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Chicago Mastectomy

One Word that Can Change Your Life

“It’s Cancer”, my sister and I sat trying to compose ourselves and comprehend the significance of what we had just heard the...
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A celebrity in his own right

Dr. Alan Larsen is not your typical celebrity but to Jennifer Hoffman, Dr. Larsen is a celebrity of a different sort. I recently read this...
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Nearly half of high-risk breast cancer patients not receiving proper treatment

There have been several huge studies shouting the praises of post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) for women with advanced stages of breast...
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Gene mutations in breast cancer diagnosis that decide treatment therapy

Many factors determine the journey in defeating cancer, including the genetic make up of the patient. After diagnosis of breast cancer, gene...
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Plans to use patients' own stem cells for breast restoration

A group of Japanese universities including Kyushu University and Osaka University will establish a research institute this spring to develop a...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2009: Genetic testing predicts drug therapy effectiveness

A recently published study in the October 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association supports the use of genetic testing to predict...
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2009: Earliest account of mastectomy revealed

All women should read the harrowing first person account of the mastectomy of Fanny Burney. Fanny Burney, was the pen name of the English novelist...
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