Robin Roberts Diagnosed With Breast Cancer
Tuesday July 31, 2007
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Robin Roberts, who co-anchors "Good Morning America" with Diane Sawyer, has announced that she has been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer. Roberts will have surgery on ... Read More
Grapefruit and Breast Cancer - Friends or Foes?
Tuesday July 24, 2007
Don't toss out your grapefruit just yet - even though one study shows that a daily serving of one quarter of the popular fruit may increase the risk of breast ... Read More
Ruth Ann Swenson, Met Opera Soprano, Now Offstage
Monday July 23, 2007
Did she get fired for having breast cancer?
After 20 years of singing in prime opera roles, soprano Ruth Ann Swenson sees her parts being given away to Renée Fleming and ... Read More
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Drugs and Infertility
Thursday July 19, 2007
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Which chemotherapy drugs used for breast cancer treatment may cause you to become infertile? What are the other probable causes that you need to consider? ... Read More
Kylie Minogue Doubles Her Earnings During Year of Breast Cancer
Monday July 16, 2007
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Hitmaker, singer, dancer, and breast cancer survivor Kylie Minogue just about doubled her music industry earnings during 2005, the year she took off to ... Read More
Summer Skin Care and Chemo for Breast Cancer
Thursday July 12, 2007
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During summer, family and friends may want to visit the beach, float in the river, or swim in the pool. If you're having chemotherapy for ... Read More
Sheryl Crow Sends Best Wishes to Pavarotti
Wednesday July 11, 2007
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Sheryl Crow, singer-songwriter and breast cancer survivor, extends best wishes to opera star Luciano Pavarotti, in his fight with pancreatic cancer. "Best wishes ... Read More
Newlywed Man Experiences Breast Cancer
Saturday July 7, 2007
One day, Harold Southerland found a lump in his left breast. He said, "The symptoms was that I had a lump and then I felt a stinging sensation in ... Read More
New Breast Cancer Biopsy Technique Wins Award
Thursday July 5, 2007
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Lymphedema often results after surgery to remove and test lymph nodes for breast cancer metastasis. Usually a surgeon removes 20 to 30 lymph nodes, ... Read More
A Poet Feels “Death’s hot, bad breath”
Tuesday July 3, 2007
Poet Susan Deborah King faces breast cancer and transforms her raw emotions into “vessels of words” which hold her terror, hope, and victory. She writes of changes in body and ... Read More
Aromasin - Breast Cancer Adjuvant Hormone Therapy
Monday July 2, 2007
Aromasin (exemestane) is an antiestrogen, or estrogen suppressor medication, taken as a 25 mg pill. This medication helps lower your risk of breast cancer recurrence, and improves your chance of ... Read More