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Get Involved in Clinical Trials to Aid Cancer Research

So, you have breast cancer. Or your mother’s had it, and you’re scared. A friend died of breast cancer. Or maybe you’ve felt a lump in your breast, and with sinking heart and a panicky mind you’re searching the Internet for information…Whatever the specific reason you’re visiting this site, your overarching... Read moreChevron
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Raising Funds for Cancer Research: Support the Little Guys

It seems like everyone has a hand out for a handout these days.From the little boys in baseball uniforms shaking cans of coins at you as you exit the supermarket, to the classy fund-raising letter you get from your local hospital—everyone needs money. Not surprising; with the economy just barely beginning to resurrect itself from the... Read moreChevron
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Top Breast Cancer Doctors Team Up to Fight Disease

Stand Up To Cancer, the much-touted TV cancer fundraiser aired last September, has raised over $100 million for cancer research over the past year.   And yesterday, on the 1-year anniversary of the launch of SU2C, the group announced that $73.6 million has been awarded to five “Dream Teams.” These teams will be charged with... Read moreChevron
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Breast Cancer Metastatis Risk Markers and Treatment Developments

Two stories that broke online last week may have long-reaching benefits for women with breast cancer.   First, Science Daily reported on March 27 that researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have discovered a new marker that may identify, at the time of diagnosis, which of us are most likely to have a... Read moreChevron
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When Breast Cancer Goes Away on Its Own

What if you found out from a mammogram that you had breast cancer - but a few months later were told it had gone away? Sounds pretty unbelievable - but a study published recently by the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that this might be true.   Scientists from Norway and the U.S. compared how many new breast cancers were found among... Read moreChevron

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