Present: A Journey Through Death and Cancer – Huffington Post (blog)

Present: A Journey Through Death and CancerHuffington Post (blog)The tale of my prostate cancer journey starts nearly 50 years ago with a statement my late wife, Joan Edwards, made one morning in elementary school. At which point the entire room burst …

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Injectable contraceptives linked to breast cancer risk in younger women

The first large-scale U.S.-based study to evaluate the link between an injectable form of progestin-only birth control and breast cancer risk in young women has found that recent use of a year or more doubles the risk.

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Multiple faces of deadly breast cancer

Scientists have made a discovery that will change the way the most deadly form of breast cancer is treated. The study is the largest genetic analysis of what were thought to be triple negative breast cancer tumors.

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Researchers develop a new cell and animal model of inflammatory breast cancer

Inflammatory breast cancer is a very aggressive, often misunderstood type of cancer. The five-year survival rate is between 25 and 50 percent. The reason for the poor prognosis is that IBC usually grows rapidly and often spreads quickly to other parts …

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Eliminating the ‘good cholesterol’ receptor may fight breast cancer

A new study suggests SR-BI plays a role in breast cancer tumor growth.

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Eating cruciferous vegetables may improve breast cancer survival

A study by Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center and Shanghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention investigators reveals that breast cancer survivors who eat more cruciferous vegetables may have improved survival. The study of women in China was present…

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Nearly half of cancer survivors died from conditions other than cancer

Although cancer recurrence may be the overriding fear for many survivors, nearly half of survivors from a recently presented study died from other conditions.

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What do ADHD and cancer have in common? Variety

According to new research, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is more than one disorder. It’s an entire family of disorders, much like the multiple subtypes of cancer. The research, which highlights various versions of the disease, each with diff…

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Long-term use of estrogen hormone therapy linked to higher risk for breast cancer

In a landmark study, researchers have linked the long-term use of estrogen plus progesterone and estrogen-only hormone therapy with a higher risk for developing breast cancer.

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Link between inflammation and breast cancer metastases identified, may be treatable

The incidence of breast cancer-associated metastasis was increased in animal models of the chronic inflammatory condition arthritis, according to results of a preclinical study. The results indicate that inflammatory cells known as mast cells play a ke…

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