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3 hrs ago | KSL-TV

Medical artist's work helping cancer survivors feel whole again

A mastectomy is a common method of treatment breast cancer patients. For some cancer survivors, what the surgery takes away has a more profound effect on them than they had imagined.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

Fri May 17, 2013

Logan Banner

Women have more options for breast cancer surgery

One of the world's most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring - removal of both breasts.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Surgery, Breast Cancer, Oncology, Plastic Surgery

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz County quilters hope to brighten day of children with cancer

In a labor of love, Santa Cruz County women who make stitching an art form have produced quilts to brighten the lives of children stricken with cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Santa Cruz County, CA, Non-Profit, Freedom, CA, Capitola, CA, Santa Cruz, CA

New Hampshire Public Radio -

Up For Discussion: Cost Of Cancer Care Avoided Too Often

Even people with insurance can face steep copayments for drugs, a sizable share of hospital bills and significant incidental expenses.

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Echo-news.co.uk

Thorpe Bay community rallies round mum who has cancer to raise A 11,000 for hospital

THE community in Thorpe Bay have rallied round an inspirational mum undergoing treatment for cancer to raise more than A 11,000 for Southend Hospital .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

KHOU-TV Houston

Harris County DA Mike Anderson diagnosed with cancer

In an e-mail to his staff on Thursday, Harris County District Attorney Mike Anderson said he is undergoing treatment for cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Examiner.com

Evidence Supports a Correlation Between Pesticides and Breast Cancer

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PESTICIDES INTRODUCED ON THE BLOOD HAS A POSITIVE CORRELATION TO THE OCCURRENCE OF BREAST CANCERS IN WOMEN.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

Thu May 16, 2013

TheBostonChannel.com

A workout a day may keep cancer away

Less cancer treatment may be better, and being in good physical shape may help keep cancer away, according to the latest research being presented at the largest convergence of cancer experts worldwide.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Oncology, Lung Cancer, Opinion

Michigan Radio

'Gilda's Big Night Out' to raise money for cancer support groups

Gilda's Club is an organization that consists of groups across the country which provide laughter and support to cancer patients.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Gilda Radner, Michigan

CNN

Your breast cancer questions

When Angelina Jolie revealed she'd had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Prostate cancer testing: who needs it? - iStockPhoto

New overseas guidelines on who should be tested for the second-most-common cause of cancer deaths in Australian men were released recently.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Prostate Cancer, Lung Cancer, Urology

Marietta Times

Cancer survivors model

Something unique is planned for tonight's 10th annual Strecker Cancer Center Fashion Show fundraiser-all 30 models and 15 volunteers assisting with the program are current or past patients at the Strecker facility.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Marietta, OH, Oncology

Reuters

New cancer tools allow patients to reconsider chemo

After decades of using one-size-fits-all therapies to combat cancer, doctors are using new tools to help decide when their patients can skip chemotherapy or other harsh treatments.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Oncology, Genetics, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Breast Cancer

KUOW-FM Seattle

Seattle Study Shows Cancer Can Lead To Bankruptcy

Medical debt is one of the leading causes of bankruptcy, according to a study published online today in the journal Health Affairs.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Economics News, Bankruptcy

Wed May 15, 2013

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Local breast cancer survivors share stories

Two South Florida sisters spoke about two very different ways they went about battling the threat of breast cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Oncology

MediLexicon

Cancer-Related Cognitive Impairment Improved By Cognitive Training

Women whose breast cancer had been treated with chemotherapy demonstrated improved executive function, such as cognitive flexibility, verbal fluency and processing speed after using exercises developed by Lumosity, the leading online cognitive training program.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Breast Cancer, Startups, Stanford University

Drugs.com

FDA Approves New Drug to Fight Advanced Prostate Cancer

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday that it has approved a drug to help men with advanced prostate cancer whose disease has spread to the bones.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Healthcare Law, Food and Drug Administration, Law, Prostate Cancer, Oncology, Hematology

US News & World Report

Cancer Advocates Praise Angelina Jolie's New York Times Mastectomy Op-Ed

Jolie faced an 87 percent risk of developing breast cancer, but treatments have brought the risk down to less than 5 percent.

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Related Topix: Health, Publishing, Media, New Times, Breast Cancer, Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center, Hospital Administration, Healthcare Industry, Ovarian Cancer, Opinion

Business Journal

Genentech wins new Fda Ok for lung cancer drug, diagnostic test

Genentech Inc. won regulatory approval Tuesday to use its cancer drug Tarceva and a companion diagnostic for non-small cell lung cancer patients with a rare gene mutation.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Genentech, Startups, Lung Cancer, Food and Drug Administration

Tue May 14, 2013

Thetelegraphand Argus

Cancer research has saved my life

Thirteen years ago, the Calverley mum made the agonising decision to have radical surgery - a preventative double mastectomy, after a hysterectomy - to make sure her life was not devastated by the illness.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer