Breast Cancer
Dr. Kristi Funk addresses the media outside the Pink Lotus Breast center in Beverly Hills, California, on May 14, 2013, where Angelina Jolie had her double mastectomy. The founder of the US breast clinic said she hopes the star's decision will save 'countless lives' of women with cancer, saying the clinic 'applauds Angelina Jolie's bold choices regarding her BRCA mutation.' The Oscar-winning actress revealed Tuesday she has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her high risk of breast cancer, encouraging other women to address threats to their health.
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College Women More Prone to Problem Drinking Than Men: Study
Women don't metabolize alcohol in the same way as men, and lesser amounts of alcohol can increase the risk of breast cancer and liver disease in women. Throughout the study, 15 percent of women exceeded weekly drinking limits compared to 12 percent of men. Read more »
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Angelina Jolie to have ovaries removed, report says
Angelina Jolie , 37, now will have her ovaries removed because of the same gene that put her at 87 percent risk of breast cancer . The magazine said her doctors estimate she has a 50 percent chance of developing ovarian cancer due to her "faulty" BRCA1 gene. Read more »
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Metformin Won't Aid Breast Cancer Survival in Diabetics
diabetes.Previous research has found that metformin was associated with an up to 30 percent reduction in new cancers in breast cancer patients without diabetes , noted study author Dr. Iliana Lega, a research fellow at Women's College Hospital in Toronto . Read more »
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LI oncologist: Angelina Jolie sends 'vital' message to women
a family history of cancer is common among those who are diagnosed, Barginear said, "less than 10 percent of all breast cancers and less than 15 percent of ovarian cancers are associated with inherited genetic mutations."Men, too, can be are affected, she Read more »
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Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy
choice with thoughts of her six children after watching her own mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand , die too young from breast cancer."My mother fought cancer for almost a decade and died at 56," Jolie writes. "She held out long enough to meet the first of Read more »
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Health Calendar
Our Healing Corner, billed as an open house for the healing, meditative and expressive arts, will be held June 2 at the corner of E. Locust and N. Fratney streets in Riverwest. Participating will be the T'ai Chi Chuan Center, the Riverwest Yogashala, Div 24 m ago from Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Read more »
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Johns Hopkins Offers Latest Diagnostic Technology: 3-D Mammograms - 5/20/13
The Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology is expanding its breast imaging services with the use of a new technology, tomosynthesis or 3-D mammography. This progressive technology is currently available at Johns Hopkins Imaging’s Green Spring Station. Bre 40 m ago from Johns Hopkins Medicine Read more »
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Police Seek Help in Burglary Investigation
East Hampton Town police have released two images taken from a surveillance camera of a red Jeep that may have a connection to the May 7 burglary of a Gardiner Avenue, Springs, residence. Chris Foran, who lives there, told police almost $2,000 in cash wa 44 m ago from The East Hampton Star Read more »
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Woman charged with lying about breast cancer to get donations
TROY - Police say a city woman scammed friends and strangers out of money by faking she had cancer. Concerned citizens held fundraisers for her, only to realize she was not ill. WNYT welcomes a lively and courteous discussion as long as you follow the ru 56 m ago from WNYT NewsChannel 13 Albany NY Read more »
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Cinnabon Helps a Dedicated Employee Raise Funds for Personal Cause
ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwired - May 20, 2013) - The memorable episode of Undercover Boss where Cinnabon® President Kat Cole bonded with Mayra Vargas, a bakery employee, has impacted each of them, both personally and professionally. As Mayra spoke of her moth 3:57 PM from MarketWire Read more »
