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Cancer Prevention?
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Most women with dysplasia or pre-invasive cancer have no symptoms. Screening tests, therefore, are very important.
When the cancer becomes invasive, unusual bleeding can occur. Bleeding may stop and start again between regular periods, or there may be bleeding after menopause. Unexpected bleeding can also occur after intercourse or a pelvic exam. Periods sometimes last longer or are heavier than usual. Increased vaginal discharge may be noticeable as well. Pelvic pain or pain during...
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From Our Experts
An Oncologist's Thoughts on the Canceled Breast Cancer Prevention...
Earlier this summer, the National Institutes of Health decided not to fund a breast cancer prevention trial to test Letrozole (Femara), an... Read more »
Skin Cancer Prevention and Your Medicine Cabinet
I want to talk about how several commonly used medicines may reduce the incidence of cancer, with specific focus on skin cancer. Many... Read more »
Millions of Dollars taken away from Breast Cancer Prevention Research
On Tuesday, the federal government pulled the plug on a $100 million research study that would have tested the efficacy of two different... Read more »
From Our Sources
Apples may help prevent breast cancer
Researchers at Cornell University say that eating apples may help slow the growth of breast tumors. An animal study found that 87 percent of the rats... Read more »
Understanding Risk Factors Is a Key to Preventing Breast Cance...
October 3: Simply being female puts you at risk for breast cancer. More than 75 percent of women with breast cancer have no family history of the... Read more »
Ovarian Cancer: Prevention
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Up to 95% of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer will survive longer than 5 years if their cancers are treated before they have spread beyond the... Read more »
Colon and Rectal Cancers: Prevention
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
A diagnosis of cancer will lead to staging and other tests to help determine the outlook and the appropriate treatments. Treatment for colorectal... Read more »
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Prevention
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
According to the American Cancer Societythe lifetime risk of getting melanoma is about 2% (1 in 50) for whites, 0.1% (1 in 1,000) for blacks, and... Read more »
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