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Pomegranate Compound May Decrease Breast Cancer Risk

Reuters | Posted 01.06.2010 | Living

Read More: Androgen Estrogen, Pomegranate Breast Cancer, Estrogen, Pomegranate, Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, Androgen, Aromatase, Living News

An acid found in pomegranates appears to block aromatase, an enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen, a hormone that plays a role in the development...

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Acupuncture May Cut Hot Flashes, Boost Sex Drive In Breast Cancer Patients

BusinessWeek | Amanda GardnerHealthDay Reporter | Posted 01.04.2010 | Living

Read More: Hot Flashes, Sex Drive, Aging, Women's Health, Acupuncture, Health, Sex, Menopause, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Wellness, Alternative Medicine, Living News

Acupuncture is just as good as standard medication to ease hot flashes and other uncomfortable symptoms in women undergoing breast cancer treatment....

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John Kerry Undergoing Second Hip Replacement Surgery

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 01.04.2010 | Home

Read More: John Kerry, Senate, Hip, Breast Cancer, Teresa Heinz, Hip Replacement, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Kerry, Hip Replacement Surgery, Massachusetts, Arthritis, Home News

BOSTON — Sen. John Kerry returned to Massachusetts General Hospital on Monday for a second hip replacement by the doctor who replaced his right ...

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Top 10 Medical Events Of The Decade

Dr. Dean Ornish | Posted 12.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Angioplasty, Limb Regeneration, Mammography, Epigenetics, Synthetic Genomics, Childhood Obesity, Stents, Globalization, Slidehuge, Dr. Judah Folkman, Obesity, Wellness, Integrative Medicine, Angiogenesis, Medical News, Dna, Breast Cancer, Prostate Cancer, Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn, Health, Dr. Dean Ornish, Genetics, Diabetes, Telomeres, Telomerase, Craig Venter, Living News
Dr. Dean Ornish

In writing about the top 10 medical events of the decade, I first began writing about the latest high-tech breakthroughs in genomics, stem cell research, angiogenesis, and so on.

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Give Until it Hurts: I Promise, It'll Feel Good

Marika Holmgren | Posted 12.29.2009 | Impact

Read More: Corporate Philanthropy, Charitable Organizations, Philanthropy, Environmental Organizations, Charity, Arts, Donating to Charity, Charitable Giving, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Donating to Non-Profits, Impact News
Marika Holmgren

The end of the year is just a couple of days away. Giving is easier than ever before: you can give through traditional channels, or use new giving strategies through Facebook or even a text message.

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Top 10 Women's Health Stories Of The Decade: Nothing Replaces A Woman's Wisdom

Christiane Northrup, MD | Posted 12.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Iodine, Premarin, Mammography, Women's Wisdom, Vitamin D, Menopause, Fish Oil, Provera, Pregnancy, Breast Cancer, Hormones, C-Section, Wellness, Progesterone, Dr. Northrup, Women's Health, Health, Stem Cells, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Living News
Christiane Northrup, MD

Technology has its place, but it doesn't replace a woman's wisdom. Here are some key stories from the last 10 years that highlight the innate wisdom and intelligence of a woman's body.

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Teresa Heinz Says She's Fighting Breast Cancer

AP | GLEN JOHNSON | Posted 12.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: u.s. Preventive Services Task Force, John Kerry, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Edwards, Breast Cancer, Heinz Ketchup, Teresa Heinz, Chemotherapy, Teresa Heinz Kerry, Mammograms, Cancer, Heinz, Radiation, Politics News

BOSTON — Teresa Heinz says she is being treated for breast cancer discovered through mammography and argues that younger women should continue u...

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Queens Lags Behind the Nation in Late-Stage Breast Cancer detection

Omar Kasrawi | Posted 12.22.2009 | New York

Read More: Jamaica Queens, Breast Cancer, Queens Cancer Center, Breast Cancer Screenings, Rochdale Village, Outdoor Exercise, Exercise, Healthlink, New York News
Omar Kasrawi

A grassroots effort called HealthLink is mobilizing breast cancer survivors to reach out in laundry rooms and libraries across the borough to screen women in time.

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Fraud, Cancer, House Collapse: Adversity Inspires Philly Mom To Pay It Forward

HuffPost | Victoria Fine | Posted 12.20.2009 | Impact

Read More: With-in Strong Hands, Fraud, Project h.o.m.e., W.I.S.H., House Collapse, Rowan Homes, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, Philadelphia, Cancer, 12 Days 12 Cities 12 Families, Impact News

This story is part of HuffPost Impact's 12 Days, 12 Cities, 12 Families series, highlighting Americans who have persevered to overcome incredible chal...

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Poor Women in California Can Expect a Lump of Coal From the Government This Holiday Season

Pedro Nava | Posted 12.18.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Legislative Women's Caucus, Women's Issues, Breast Cancer Screenings, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Every Women Counts Program, Obama Administration, Breast Cancer, California Legislature, Breast Cancer Awareness, California, Governor Schwarzenegger, Cancer Registry, Women and Politics, Women's Health, US Preventive Services Task Force, Breast Cancer Prevention, Healthcare, California Department of Public Health, Los Angeles News
Pedro Nava

Schwarzenegger and the California Department of Public Health have embraced the holiday season with a new set of proposed rules that will abandon low-income women.

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Mammography Wars: Drawing the Line Between Breasts and Politics

Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D. | Posted 12.14.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Health Care Reform, Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Us-Preventive-Services-Task-Force, Mammogram Guidelines, Los Angeles News
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.

How did mammography guidelines end up in the middle of a political discussion? It was the timing, of course. The conclusions were immediately plunged into a partisan, political dispute.

