Archive for the ‘Breast Cancer’ Category

Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer (Reuters)

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Reuters - An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

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God Never Blinks: Book Giveaway

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Newspaper columnist and Pulitzer Prize finalist Regina Brett has some important things to say, like:

Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will. Stay [...]

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Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused by Genomic Testing (HealthDay)

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HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Doctors need to do a better job of
explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S.
researchers.

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Gene Test May Reveal Your Best Diet

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A simple gene test that uses a swab of your cheek may help determine which diet–low fat or low carb–works best for you, researchers say.

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Extra Mastectomies Don’t Benefit Most Women: Study

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An analysis of more than 100,000 patients found that only 6 percent of women who’d had the second mastectomy benefited from it.

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Breast Cancer Patients Often Confused By Genomic Testing

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Genomic testing done after a tumor removal can help patients understand their risk of recurrence, but many women don’t understand their test results, experts say.

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Too Much Small Talk Linked to Unhappiness

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Scientists have found that there’s a strong correlation between meaningful conversation and happiness.

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Too Much Small Talk Linked to Unhappiness

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Scientists have found that there’s a strong correlation between meaningful conversation and happiness.

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Vitamin D Strengthens the Immune System

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Vitamin D appears to ‘arm and trigger’ a healthy immune system, a new Danish study suggests.

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Too Much Small Talk Linked to Unhappiness

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Scientists have found that there’s a strong correlation between meaningful conversation and happiness.

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