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What Is The Deadliest Std?
U.S. and Swedish researchers have identified the role that the BRCA1 gene mutation plays in the deadliest form of breast cancer. Researchers say that the gene mutation works by disabling a tumor suppressing gene known as PTEN. Experts say this discovery could lead to better treatment for patients with advanced breast cancer.
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April is STD Awareness Month: What do you know about Gonorrhea?
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You have an STD. Who's to blame?
I can't count the number of times that a patient was shocked when they were diagnosed with an STD. Many of my patients seem surprised that... Read more »
How to Tell Your Partner You Have an STD
The time has come. You're dating a great guy and you think that things may soon lead to the bedroom. But, being responsible, you know... Read more »
E-Cards Notify Your Sexual Partners of STD Risk
Telling past sexual partners they may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease is never an easy task, but it is the responsible... Read more »
Telling your partner you have an STD
Recently I counseled a young woman who had herpes on how and what to tell her boyfriend of a few years about her condition. She was... Read more »
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African Ancestry Linked to Deadliest Type of Breast Cancer
Women with African heritage are more prone to the deadlier "triple negative" type of breast cancer, researchers say. Scientists at the University of... Read more »
Deadliest Skin Cancer May be Harder to Recognize
A type of skin cancer called nodular melanoma accounts for 14 percent of diagnosed skin cancers, but 37 percent of fatal cases, a new study has... Read more »
STD Questions to ask Your Doctor
STD Questions to ask Your Doctor What tests are needed to determine if there is an STD? Does each condition have its own test, or is there one test... Read more »
Students Fight for More STD Tests on Campuses
Most students know there are problems with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) on their campuses, but many students say there is not enough access... Read more »
Common vaginal infection is a STD: study
Results from a new study have added to the evidence that the common vaginal infection bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a sexually transmitted disease.... Read more »
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