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Breast cancer will affect one in eight women at some time in their lives. You can help educational efforts to prevent breast cancer, promote early detection, and encourage others to donate to organizations that fund research into prevention, detection, and treatment of this deadly disease.

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Pfizer’s Breast-Cancer Drug Worsens Bone Loss in Older Women

Friday Feb 10 2012

Pfizer Inc.’s breast-cancer drug Aromasin worsened bone loss in post-menopausal women, raising the chance of fractures and calling into question whether the pill’s prevention benefits... Read on

Breast Cancer Screening Matters, but Prevention Is the Real Goal

Monday Feb 06 2012

Perhaps too much emphasis is placed on looking for existing breast cancer when the search should focus on prevention and the possibility of finding a vaccine. Read on

Soy pills not helpful for breast cancer prevention, study says

Wednesday Feb 08 2012

Eating soy-based foods or taking soy supplements has been an intriguing strategy to reduce cancer risk. But a carefully performed new study shows soy supplements did not lower breast cancer risk and... Read on

Planned Parenthood Seeks to Replace Komen Breast-Cancer Grants

Wednesday Feb 01 2012

The Planned Parenthood Federation of America said it will start a new “emergency fund” for its breast-cancer prevention programs after losing financial support from Susan G. Komen for... Read on

Generic breast cancer prevention drug overlooked

Tuesday Feb 07 2012

Relatively few postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer are taking a generic drug proven to reduce the disease's occurrence. Read on

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How to Do a Partner Self Breast Exam : Horizontal Technique for Breast Exam

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Inflammatory Breast Cancer Symptoms

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How to Eat Healthy to Help Prevent Breast Cancer

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CancerTeam .. Posted Jul 13 2009

Today marks my one year anniversary of being cancer free! I'm so happy! I love the videos

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PinkRibbons .. Posted Jul 13 2009

Here is a great breast cancer support group link! Check it out!

http://www.bcsupport.org/

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DiabetesII .. Posted Jul 13 2009

I found several links with information on healthy eating habits, diet, and nutrition for cancer prevention:

1) http://www.helpguide.org/life/healthy_diet_cancer_prevention.htm

2) http://www.mamashealth.com/book/bcan2.asp

3) http://www.cancer.gov/clinicaltrials/results/low-fat-diet0505

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Feel Your Boobies

Feel Your Boobies® was founded in 2004 after Leigh Hurst was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 33. What originally started as a few fun... Learn more

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BreastCancer.org

Breastcancer.org is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing up-to-date breast cancer information and support.

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Susan G Komen for the cure

We're working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Thanks to events like the... Learn more

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Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation

The Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation works to eradicate breast cancer and improve the quality of women's health through innovative research,... Learn more

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