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http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/ |
Lower Your Risk! A
tremendous amount of promising research
is under way to determine the cause of
breast cancer and to establish effective
ways to prevent it. Still, doctors can't
always explain why one woman develops
breast cancer and another doesn't. |
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http://www.curetoday.com/ |
CURE is a
quarterly magazine with an annual
Resource Guide and special issue, that
combines the science and humanity of
cancer for those who have to deal with
it on a daily basis. CURE provides
scientific information in
easy-to-understand language with equally
understandable illustrations.
Free subscriptions
are available to cancer patients,
survivors, and caregivers. Sign up right
online! |
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http://www.networkofstrength.org/information/bcnews/nycu/index.php |
News You Can Use
from the Network of Strength - formerly
Y-ME
To help you stay on top of the latest
breast cancer-related research and
findings, Breast Cancer Network of
Strength brings you News You Can Use, a
monthly summary of some of the latest on
breast cancer research and studies. |
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http://www.breastcancer.org/news_research/archives/ask_expert/2008_06/index.jsp |
On Wednesday, June
18th our Ask-the-Expert Online
Conference was called Updates from ASCO
2008. Generosa Grana, M.D., F.A.C.P. and
Carol Kaplan, M.D. answered your
questions about the latest research
advances on screening, treatment, side
effects, and more. |
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http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/pink-ribbon/ |
Mammograms, New
and Old - View a normal digital
mammogram vs. a normal mammogram from
traditional X-ray film. (Magee-Women’s
Hospital of UPMC) You'll see why Digital
is the only way to go! |
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http://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/chemotherapy/new_research/20060126.jsp |
While I was trying
to determine if Chemo was a viable
option for my treatment, I found this
article on breastcancer.org, "Oncotype
DX Test Helps Make Chemo Decisions for
Women with ER-Positive Cancer". |
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http://www.arimidex.com/index.aspx |
Arimidex is one
medication that I'm taking daily to
prevent a recurrence of breast cancer. "ARIMIDEX
is approved for adjuvant treatment
(treatment following surgery with or
without radiation) of postmenopausal
women with hormone receptor-positive
early breast cancer." |
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http://abcnews.go.com/searchsearchtext=vitaminDbreastcancer&type=
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Healthday/storyid=4870955&page=1
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCallPlusBreastCancerNews/story?id=4866328&page=1
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/storyid=4873786&page=1
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Are you Vitamin D
deficient? ABC News has a series of
videos and articles on the benefits of
Vitamin D and its link to possibly preventing
breast cancer and prostate cancer. I now
take Vitamin D supplements daily! |
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http://www.networkofstrength.org/information/publications/lifeline.php |
I read an article
in the recent "Lifeline" Winter 2008
edition of Y-ME National Breast Cancer
Organization entitled "Communicating
with Children: How to Tell Them What You
Need During Your Breast Cancer Journey".
This was an important article and helped
me with communicating my illness to my
students. |
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http://www.networkofstrength.org/information/publications/lifeline.php
SUMMER
2008
SPRING 2008
WINTER 2008 |
Y-ME LIFELINE
Publications - sign up and receive your
free! Full of timely articles concerning
breast cancer. Download links available
for recent publications. |
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http://www.networkofstrength.org/information/publications/lifeline/lifeline2005archive.php
WINTER 2005 |
Diet and Nutrition
are very important in maintaining a
healthy immune system. Y-ME has some
tips and I've included a downloadable
link to the "Soy" connection in their
Lifeline Winter 2005 edition.
Maintaining intimacy and relationships
is also featured in this publication. |
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http://www.lifetimetv.com/breastcancer/petition/signpetition.php |
One additional
item I’d like to share with you is an
email I received from a friend
concerning the “Breast Cancer Patient
Protection Act, which will require
insurance companies to cover a minimum
48-hour hospital stay for patients
undergoing a mastectomy. It’s about
eliminating the ‘drive-through’
Mastectomy where women are forced to go
home just a few hours after surgery,
against the wishes of their doctor,
still groggy from anesthesia and
sometimes with drainage tubes still
attached.”
Lifetime Television has put this bill on
their Web page with a petition drive to
show support. Last year over half the
House signed on. I hope you’ll sign the
petition by clicking on the web site
below. You need not give more than your
name, state, and zip code. It only takes
a few seconds of your time and will help
so many women receive a higher quality
of care. It’s my hope that you’ll pass
this along to your friends and family.
Thank you, on behalf of all women!
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