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European patent office restores breast cancer gene patent (AFP via Yahoo! News)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

The European Patent Office on Wednesday restored on appeal a controversial patent for a breast cancer gene that had been withdrawn from a US biotech firm, but granting it in a more restricted form than before.
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Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

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TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Scientists believe they have found out why diet and exercise affect a women’s chance of breast cancer after she’s past menopause, a new study says.
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Breast cancer awareness (Maryville Daily Forum)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

Northwest Missouri State University’s Phi Mu sorority, St. Francis Hospital and the Wellness Center are teaming up this week to provide breast cancer awareness to the public.
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UCLA’s Jonsson Cancer Center Scientists Identify Signaling Pathway Driving A Deadly Sub-Type Of Breast Cancer (Medical News Today)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

An intra cellular pathway not previously linked to breast cancer is driving a sub-type of the disease that is highly lethal and disproportionately over-represented in African American women. The pathway regulates how cells identify and destroy proteins and represents a class of genes called proteasome targeting complexes.
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When Mammograms Aren’t Enough: New Innovations Help Catch Breast Cancer Early (Palatka Daily News)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

(ARA) - Following a false diagnosis of stomach cancer, it took five years of countless doctors, tests and hospital visits before Barbara Robertson was accurately diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Can Vitamin D Protect Against Breast Cancer? (Time.com via Yahoo! News)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

A study says vitamin D supplements don’t stave off breast cancer, but many doctors say the evidence is still slim
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Calcium, Vitamin D Won’t Prevent Breast Cancer (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

TUESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) — Although calcium and vitamin D may keep your bones strong, these vital nutrients don’t appear to help postmenopausal women lower their risk of breast cancer.
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Sex Problems Can Follow Breast Cancer (KMGH 7 Denver)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

Young women who beat breast cancer may have problems with intimacy, but they also have ideas on how to help themselves and their partners.
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Sugar and Breast Cancer (BellaOnline)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

Does eating sugar cause breast cancer? In a word, no. Of course not. If you have a Snickers bar, it will not give you cancer.If we dig a little deeper, however, there are some interesting schools of thought around sugar and the role it plays in our cancer diagnosis.
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Report: Migraines might lower breast cancer risk (USA Today)

posted by bizex in Breast Cancer

Women who experience migraines may actually have a 30% lower risk of developing breast cancer, say researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle.
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