on my white coat. Why is breast cancer awareness month such a very, very good thing? Here are four reasons.   #1 - Breast Cancer Awareness Month Fosters AWARENESS.   Perhaps just 20 years ago, the diagnosis of cancer was whispered about;... Read moreChevron
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Doug Haberstroh

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Breast Cancer Husband
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posted 09/28/2007, comments (2)

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: October Remembrance

October is not just another month on the calendar. For women facing breast cancer (too many by my count), it is a month for them to be heard, a month for some to celebrate a survivor's victory, a month for others to reflect on only a memory, and a month to stand up for the ones we love who are engaged in a battle on which their life... Read moreChevron
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Kevin Knopf, MD

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posted 04/20/2007, comments (0)

Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Incidence: Interpreting the Latest Study

Dr. Ravdin et al published a very impressive article in this week's New England Journal of Medicine on hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use and breast cancer rates.They showed that the incidence (number of new cases) of breast cancer decreased in women who were 50 years of age or older from 2002 through the end of 2004. They tie this to... Read moreChevron
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PJ Hamel

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posted 02/01/2007, comments (0)

First HRT Award Comes Down: $1.5 Million

Breast cancer and HRT? Uh-oh, here we go again.That must be what the legal and financial folks at behemoth drug maker Wyeth are thinking, after a January 29 decision in which a state jury in Philadelphia ordered Wyeth to pay $1.5 million in compensatory damage, the result of a suit brought against the company by an Arkansas woman and her husband.... Read moreChevron
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