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Controversy Continues Over When Women Should Start Annual Mammograms (dateline November 2, 2000)
Most physicians agree that screening mammograms help detect breast cancer in its earliest stages, often several years before a lump can be felt. However, the debate over when women should begin receiving annual screening mammograms has been ongoing.
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President Clinton Signs Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Act (dateline October 30, 2000)
On October 24, President Clinton signed the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000.
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New Test Shows Promise as Quick Way to Identify Women with Genetic Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk (dateline October 27, 2000)
Researchers have finished a preliminary study of a fast, inexpensive test to determine which women may have a genetic predisposition to breast or ovarian cancer.
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You’ve Heard of the CAT Scan? Now, Here’s the Dog Scan: Canine Helps With Cancer Detection (dateline October 25, 2000)
Dogs have been trained to detect bombs, sniff out drugs, and even smell gas leaks in pipelines 20 feet below the ground.
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Risk of Breast Cancer From BRCA Gene Mutations May be Overestimated (dateline October 25, 2000)
A review of several studies finds that experts have likely overestimated the risk of breast cancer in women who carry certain genetic predispositions to the disease.
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Researchers Identify Factors that Increase Number of False-Positive Mammograms (dateline October 24, 2000)
Mammography is considered by physicians to be the gold standard in breast cancer detection, and currently, mammography is the only breast imaging exam approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to screen for breast cancer in women who show no signs or symptoms of the disease.
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Many Women Report Phantom Breast Pain After Mastectomy (dateline October 23, 2000)
In a study conducted at Johns Hopkins Hospital, researchers found that more than one third of the women who underwent mastectomy (surgical breast removal) to treat breast cancer experienced phantom breast sensations and other pain after surgery.
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Study Finds No Link Between Second-Hand Smoke and Breast Cancer Deaths (dateline October 22, 2000)
A study of nearly 147,000 women shows no correlation between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and deaths from breast cancer.
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U.S. House Approves Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Bill, Sends To President Clinton (dateline October 16, 2000)
On October 12, 2000, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill that would provide funding for the treatment of breast and cervical cancer among low-income women diagnosed with either disease through a federally-funded Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) program.
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Study Finds Higher Breast Cancer Risk For Women Who Took Older Versions of Oral Contraceptives (dateline October 13, 2000)
A new study finds that women with a family history of breast cancer who took oral contraceptives prior to or during 1975 are at a higher risk for breast cancer than women with similar family histories of breast cancer who did not take the older versions of birth control pills.
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Study Finds No Benefit of Shark Cartilage for Cancer Patients (dateline October 10, 2000)
Because the drug tamoxifen can increase the risk for endometrial cancer (cancer of lining of the uterus), many women who take tamoxifen to treat or prevent breast cancer undergo routine ultrasound screenings and biopsies to help detect endometrial cancer.
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U.S. Postal Service Approves Email Greeting Card Version of Breast Cancer Research Stamp (dateline October 10, 2000)
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has authorized BlueMountain Arts, an online greeting card company, to use the Breast Cancer Research stamp on an email greeting card. The electronic card features an illustration of the Breast Cancer Research Stamp and its "Fund the Fight, Find a Cure" logo.
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Study Links Depression to Breast Cancer Risk (dateline October 9, 2000)
A new study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health has found that a history of depression may increase a woman’s risk of developing breast cancer. According to the researchers, depression may change the way the body works and produces disease.
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Study Finds Vitamin A-Like Drug Beneficial For Young Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence (dateline October 9, 2000)
According to a new study, young women with breast cancer may reduce their chances of developing the disease again with a drug based on a derivative of vitamin A. In the study, pre-menopausal women who took the drug fenretinide were less likely to develop breast cancer again in either breast.
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Study Finds No Benefit of Shark Cartilage for Cancer Patients (dateline October 6, 2000)
Shark cartilage capsules are ineffective and cancer patients should stop taking them to treat their disease, said researchers at the Second European Breast Cancer Conference.
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Large Study Finds No Link Between Silicone Breast Implants and Breast Cancer Risk (dateline October 6, 2000)
A large study conducted by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) finds no correlation between silicone-filled breast implants and breast cancer risk. Silicone implants had been on the market since 1962 but were banned by the U.S.
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Testing Nipple Fluid May Help Determine Women at High Breast Cancer Risk (dateline October 4, 2000)
Breast surgeon Susan Love, MD and her colleagues are developing a procedure that samples cells from nipple fluid to target women at high risk of breast cancer.
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Biafine Cream May Reduce Skin Problems From Radiation Therapy (dateline October 4, 2000)
A new study finds that biafine, a cosmetic skin cream, may reduce skin problems for cancer patients who undergo radiation as part of their treatment.
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Additional Radiation Dose May Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence (dateline October 3, 2000)
Women with early stage breast cancer who receive an extra dose of radiation may significantly reduce their chances of developing breast cancer again, according to research presented at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology conference in Istanbul, Turkey.
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Lymphedema Alert Bracelets Help Breast Cancer Survivors Who Had Lymph Nodes Removed (dateline October 3, 2000)
Courtesy NLN. With the help of the National Lymphedema Network (NLN), Karin Douglas, a breast cancer survivor and lymphedema activist, has created a Lymphedema Alert bracelet and necklace to protect breast cancer survivors from receiving treatment on their affected arm.
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Controversial Study Finds Clinical Exams Equal to Mammography With Respect to Breast Cancer Mortality For Women in Their Fifties (dateline October 2, 2000)
A new study conducted by the National Breast Screening Study of Canada (NBSS) finds the number of deaths from breast cancer is nearly equal among women in their fifties, regardless of whether women have annual screening mammograms or simply have annual physician-performed clinical breast exams.
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Breast Cancer Death Rate Drops in Britain (dateline September 19, 2000)
Deaths from breast cancer have declined significantly in the 1990s in Britain, according to a new study released by the Institute of Cancer Research.
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Study Finds Tamoxifen May Significantly Increase Risk of Uterine Cancer (dateline September 14, 2000)
The drug tamoxifen has been used for over 20 years to help treat breast cancer. Recently, tamoxifen has also been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help prevent breast cancer in women at high risk for the disease.
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FDA Publishes New Handbook on Breast Implants (dateline September 13, 2000)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a new brochure that addresses vital information on breast implants.