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Yoga Can Improve Quality of Life
Yoga classes tailored to the needs of breast cancer patients can improve quality of life and emotional well-being for some women.
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Some Women Don’t Benefit from Adding Taxol to Chemo Regimen
An early breast cancer's HER2 status affects the benefits offered by Taxol.
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Birth Control Pills Don’t Affect Survival
A history of using birth control pills doesn't affect survival in women diagnosed with breast cancer.
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High White Blood Cell Count May Increase Risk
Higher than average white blood cell counts may offer doctors another way to evaluate cancer risk.
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More Asian Women Being Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
Breast cancer rates are increasing among women, especially younger women, living in Asian countries.
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Drinking Alcohol Increases Risk
New research shows that drinking alcohol can increase breast cancer risk.
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Inflammatory HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Responds to Herceptin
Inflammatory breast cancers that are HER2-positive are more likely to respond to Herceptin plus chemotherapy than chemotherapy alone.
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Breast Cancer Diagnoses and Deaths Down
Breast cancer diagnosis and death rates continue to decline overall, but African American women are not experiencing these same declines.
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Measuring Circulating Tumor Cells May Help Determine Recurrence Risk
A test that measures circulating tumor cells in the blood may help doctors more accurately determine the risk of breast cancer recurrence.
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Chemo Raises Leukemia Risk Slightly in Older Women
Women who receive chemotherapy have a small increase in risk for a type of leukemia later in life.
