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A mammogram is a special type of X-Ray that allows doctors to visualize the breast tissue. The mammography machine compresses the breast and this will cause some discomfort.
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While the number of deaths from breast cancer each year have been declining, they are still staggering: more than 40-thousand women will die this year alone. More than
260,000 women will be told they have the disease.
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Researchers have discovered how to identify women with breast cancer who are at risk for having the cancer spread.
This is quite a significant step, because currently, there’s no reliable way to see what cancers will spread and what won’t, and that means it’s hard to say which patients should be treated more aggressively and which can be treated less aggressively
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Medical experts are saying that research just released from the medical journal the lancet will have a profound impact on many women battling breast cancer. It shows that one of the most popular and established drugs should be replaced by newer medicines.
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PAINFUL PERIODS
Can high levels of stress increase the risk of having painful periods? New research by Chicago researchers says it can.
Jessica Lindstrom is 27 years old, and although she’s totally healthy, sometimes her body turns on her at the time of the month. Her periods are agonizing. “I have intense lower back pain, nausea, and stomach irritation. There’s also pain when tightening the lower abdomen,” says Jessica.
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OBESITY AND MAMMOGRAM ERRORS
For some time now, obesity has been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. It’s well established that obese, postmenopausal women have an increased risk of breast cancer compared with postmenopausal women of normal weight. Part of the problem is that obese women are diagnosed at a later stage, perhaps because those with larger breasts may be less able to feel small lumps.
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There are more and more studies coming out showing the cancer-protective benefits of aspirin. Aspirin has been shown to protect against colon cancer, and now there is a growing body of evidence that breast cancer risk is reduced as well. New research in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows using certain pain killers, especially aspirin, can be protective against breast cancer.
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