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Breast Cancer Research News

medical-news-breast-cancer-findingsScientific Research Offers a New Way for Oncologists to Treat Breast Cancer

Medical News on Breast Cancer: Breast cancer is a worldwide problem with 1.4 million women suffering from the disease each year. But according to recent news on health, breast cancer researchers have uncovered promising news for the cancer community.

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Smoking, Drinking, Cancer

smoking-drinking-cancerCancers That Effect Men More

Cancer...the word alone is mind numbing. When it hits you at home or effects someone you are close to or work with, it can be a true reality check. Research shows that men will be suffering from various forms of cancer more often than the ladies. Smoking, drinking, cancer and other lifestyle choices are closely linked. Could you man's bad habits be more than just an annoyance?

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Give Your Family History a Checkup

give-your-family-history-a-checkupGenetic Illnesses and Health Factors

Your family history shouldn't just be a collection of stories about the language, customs, religion, values and behaviors of your ancestors. It should also include a history of the health environment and diseases that affected your progenitors, and through them, you. Giving your family history a checkup is important not only to understand what health issues may be in your family's past, but also to plan for your future and that of your children. 

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Men and Cancer Statistics

men-and-cancer-statisticsHow to Help the Men in Your Life Prevent Cancer

It's inevitable: you hear of someone close to your heart or in your local community being diagnosed with cancer of some form. You instantly panic to think he could lose his life. You wonder how you can prevent others in your life from getting the same illness. More women need to learn detailed information on men and cancer statistics, because it is so often women who convince the men in their lives to make healthier choices.

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Signs Of Female Cancer

signs-of-female-cancerAn Overview on Signs of Female Cancer

With the advancements of science and technology, one would imagine that cancer is beginning to dwindle away in the world. While cancer itself may become more treatable,  doctors are also discovering more levels and different forms of the illness. Thankfully, there are many signs of female cancer that can be clear to a physician and help to identify the situation before it becomes deadly. Every woman should know what to look for and when to call the doctor.

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Genetic Leukemia

genetic_leukemiaTypes of Leukemia Passed Through DNA

Experts don't know all of the causes of leukemia. Most types don't run in families, so it is hard for anyone to say with complete certainty that there is genetic leukemia. In some cases, chronic lymphocytic leukemia or CLL does appear more in some families than other families, but no one knows why. Genetic conditions like Down Syndrome, Bloom Syndrome and Fanconi Anemia can make acute myelogenous leukemia, or AML, more likely, but others without these conditions can also get the same form of leukemia.

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Triple Negative Breast Cancer

triple_negative_breast_cancerWhat is Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

Triple negative breast cancer is not your normal form of breast cancer.  It is often referred to as basal cell cancer because it does not express the three genes normally associated with breast cancer.  These genes are estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), or (HR)2.  

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Cancer Prevention & Caffeine

cancer_prevention_and_caffeine_useNegative Effects of Caffeine on Cancer Prevention

While searching for information on cancer prevention and caffeine use, I was completely surprised by the results that I found. According to the American Institute for Cancer Research while coffee was once linked to high blood pressure and increased cancer risk, the outlook has shifted. The two types of cancer that they had enough data to make a conclusion on were pancreatic cancer and kidney cancer.

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2010 Cancer Survivors In The News

a_cancer_saranneRecent Breast Cancer Survivors In The News 

It has been estimated there will be 207,090 new cases of breast cancer in women and 1,970 in men in this year alone. It is surprising to some that men can acquire this form of cancer as well. Breast cancer can be non-invasive, meaning it is contained in one area, or it can be invasive, suggesting it has spread to other areas of the the breast and lymph nodes.

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Cabbage and Cancer

acabbage_cancerHow Can Cabbage Save Me From Cancer?

Cabbage and Cancer are not necessarily synonymous in the minds of most people.  However, the cabbage food has outstanding benefits that do help a great deal in the prevention of every kind of cancer.  The nutritional value cabbage brings to your food consumption is important in not only the prevention of cancer but the destruction of cancerous cells.

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