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Breast Cancer And Ovarian Cancer - Articles
Hereditary Ovarian & Breast Cancer
by
Lisa E. L.
Posted
Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:02pm
post, it’s also ovarian cancer awareness month. What does breast cancer have to do with ovarian cancer? A small percentage of people have hereditary forms of these cancers, which are caused by inherited changes in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene. These gene changes put you at increased risk for both ovarian and breast cancer.
Genetic testing is available
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Ovarian & Breast Cancer Awareness Months
by
USA.gov
Posted
Fri 17 Sep 2010 6:06am
in my family, though thankfully ovarian cancer does not. My mother, her sister and I are all breast cancer survivors. You no doubt know one or several yourself.
The odds...
September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month , which
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Texas Woman Fakes Breast Cancer for Breast Implants
by
Dr. John D.
Posted
Fri 27 Nov 2009 12:00am
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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
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Dad's Family History of Breast, Ovarian Cancer Matters, Too
by
HealthFinder
Posted
Fri 29 Oct 2010 10:00am
THURSDAY, October 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women with female relatives who have had breast or ovarian cancer are often acutely aware of their own increased risk and may seek genetic counseling.
But they should also pay attention to their father's family history, one genetic counselor warns.
The inherited genetic predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer
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Dad's Family History of Breast, Ovarian Cancer Matters, Too
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Fri 29 Oct 2010 6:00am
, October 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women with female relatives who have had breast or ovarian cancer are often acutely aware of their own increased risk and may seek genetic counseling.
But they should also pay attention to their father's family history, one genetic counselor warns.
The inherited genetic predisposition to breast and ovarian cancer is mostly caused
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Inner Workings of Gene Tied to Breast, Ovarian Cancer Revealed
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Mon 23 Aug 2010 4:00am
) -- For the first time, scientists have succeeded in isolating the lengthy protein encoded by the BRCA2 gene.
Dysfunction of this gene can up the risk for both breast and ovarian cancer... got the full picture. Now we can really start to analyze its mechanisms."
That analysis should help illuminate the underpinnings of breast and ovarian cancers and point
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Breast Cancer Research Examines Breast Cancer Metastasis
by
Aaron Tabor
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
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Breast Cancer Victory- Did You Just Say “Breast Cancer”?
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Dr. Aniruddha M.
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
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