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Texas Woman Fakes Breast Cancer for Breast Implants by Dr. John D. Medical Doctor

Posted Fri 27 Nov 2009 12:00am

2 Comments Aol Health features a story about Trista Lathern, a 24-year-old woman in Texas who claimed she had breast cancer. At least $10,000 was raised to help Trista Lathern after she announced she was battling breast cancer. But investigators say it was all a scam and that she planned to use the money to get breast implants. Lathern’s story Read on »

Colon cancer? Breast cancer? C… by Matthew Z. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 12 Apr 2010 3:50pm Colon cancer? Breast cancer? Colon cancer? Breast cancer? What is the lesser of two evils? # stupidcancer Read on »

Breast Cancer Research Examines Breast Cancer Metastasis by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor

Posted Mon 02 Nov 2009 12:00am New breast cancer research published in the journal Nature Cell Biology investigated the method by which breast cancer cells spread throughout the body (breast cancer metastasis). Using new imaging techniques that involved dyes and marker proteins, the investigators demonstrated that breast cancer metastasis can occur in two ways, either by single Read on »

New Breast Cancer Research Details Importance of Breast Cancer Gene by Aaron Tabor Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 27 Oct 2009 12:00am New breast cancer research published in the October 22nd issue of the scientific journal Nature explores the role of the breast cancer gene "Pten". This gene is produced by connective tissue cells in the breast and functions to block tumor formation. This new breast cancer research examined what happens when the Pten gene is inactivated Read on »

London Breast Cancer Expert comments on misleading breast cancer screening advice. by Dave W Healthy Living Professional

Posted Wed 01 Jul 2009 6:46pm “The letter recently published in the BMJ (Baum et al, Feb.2009) and widely circulated in the national media in the UK regarding breast cancer screening lacks objectivity and scientific accuracy. The letter is characterised by a biased selection of evidence from the scientific literature in order to underestimate the benefit of breast cancer screening Read on »

Breast Cancer Victory- Did You Just Say “Breast Cancer”? by Dr. Aniruddha M. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 18 Nov 2008 12:17am Breast Cancer Victory- Did You Just Say “Breast Cancer”?: "I will be using this journal to tell my story, to share the adventure with all of you, in hopes that my story.... It isn’t just for breast cancer survivors, and it isn’t just for women either. It’s a story of one woman’s experiences with life’s hurdles, and how ordinary people can become Read on »

Breast Cancer Part II: Breastfeeding after Breast Cancer by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 7:16pm A "Before and After" theme: Breast Cancer Part I discussed how breastfeeding and other lifestyle changes may help protect women from breast cancer. Part II will discuss breastfeeding after breast cancer. The idea for this post came from an interesting thread on one my nutrition listservs regarding cancer diagnosis and later breastfeeding. Can Read on »

“Breast cancer diet” story based on research that wasn’t about breast cancer by Cancer Research UK Patient Expert

Posted Tue 05 Oct 2010 12:00am breast cancer risk by 40%”. We think this headline is misleading. In fact, when you actually look at the research the story is based on there simply isn’t the evidence for such a statement. The research itself was published in the Journal of Obesity , and it wasn’t even about breast cancer – instead it focused on weight loss. But a press release Read on »

1 Out of 3 Breast Cancers Overtreated or Screening Finds 2 Out of 3 Deadly Breast Cancers? by Davis Liu Medical Doctor

Posted Thu 03 Sep 2009 11:26am

1 Comment Associated Press discussed a recent article in the BMJ which found that 1 out of 3 breast cancers were overtreated based on review of breast cancer screening programs in Britian, Canada, Austrailia, Norway, and Sweden. Specifically that screening tests are unable to tell which breast cancers are potentially more deadly and which ones are less so Read on »

Breast Cancer Part I: Breast Cancer Prevention by Debra .. Registered Dietician

Posted Tue 27 Jan 2009 7:16pm

1 Comment I have spent a lot of time thinking about breast cancer lately. This is partly because cancer has affected many people I know, and partly because the news is always a flurry with breast cancer stories. In an amazing recent article in the New York Times, Gina Kolata reports on a 6-year study conducted in Norway that suggests that some breast Read on »