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Loneliness and stress may spur breast cancer growth
Social isolation and a stressful environment may speed up the growth of breast cancer cells. Read Summary > -
Breast cancer death rates drop 2% annually
But mortality still higher among black women than white women, U.S. report says. Read Summary > -
Senate Finance Committee rejects public healthcare option
Five Democrats voted with all of the panel's Republicans in opposing the inclusion of the government-run option in the bill in what is expected to be the first of several battles in Congress over the public option. Read Summary > -
Chemobrain leaves many survivors feeling frustrated
Despite chemotherapy's success as a cancer treatment, many cancer survivors say the resulting memory problems leave them feeling worried and frustrated. Read Summary > -
Nexavar impresses in clinical trials
Patients who received Nexavar along with the chemo drug Xeloda had a 74 percent improvement in the amount of time they lived without a disease progression, researchers found. Read Summary > -
Timing, type of HRT may determine breast cancer risk
Starting estrogen-progestagen therapy early may up odds of disease, study shows. Read Summary > -
45,000 deaths per year linked to lack of insurance
Researchers say that number--which equals one person every 12 minutes--equals more deaths annually than deaths caused from murder and drunk driving combined. Read Summary > -
Bloodless Transplant: Balancing Religion and Medicine
