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Breast Cancer Awareness in 2008
It is October, which means that there is a pink glow of breast cancer awareness everywhere you look. From its inception, the National Breast Cancer Coalition (NBCC) focused on action over awareness. On uncovering the real facts about breast cancer and making meaningful change on holding everyone involved accountable to all of us.
How far has the community come in our shared goal to end breast cancer? Nowhere near far enough. Newsweek's recent cover story "We Fought Cancer... and Cance...
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Expert & Community Posts
Breast Cancer Awareness: What do Women Really Know?
By Fran Visco , Health Expert...ahead for us is to educate the public about the real facts about breast cancer and how to bring... Read more »
10 Ways to Think Pink All Year Long
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...you’re 60… This site has all kinds of good, hard facts about breast cancer. Take the time to... Read more »
Warning: This May Challenge Your Personal Comfort Level. And That's OK.
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...this case, stands for “Touch, Look, Check,” a breast cancer early-detection initiative of... Read more »
"It's the Kind that Black Women Get": IBC and the African American Community
By Phyllis Johnson , Health Expert"My friend died of breast cancer. She wouldn't get any treatment. It was that kind that black... Read more »
Another Breast Cancer Risk Factor? Artificial Light at Night? Pull the Shades!
By PJ Hamel , Health Expert...light—yes, light, of all things—may be a significant breast cancer risk.OK, before you start... Read more »
Health Guide
Abortion, Miscarriage and Breast Cancer Risk: NCI Fact Sheet
...hormonal changes occur during pregnancy, changes that may influence a woman’s chances of developing breast cancer later in life. As a result, over several decades a considerable amount of... Read more »Types of Breast Cancer: Recurrent Breast Cancer
Q. I had breast cancer in the past, and I’m really scared of it coming back. What can you tell me about recurrent breast cancer?A. Recur (“re-occur”) means the same breast cancer you initially... Read more »Neither Abortion Nor Miscarriage Associated with Breast Cancer Risk
...years that women who have more to term pregnancies appear to be somewhat protected against developing breast cancer. Women whose pregnancies have been interrupted, by spontaneous or induced... Read more »Types of Breast Cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) and Paget's Disease
Q. I’ve been diagnosed with inflammatory breast cancer. What can you tell me about it, and what my treatment might be like?A. Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) accounts for fewer than 5% of new... Read more »Types of Breast Cancer: Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC)
Background Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a relatively rare type of breast cancer grows in the lymph vessels of the skin of the breast. Because it usually doesn’t form an easy-to-find lump and... Read more »Images
Medications
...(ta-MOX-ih-fen),(SOL-ta-mox) Uses Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to... Read more »
...(ta-MOX-ih-fen),(SOL-ta-mox) Uses Tamoxifen is used to treat breast cancer that has spread to... Read more »
...with other medications to treat certain types of breast cancer (e.g.,... Read more »
...with other medications to treat certain types of breast cancer (e.g.,... Read more »
...Toremifene is used in postmenopausal women to treat breast cancer that has spread to other parts... Read more »
Related News
Better Breast Cancer Treatment
May 05, 2008ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- More than 211,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Many of them have advanced disease... Read summary »
Could an Aspirin a day Reduce Breast Cancer?
May 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A new study finds taking an aspirin a day may lower a woman's risk for a common type of breast cancer. The study reveals daily... Read summary »
Strenuous Physical Activity can Lower Breast Cancer Risk
March 27, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A regular dose of strenuous exercise may keep you from developing breast cancer. New research from the University of Southern... Read summary »
Caffeine and Breast Cancer Risk
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- In a new study, researchers found caffeine is not associated with overall breast cancer risk, but it could increase the risk of... Read summary »
Key Breast Cancer Maker Found
December 19, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A newly identified protein may contribute to the spread of breast cancer, making it a potential maker for metastatic breast... Read summary »
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