breast cancer

  1. Conditions

    5 Common women’s health problems

    By Sarah Kelsey on Sep 7, 2010
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    Every woman is unique (well, duh), but there are a few things every lady shares with her female best friends or relatives—the risk...
  2. Breast Cancer Awareness & Support

    Pink health and beauty products: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

    By Sarah Kelsey on Aug 25, 2010
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    Each year, it’s estimated that nearly 200,000 American women will be diagnosed with breast cancer and more than 40,000 will die. And...
  3. Prevention & Detection

    Mammogram controversy

    By Sarah Kelsey on Nov 30, 2009
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    The American Cancer Society (ACS) has long recommended that women get a mammogram every year, beginning at age 40, as a means of...
  4. Couple Time & Romance

    Getting through breast cancer together

    By Brie Gatchalian on Nov 24, 2009
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    Although breast cancer is primarily a woman's disease, she doesn't have to face it alone. Fighting the disease as a couple is an...
  5. Parenting Advice & Columns

    Monday Mom challenge: Schedule your mammogram!

    By Jen Klein on Oct 26, 2009
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    You've put it off. You know you have. You know you should do it. It's just...uncomfortable. Really uncomfortable. But if you are 40...
  6. Prevention & Detection

    Fight breast cancer with fish, fruit and veggies

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 25, 2009
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    Breast cancer is a pervasive, potentially deadly disease that strikes both women and men. According to the American Cancer Society,...
  7. Breast Cancer Survivor Stories

    Inspirational celebrity breast cancer survivors

    By Kori Ellis on Oct 22, 2009
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    Many celebrities have battled breast cancer -- some publicly, some privately. These women are all breast cancer survivors and...
  8. Diagnosis & Treatment

    Breast cancer: Lumpectomy cavity movement

    By Sarah Kelsey on Oct 20, 2009
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    The National Cancer Institute estimates one in eight women may develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime. Some may...
  9. Prevention & Detection

    Breast cancer in men

    By Karen Hawthorne on Oct 20, 2009
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    Peter Criss, drummer and founding member of the rock band KISS, recently went public with his battle against breast cancer. People...
  10. Prevention & Detection

    The breast cancer-fighting kitchen

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 10, 2009
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    A kitchen stocked with healthy foods can ward off breast cancer and other cancers as well as be instrumental in helping a breast...
  11. Breast Cancer Survivor Stories

    My husband got breast cancer

    By Kathy Giller on Oct 8, 2009
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    It must be human nature to remember the details of your day when you hear bad news. Many of us recall exactly what we were doing the...
  12. Diagnosis & Treatment

    The breast cancer survivor’s diet

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Oct 8, 2009
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    Healthy diets are ubiquitously promoted as a way to prevent breast cancer and other cancers. But what kind of diet should a breast...
  13. Breast Cancer Awareness & Support

    Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk Blog

    By Alison Bills on Sep 2, 2009
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    On behalf of SheKnows, I participated in the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk in Denver this year. Unprepared and happily oblivious about...
  14. Breast Cancer Survivor Stories

    SheKnows remembers Jen Hoffmann

    By SheKnows Awareness Experts on Jul 22, 2009
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    In September of 2008, SheKnows writer Patricia Bathurst interviewed Phoenix resident, Jen Hoffmann and told her story. Sadly, Jen...
  15. Prevention & Detection

    Breast cancer tips every woman should know

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Jul 14, 2009
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    Breast cancer is the second most common type of cancer among women in the US. The National Cancer Institute estimates that nearly...
  16. Prevention & Detection

    Top 10 ways to prevent breast cancer

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Jul 14, 2009
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    According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed and more than 40,000 women...
  17. Breast Cancer Awareness & Support

    What to pack for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk

    By SheKnows Awareness Experts on Jul 10, 2009
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    Find out what to pack for the Breast Cancer 3-Day Walk, and what's better left at home. SheKnows shares a checklist to get you started!
  18. Breast Cancer Survivor Stories

    10 Celebrity breast cancer survivors

    By Joel D. Amos on Oct 22, 2008
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    Celebrities from all genres have been afflicted with breast cancer. Many have survived and here are ten of their inspiring stories.
  19. Diagnosis & Treatment

    Breast cancer: What to expect

    By Marisa C Weiss, MD on Oct 2, 2008
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    SheKnows caught up with Marisa C Weiss, MD, acclaimed breast oncologist and founder of Breastcancer.org, a nonprofit organization...
  20. Breast Cancer Awareness

    The Breast Cancer Journey Planner

    By Carrie Sanders, M.A. Ed., Psychotherapist on Sep 29, 2008
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    Carrie Sanders got first-hand experience with cancer at only age 19. During this challenging and traumatic period, she decided that...
  21. Prevention & Detection

    Breast cancer awareness for young girls

    By Marisa C Weiss, MD on Sep 26, 2008
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    Based on the research that Dr. Marisa C. Weiss and her daughter, Isabel Freidman, collected, Taking Care of Your "Girls" answers...