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Our Best Happiness Tips for Breast Cancer Survivors
Are you feeling down after breast cancer treatment? Or has your treatment ended but you are still feeling depressed even after surviving this disease? If you’re a breast cancer survivor feeling down, you would benefit from reading through our happiness tips and...
Smoking and Breast Cancer: How Bad is Smoking for Your Health?
We’ve all heard that smoking cigarettes is bad for our health, but exactly how bad? You might think – what’s the worst thing that could happen? Or you might think that you’re an exception to the rule and you won’t have any major health...
Aspirin Cuts Breast Cancer Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
A new study has found that women with type 2 diabetes who take low dose aspirin reduce their risk of breast cancer development, according to a press release from the Academy of Women’s Health. The study followed 149,000 women over 14 years finding an 18 percent...
Top 4 Uncommon Breast Cancer Signs to Watch for
You’ve heard that you’re supposed to conduct a self-exam every month away from the time of your period. You’ve heard to look out for lumps. Yet, have you heard about some other breast cancer signs that aren’t so typical and common? For example,...
Breast Cancer Risk Rises with One Alcoholic Drink per Day
New research shows that even one drink of wine or beer per day will slightly increase your breast cancer risk. Studies have often been confusing with regard to the link between alcohol and breast cancer, study author Dr. Anne McTiernan told CBS News. However, the new...
The Top Eight Cancer Preventive Foods for Your Diet
Today, one in eight women are diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. While survival rates especially in early stages are improving, doctors and nutritionists urge patients to take part in healthy lifestyle choices that could lower their risk of breast cancer....
Study: Women with Advanced Breast Cancer Living Longer
If you’ve been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer, you may be terrified for your life. However, a new study may show a silver lining. The National Cancer Institute reported that the number of women living with advanced breast cancer has grown in the US with...
American Health Care Act: Making Cancer Patients Pay $140K/Year Again
Over the last week, cancer patients have been worried for reasons that they should never have to worry about. A cancer patient should never have to worry this much about whether they will go completely bankrupt due to their illness. However, the latest legislation...
Blackberries and Breast Cancer Prevention
Do you have family history of breast cancer? Are you looking for a quick and easy way to prevent breast cancer? Good nutrition is a great strategy in breast cancer prevention. When you’re at your local grocery store, take a look around at the fruits and vegetables....
How NASA and Space Technology Impact Breast Cancer Research
What does space technology and NASA have to do with breast cancer research? More than you’d think! According to the Scientific American magazine, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have moved beyond creating robotic spacecraft and begun using their...
How to Help Take Care of a Breast Cancer Patient Undergoing Chemo
We’ve all heard the statistic that one out of every eight women will get breast cancer in their lifetime. This is more likely to occur in old age, but we must stay healthy to prevent the disease in younger ages. While woman number 8 may get breast cancer, what do...
How to Stick to Your Diet During Passover and Easter
This week, many families are preparing and celebrating both Passover and Easter. These holidays come with customs steeped in rich traditions. And, like most holidays, certain feasts and cuisines are associated with both Easter and Passover. If you are a breast cancer...
How Planned Parenthood Saved One Woman’s Life in the Midst of Breast Cancer
One young woman wrote for Time magazine about her story with breast cancer treatment and how the medical provider Planned Parenthood saved her life. At only 24 years of age, this young woman called Jaime Benner was the guardian of her sister due to her mother’s...
Dr. Beatriz Pogo’s Research Links Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus to Human Breast Cancer
As previously reported, Dr. James F. Holland has spent much of his life attempting to uncover the viral causes of breast cancer as well as the potential link between the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV) and human breast cancer. Dr. Holland is not the only one that has...
Breast Cancer Prevention, Health Promotion in Eight, Easy Steps
If you keep hearing about breast cancer in the news or have had a friend suffer from the disease, you may be wondering how to ensure you never have to face the same situation. While there are many factors that may contribute to breast cancer including those you cannot...
Dr. James Holland and the Mouse Mammary Tumor Virus
In 1936, the geneticist and cancer biologist John Joseph Bittner discovered a milk agent in which female mice with breast cancer transmitted the disease to young, nursing mice. The milk agent was later called the mouse mammary tumor virus (MMTV). Bittner first...
Breast Cancer Vaccine Saves Life of Woman with Advanced Cancer
A remarkable new treatment for breast cancer has helped save the life of the 69-year-old patient Susan Young, according to City of Hope. The treatment involves a p53 breast cancer vaccine and a medication that stops a cancer-causing protein in its tracks. Young...
Considering Cancer Findings, Pioneers During Black History Month
During Black History Month, it is worthwhile to spend some time learning about key figures responsible for advancing cancer research and treatment. The African-American woman Dr. Jane Wright was the first female elected president of the New York Cancer Society,...
Cholesterol-Lowering Prescription Drugs Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes
A new study found that breast cancer patients who take cholesterol-lowering prescription drugs during adjuvant endocrine treatment had better health outcomes and more disease-free survival rates, according to MedPage Today. The analysis shows that cholesterol-lowering...
Valentine’s Day in the Midst of Breast Cancer
In the middle of breast cancer treatment, celebrating love and Valentine’s Day may seem hollow especially when a man or woman feels exhausted or is feeling nauseous from chemotherapy. However, the love from a caregiver or spouse is a necessity for breast cancer...
How to Stay Healthy During Breast Cancer Treatment
You find yourself in the doctor’s office after having a biopsy completed. Your significant other is right by your side. The doctor tells you that you have early-stage breast cancer. The fear, shock and anxiety is tremendous. The doctor recommends surgery and...
New Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise in Treating HER2+ Breast Cancer
Innovative research shows that a new type of breast cancer vaccine could effectively treat HER2-positive breast cancer in its early stages, according to the publication Breast Cancer News. The vaccine uses a patient’s dendritic cells to target the HER2 protein and...
Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Patients Show Higher Longevity than General Population
New research from Amsterdam shows that women over the age of 50 who have been diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ have a higher chance of being alive ten years after their diagnosis than women in the general population, according to Science Daily. Ductal carcinoma...
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