Breast Cancer

Death Rates Dropping


The U.S. breast cancer death rate continues to drop more than 2 percent per year, a trend that began in 1990, researchers say.

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Grapefruit's Out of Food Jail


Despite previous studies, researchers have found no link between eating grapefruit and elevated breast cancer risk.

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Post Treatment Pain Common


According to researchers, almost 50 percent of women with breast cancer reported pain two to three years after treatment.

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I'm up against a family history of cancer. What foods should I be eating to reduce my chances of becoming another link in this unfortunate chain?

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Different foods appear to hone in on different types of cancer. When you eat a variety of foods, you get the synergistic effect from all the ... Read More...
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Heat Treatment for Breast Cancer

Hyperthermia -- the application of heat to breast cancer tumors -- is allowing some women to avoid high-dose radiation and chemotherapy.

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Living With Cancer

A cancer diagnosis reshapes a family's world. If you're fighting cancer, you're experiencing a range of emotions from sorrow to hope. You have a number of questions about whether you're undergoing the right course of treatment, wondering if it will help make you better. Plus, you could be struggling to feel good in spite of the side effects that come with receiving chemotherapy.

Likewise, if your loved one was diagnosed with cancer, you're looking for advice on how to best support and comfort him or her. This group provides a place for all those who have been affected by cancer to share their thoughts and advice to help others who are coping with similar experiences.

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My friend confided in me that she found a lump ...

My best friend told me awhile ago that she found a lump in her left breast. I keep asking her if she's made an appointment yet to see her doctor, but she hasn't. I'm worried that she's too scared to go. I've offered to go with her. And I keep asking her if she's called her clinic yet. I don't want to be a nag, but I love her and I'm worried (and I think she's in denial).

I asked her again today, and she got really angry and told me to back off. I'm worried that she's not going to go. I know the longer she waits the worse the repercussions will be.

What should I do?!

 

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