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Common Chemo Drug Kills Women

July 1, 2009 – 12:49 pm

The RADAR pharmacovigilance program at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has identified another side effect caused by a commonly used chemotherapy drug — death…

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Hormone Replacement Therapy Raises Risk of Lung Cancer Death

June 6, 2009 – 1:44 pm

The hormone replacement therapy taken by millions of women to relieve hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause may raise the risk of dying from lung cancer. New findings from the landmark Women’s Health Initiative study show that women with non-small cell lung cancer are 59% more likely to die from the disease if they take combined estrogen and progestin.

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Merck Execs See ‘Sage’ as Key Ingredient for Disease Biology

March 12, 2009 – 1:00 pm

Will Open Source “SAGE” platform lead to more transperency to MERCK’s research and clinical trials process? Consumers can only  hope. Of course if  MERCK corporate lawyers figure out that such an open source platform may lead to a clear chain of custody of the type of information they would rather not have readily available during [...]

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Lack of Sleep Could Undermine Exercise’s Cancer Prevention Benefits

November 18, 2008 – 12:27 pm

Exercise can lower your overall risk of cancer – but only if you get a good night’s sleep After my last week’s rant about focusing efforts to PREVENT cancer as well as CURING cancer, I was please to review a research study that did just that! The study examined the link between exercise and cancer [...]

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Why Not Prevent Breast Cancer?

November 11, 2008 – 1:18 pm

Is finding a “Cure” the best and highest use of our intention? A friend sent me this image yesterday, with the message, “From her cute lips to God’s ear.” I smiled and sent the e-mail on to my writing partner, Leslie. But last night, as I fell asleep, I thought about the e-mail’s real message. [...]

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Are You A Sister?

October 9, 2008 – 8:56 am

Please take the time to visit the Sister Study web site. The Sister Study is the only long-term study of women aged 35-74 whose sister had breast cancer.  It is a national study to learn how environment and genes affect the chances of getting breast cancer.  A total of 50,000 women will join the effort [...]

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Beat Breast Cancer Naturally

October 6, 2008 – 8:20 am

Nearly 200,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year. But thanks to cutting-edge research in the last decade, more women are surviving and—even better—avoiding breast cancer altogether. Protect yourself against this prevalent disease with these easy diet changes. Cook with Indian spices. These aromatic seasonings do more than add flavor and clear your [...]

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Twice as many women die from stroke every year than from breast cancer

September 25, 2008 – 9:19 am

Overall, stroke is this country’s third-leading killer. About 700,000 Americans will have one this year, according to the American Stroke Association. But 55-percent of all strokes and 60-percent of stroke deaths occur in women. About 100,000 women die annually of stroke, 40,000 more than the number of men who die from it. The fact that [...]

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Mammograms — What You Need To Know

July 9, 2008 – 6:23 pm

What is a mammogram? A mammogram is a safe, low-dose x-ray picture of the breast. It is currently the most effective method of detecting breast cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages. Why should I have a mammogram? A mammogram can find breast cancer that is too small to be seen or felt. If breast [...]

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New Genetic Test for Patients with Breast Cancer

July 8, 2008 – 11:06 am

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 8, 2008 Media Inquiries: Karen Riley, 301-827-6242 Consumer Inquiries: 888-INFO-FDA FDA Approves New Genetic Test for Patients with Breast Cancer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a novel genetic test for determining whether patients with breast cancer are good candidates for treatment with the drug Herceptin (trastuzumab). The SPOT-Light [...]

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