Research News for March 2013
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Study Suggests Full-Fat Dairy Products May Be Linked to Worse Survival
A study suggests that women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer who eat full-fat dairy products after diagnosis are more likely to die from breast cancer than women who eat low-fat dairy products after diagnosis.
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FDA Approves Lymphoseek to Help Find Lymph Nodes in People with Certain Cancers, Including Breast Cancer
The FDA has approved a medicine called Lymphoseek to help doctors find and map lymph nodes in people diagnosed with breast cancer and melanoma.
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Radiation to Treat Breast Cancer Linked to Future Heart Problems
A study looking at women diagnosed with breast cancer who were treated with radiation therapy between 1958 and 2001 found these women had a higher risk of heart problems later in life.
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Many Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer Have PTSD Symptoms
A study has found that about 23% of women newly diagnosed with breast cancer had PTSD symptoms.
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Smoking Linked to Higher Risk of Breast Cancer
A large study has found that smoking increases breast cancer risk in women, especially women who start smoking before they have their first child.
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Both Round and Shaped Silicone Gel Implants Offer Good Results in Breast Reconstruction
A study has found that both round and teardrop-shaped silicone gel implants offer similar good results for breast reconstruction.
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Very Early Study Suggests Herceptin May Help Treat Some HER2-Negative Breast Cancers
A very early study done in mice suggests that Herceptin may effectively treat very small breast cancer tumors in bones, even though the original cancer was classified as HER2-negative.
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FDA Approves New Silicone Gel Implant
The FDA has approved a new silicone gel breast implant for reconstruction as well as augmentation.
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