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Celebs Urged To Help Dump Hadassah Lieberman

Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Komen for the Cure, Jane Hamsher, Breast Cancer, Hadassah Lieberman, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Joe Lieberman, Politics News

Last week, the progressive blog Firedoglake called on Susan G. Komen for the Cure to drop Sen. Joe Lieberman's wife Hadassah as its "Global Ambassador...

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Poor Women Turned Away From Free Cancer Screenings

AP | VALERIE BAUMAN | Posted 12.12.2009 | Impact

Read More: Free Cancer Screenings, Cancer Action Network, Mammograms, Breast Cancer, American Cancer Society, Erin LaBarge, Free Mammorgrams, Free Mammogram, Impact News

ALBANY, N.Y. — As the economy falters and more people go without health insurance, low-income women in at least 20 states are being turned away ...

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Jane Hamsher Calls For Cancer Foundation To Cut Ties With Joe Lieberman's Wife

Firedoglake | Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Lieberman, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Breast Cancer, Hadassah Lieberman, Health Care Reform, Susan G. Komen, Senator Lieberman, Cancer, Health Care, Politics News

Nancy G. Brinker The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation Headquarters 5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 250 Dallas, TX 75244 Dear Ms. Brinker, The Susan G....

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Christmas Gifts That Give Back

Posted 12.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Charity Christmas Gifts, Bob Woodruff Family Fund, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Bob Woodruff, Christmas Gifts, Slidepoll, Breast Cancer, Susan G. Komen, Christmas Shopping, Fair Trade Coffee, Christmas Gifts 2009, Ebooks, Impact News

'Tis the season to spend, spend, spend! But, while you're letting go of all your hard-earned cash, think about gifts you can buy that give back to a w...

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New Guidelines For Mammography : A Reason For Celebration

Dr. Erika Schwartz | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Biopsy, Mammography, Women's Health, Prevention, Health, Living News
Dr. Erika Schwartz

As a practicing physician and opinion leader in the prevention movement, I welcome the mammography guidelines and would like to share with you my personal and clinical understanding of their meaning.

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The Perils Of Unnecessary Mammography And Why You Should Always Ask Why

Danielle Cavallucci | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Women's Healthcare, Health Care, Breast Cancer Awareness, Women's Health and Rights, Mammogram Guidelines, Health, Living News
Danielle Cavallucci

My female friends were emailing in outrage at the notion that we may have, once again, been roused by the health care magnates in this country into receiving potentially destructive procedures and treatments.

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News, Emotion And Reasons For Mammography

Dr. Elaine Schattner | Posted 12.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Emotions, Preventive Medicine, Mammography, Cancer Prevention, Women's Health, Breast Cancer Survival, Breast Cancer, Breast-Cancer-Statistics, Health, Living News
Dr. Elaine Schattner

I'm skeptical of the task force findings on mammography as practiced in 2009. I'm concerned, further, that this new soft thread in the discussion is dangerous, leaving sensible women defenseless.

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A Commonsense Approach To Cancer Prevention?

Christopher Gavigan | Posted 12.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Leukemia, National Institues of Health, Breast Cancer, Prevention, Disease, Mount Sinai, Asthma, Phil Landrigan, Cancer, Nicolas Kristof, Health, Living News
Christopher Gavigan

Billions more are spent every year on research to find new treatments and cures for cancer. It's one of the most common diseases and one of the most costly. Why, then, is there so little focus on prevention?

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ACS Chief Sends Mixed Messages On Mammography

John McDougall, M.D. | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Mammography, Breast Cancer, Health, Menopause, Women's Health, Cancer, Mammogram, Health Care, Wellness, Living News
John McDougall, M.D.

Dr. Otis Brawley of the ACS voiced strong support for annual mammography for women 40 and above in an Op-Ed piece published November 20, 2009 -- a position that contradicts previous statements.

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Surviving Breast Cancer, Heartbreak, And Depression

Alice Crisci | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Dr Catherine Dang, Jeff and Cheryl Crisci, Breast Cancer, Doug Grady, Double-Mastectomy, Dr Lisa Cassileth, Fertility, Alice Crisci, Reconstructive-Surgery, Cedars Sinai, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Relationships, Living News
Alice Crisci

As I struggle to reinvent my life in the wake of breast cancer, financial ruin and clinical depression, I realize that what I need most is predictability, routine, familiarity.

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New U.S. Task Force Breast Exam Guidelines Would Have Made Me A Widower And Single Father

John W. Anderson | Posted 12.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Mom, Dr. Susan Love, Breast Cancer, John W. Anderson, Widower, Us-Preventive-Services-Task-Force, Health, Komen, Living News
John W. Anderson

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommended this week that women in their 40s not get a mammogram. Had my wife Sharon followed these recommendations, she would be dead today.

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Mammography Debate: Even Physicians Can Get Emotional About Science

Craig Bowron | Posted 12.04.2009 | Living

Read More: Uspstf, Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Prevention, Breast Cancer Screenings, Breast Cancer Awareness, Health Care, Living News
Craig Bowron

Politicians are incapable of giving the public any bad news, and the insurance and health care industries care about profits. That leaves physicians and scientists to lead us through health care reform.

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Steve Martin and the Latest Mammography Recommendations

Dr. Jon LaPook | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Mammography, Health, Mammogram Guidelines, Living News
Dr. Jon LaPook

The recent recommendation that women should no longer routinely start getting screening for mammograms at age 40 is the latest example of a time-honored tradition of doctors changing their minds.

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The Hidden Dangers Of Pre-Menopausal Mammography

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 12.03.2009 | Living

Read More: Breast Self-Examination, Mammograms, Breast Cancer, Radiation, Breast Cancer Awareness, Health, Living News
Samuel S. Epstein

Pre-menopausal women undergoing annual routine mammography over a ten-year period are exposed to a total of about five rads for each breast. This information is not new.

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