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submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Breast cancer info 21 weeks 6 days 4 hours 58 minutes ago
Risedronate, better known by the brand name Actonel, is effective for maintaining or improving the bone strength of women who have had chemotherapy for breast cancer, researchers report.
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submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Breast cancer info 81 weeks 5 days 56 minutes ago
The state air board agrees to limit the use of formaldehyde glues used in veneer and plywood. It has been shown to cause cancer. California air regulators Thursday unanimously passed the world's toughest controls on toxic formaldehyde in wood products widely used in kitchen cabinets, countertops...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright for team Breast cancer info 58 weeks 3 days 11 hours 16 minutes ago
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Davis, a Republican who represented southeastern Virginia for seven years, died Saturday morning after a two-year battle with breast cancer, her office said.
Davis, 57, died at her home in Gloucester.
Davis was found to have breast cancer in 2005 and had a recurrence...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Breast cancer info 60 weeks 3 days 18 hours 23 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In premenopausal women with fibroids, the breast cancer drug anastrozole (Arimidex) reduces fibroid size and improves bothersome symptoms, according to results of a prospective study conducted at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece.
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submitted by Elizabeth for team Breast cancer info 39 weeks 3 days 2 hours 36 minutes ago
AP - The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion.
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written by Miles Walker for team Breast cancer info 89 weeks 17 hours 16 minutes ago
Under new, weaker EPA guidelines, you might never know if the factory a mile from your home releases dioxin, even though it raises your risk for breast cancer.
Nor will your local government, citizen groups, local media or others poised to protect your community know when industrial...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Breast cancer info 75 weeks 2 days 2 hours 28 minutes ago
Anti-cancer drugs called histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors improved long-term memory and strengthened neural connections in the brains of mice, says a University of California, Irvine, study.
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submitted by Grace for team Breast cancer info 53 weeks 2 days 2 hours 52 minutes ago
I commend Devra Davis ["Off Target in the War on Cancer," Outlook, Nov. 4] for continuing to increase public awareness of cancer's causal factors. However, instead of divided efforts to achieve specific changes in reducing those factors, advocacy should focus on two key elements: increased federal......(more)
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