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Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital Surgeons Find BSGI Effective In Determining Extent Of Breast Cancer In Patients With … (Medical News Today)

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A group of surgeons from Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital (Portland, Oregon) have found Breast-Specific Gamma Imaging (BSGI) has a significant value in the pre-operative assessment for the extent of breast cancer in patients with known diagnosis. The findings were presented at The Society of Black Academic Surgeons Annual meeting held in Cleveland, Ohio.

Breast Cancer Bracelet

posted by kasume in Breast Cancer
Should You Wear A Breast Cancer BraceletChances are that you know someone that has been touched by breast cancer and that you want to find a way to get involved. In today’s busy world, it is hard to find the time to volunteer to help others so many of us just write a check and hope that the money will help to find a cure for this disease. While giving money is noble, there are just times when you should a stand and show that you care.

One way to demonstrate your devotion for the cause is to wear a breast cancer bracelet. It shows everyone that you care and that you are a participant in the war to find a cure. Now you are thinking about whether or not the bracelet will be an odd shade of pink, match your clothes, look appropriate for the office and be a pleasure to wear. Vanity can creep in, but your choices for a breast cancer bracelet are almost unlimited.

Well, you are correct in your thinking that most of the breast cancer bracelets are pink, but they are not just an odd shade of pink. Their color varies and can be intertwine with other beads to create a beautiful piece of jewelry that will compliment your wardrobe.

You can purchase a pink tourmaline set with sterling silver, a solid sterling silver bangle, a Swarovski crystal and hematite, a stretchy bracelet with a crystal angel, or a mother of pearl bracelet. Just go into Google and type in breast cancer bracelet and you will be offered over 900,000 different places where you can go and look at the jewelry. Almost anything you can imagine is available. And, if you can not find exactly what you want, you can work with a company to have a special bracelet designed to your specifications.

If you are actively involved in the movement and are part of a group of ladies that get together often, you may want to have a special bracelet that all of you wear. This shows your unity and spirit when it comes to fight against breast cancer. People notice special jewelry and may even ask about it. This will give you an opportunity to tell them about the special significant of it and why you support such an important cause.

Another way to spread the news and to gain more support from the community might be to give away Pink Camo Rubber Bracelet. These can be purchased on the internet and are a great way to enlist younger supporters-those young women still in high school and college. What better way to educate them about the potential dangers of this disease and get them activity involved in working with other women and in support the cause.No matter what type of breast cancer bracelet you choose, it should be significant for you. Maybe you wear it because you are a survivor of breast cancer or because you lost someone close to you from this disease. Why you wear it should be important to you!

For more information on breast cancer try visiting http://www.breastcanceranalysis.com – a website that specializes in providing breast cancer related information and resources including information on the breast cancer bracelet.

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US approves Tykerb for advanced breast cancer

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US approves Tykerb for advanced breast cancer (AFP)

Silhouettes representing breast cancer victims.  US drug regulators approved Tuesday the targeted anti-cancer treatment Tykerb (lapatinib) for use together with another drug, Xeloda (capectabine) in certain advanced breast cancers.(AFP/File/Greg Wood)AFP – US drug regulators approved Tuesday the targeted anti-cancer treatment Tykerb (lapatinib) for use together with another drug, Xeloda (capectabine) in certain advanced breast cancers.


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Breast Cancer Therapy

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Microwave Thermotherapy: Breast Cancer Therapy Based On Research Originally Intended For … (Science Daily)

A breast cancer treatment based on MIT research originally intended for detecting missiles is documented in a new book by Alan J. Fenn, an MIT researcher and inventor of the technique. The book, “Breast Cancer Treatment by Focused Microwave Thermotherapy” (Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2007), includes a discussion of promising results from the latest clinical trials of the therapy.

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Breast cancer drug boosts survival chances

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Breast cancer drug boosts survival chances: study (AFP)

Researchers display their results. A new study shows the breast-cancer drug Herceptin can boost early survival chances when used after standard chemotherapy to tackle a notoriously aggressive form of early breast cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP – The breast-cancer drug Herceptin can boost early survival chances when used after standard chemotherapy to tackle a notoriously aggressive form of early breast cancer, a new study says.


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Timing of weight gain affects breast cancer risk

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Timing of weight gain affects breast cancer risk (Reuters)

A doctor examines a breast X-ray in an undated file photo. A new study indicates an association between gaining weight in adulthood and an increased risk of breast cancer after menopause. (National Cancer Institute/Handout/Reuters)Reuters – New mothers now have even more incentive to shed pounds gained during pregnancy, other than wanting to fit into those pre-pregnancy jeans. A new study indicates an association between gaining weight in adulthood and an increased risk of breast cancer after menopause.


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Fewer breast cancers linked to less hormone therapy

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Fewer breast cancers linked to less hormone therapy (Reuters)

A doctor examines a breast X-Ray in an undated file photo. A sharp decline in new breast cancer cases in 2003 in the United States have come because millions of older women ceased hormone replacement therapy the previous year, researchers said on Thursday. (National Cancer Institute/Handout/Reuters)Reuters – A sharp decline in new breast cancer cases in 2003 in the United States have come because millions of older women ceased hormone replacement therapy the previous year, researchers said on Thursday.


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Breast cancer survivors urge other women to be proactive and positive

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Breast cancer survivors urge other women to be proactive and positive (Rapid City Journal)

Editor’s Note: In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Rapid City Journal is taking a look at the disease and its affects on women’s health. Today, two Rapid City breast cancer survivors tell their stories.

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Ultrasound method may supplant biopsies

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Ultrasound method may supplant biopsies (AP)

This undated photo released by Siemens Medical Solutions shows a technician looking at images from an experimental form of ultrasound called 'elastography,' that shows promise in helping doctors tell the difference between harmless breast lumps and cancer quickly and without an invasive biopsy, and it may one day be used to rapidly diagnose damaged hearts and to guide treatment of prostate cancer. The technique which accurately predicted whether breast lesions were malignant or benign in a small study of 80 women, was reported at the Nov. 2006, national radiology meeting in Chicago. (AP Photo/Siemens Medical Solutions)AP – An experimental ultrasound technique that measures how easily breast lumps compress and bounce back could enable doctors to determine instantly whether a woman has cancer or not — without having to do a biopsy.


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Breast cancer survivors urge other women to be proactive and positive

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Breast cancer survivors urge other women to be proactive and positive (Rapid City Journal)

Editor’s Note: In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Rapid City Journal is taking a look at the disease and its affects on women’s health. Today, two Rapid City breast cancer survivors tell their stories.

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