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- Breast Cancer Symptoms and Diagnosis
- Understanding Breast Cancer
- Male Breast Cancer
- Screening and Testing
- Screening for Breast Cancer
- Breast Self Exam (BSE)
- Mammograms
- Digital Tomosynthesis
- Ultrasound
- MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Sestamibi (Miraluma)
- Ductal Lavage
- Thermography (Thermal Imaging)
- PET Scans
- CAT Scans
- Blood Tests
- Chest X-rays and Bone Scans
- Biopsy
- Tests Following Treatment
- Tests During Treatment
- Accessing Your Medical Records
- Getting Your Test Results
- Two Women: Mammogram, Ultrasound and MRI
- Research News on Screening
- Ultrasound boosts breast cancer detection
- Five percent of breast tumors may double in month
- Mammography benefits may have no age limit
- Breast cancer gene carriers need dual screening
- Hair sample may provide breast cancer diagnosis
- Digital mammogram best for younger women: study
- Even small copay deters mammogram use - US study
- New breast cancer screening test will use saliva
- Mammogram accuracy varies by radiologist: study
- 3-D mammography cuts false-positive rates by half
- High white cell count may predict cancer: study
- MRI scans might prevent breast cancer, study shows
- Mammograms lower rates of advanced breast cancer
- MRI best at spotting ductal carcinoma in situ
- Drop in U.S. mammography rate worries cancer experts
- Obese women less likely to be screened for cancer
- False-positive mammograms have negative effects
- Computers hinder mammogram readings, report finds
- Web-based system may improve mammography rates
- Routine check-ups boost cancer screening rates
- New recommendations call for MRI in breast cancer
- Mammography results poorly communicated to blacks
- Mammogram rate drops slightly in United States
- Compare new and prior mammograms, doctors urge
- Breast cancer screening under 50 questioned
- US study looks at second opinions in breast cancer
- Scan could do away with mammogram pain
- Health advisors improve mammography usage
- Whole-Body PET Scans Have High False Positive Rates for Breast Cancer
- Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests Can't Replace Invasive Biopsy
- Mammograms, Adjuvant Treatment Help Increase Breast Cancer Survival
- Digital Mammography Better for Younger Women and Women with Dense Breasts
- MRIs for Younger Women at High Risk
- Ask-the-Expert Conferences: Screening and Testing
- October 2006: Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Inverted nipple associated with IBC?
- Symptoms of inflammatory breast cancer?
- Do IBC symptoms come and go?
- How does IBC get missed when tested?
- Does nursing affect chance of IBC?
- IBC: Causes? Treatment? Cure rate?
- Is IBC hereditary?
- Lymph node removal with IBC?
- Mastectomy when metastatic?
- Non-surgical treatments for IBC?
- How is extent of IBC determined?
- Has the inflammatory breast cancer spread?
- Could another breast cancer cause IBC?
- IBC triple negative treatment?
- Possible extended Femara treatment?
- Clinical trials for IBC with brain metastases?
- Gene therapy for IBC?
- IBC metastases fast growing?
- Double mastectomy for IBC?
- Twice-a-day radiation more effective with IBC?
- How does IBC act when metastasized?
- Repeat chemo for IBC recurrence okay?
- High-dose chemo and IBC?
- Post-treatment testing for recurrence?
- Taxol vs. Abraxane in recurrent IBC?
- Other options for professional opinion?
- IBC Research Foundation's BioBank beneficial?
- Treatment for ulcerating skin metastases?
- Look for treatment near home, or travel?
- Specialists in Inflammatory Breast Cancer?
- How is IBC knowledge spread?
- July 2003: Breast Cancer Screening
- Why is screening so important?
- Diagnostic vs. screening mammograms?
- Does digital mammography find DCIS sooner?
- Less painful screening test?
- Diagnostic mammograms after treatment?
- Mammograms after mastectomy?
- Do silicone implants obscure mammograms?
- Self-exams and mammograms valuable?
- Clinical breast exams better taught?
- Are dimples on the breast common?
- Does a radiated breast feel different?
- MRI standard for previous cancer?
- Better screening for recurrence?
- Screening 5 years post-treatment?
- Screening for daughters of patients?
- Can mammograms spread tumors?
- Screening for bone pain after treatment?
- New mammogram technology?
- New breast tissue on ultrasound?
- October 2006: Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Frequently Asked Questions About Screening Techniques
- Your Diagnosis
- Getting Your Facts in Order
- Genetics and Family Background
- Chromosome Number, Her2 Status, and Oncogenes
- Non-Invasive or Invasive Breast Cancer?
- Rate and Grade of Cell Growth
- Lymph Node Involvement
- Are Hormone Receptors Present?
- How Big Is the Cancer? Has It Spread?
- Has Cancer Invaded Lymph or Blood Vessels?
- Margins of Resection
- Age; Recurrence; Whole Body Evaluations
- Stages of Breast Cancer
- Questions to Ask Your Doctors
- Research News on Benign and Cancerous Tumors
- Your Pathology Report
- The Breast Cancer
- Is the Breast Cancer Invasive?
- How Different are the Cancer Cells from Normal Cells?
- How Big is the Cancer?
- Has the Whole Cancer been Removed?
- Are there Cancer Cells in Your Lymph or Blood Vessels?
- How Fast are the Cancer Cells Growing?
- Do the Cancer Cells Have Hormone Receptors?
- Does the Cancer Have Genes that are Not Normal?
- The Lymph Nodes
- Word List
- Ask-the-Expert Conferences: Your Pathology Report
- Nov. 2004: Your Operative and Pathology Reports
- Lumpectomy, sentinal node dissection for IDC?
- Is one kind of biopsy better?
- Re-excision for close margins?
- HER2 positive cancer and chemotherapy?
- Test result differences in HER2 status?
- Percentages for hormone receptor status?
- Tests to determine growth rate?
- Differing carcinoma diagnoses?
- Worry about close chest wall margin?
- What to read before my pathology report?
- What is lymphatic invasion? Necrosis?
- Significance of signet ring cells?
- What does histological grade mean?
- What does 'classical' lobular mean?
- Surgeon removed fascia?
- Lymph, vascular invasion with positive nodes?
- FISH vs. IHC testing accuracy?
- Help translating pathology report? Paget's?
- Nov. 2004: Your Operative and Pathology Reports
- The Breast Cancer
- DCIS - Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
- The Basics of DCIS
- Type and Grade of DCIS
- How the Grouping of DCIS Tumors Affects Treatment Options
- How the Extent of DCIS Affects Treatment Options
- How the Tumor Characteristics of DCIS Affect Treatment Options
- How Family History and Your Unique Situation Affect Treatment Options
- How DCIS Is Treated
- Is Breast-conserving or Breast-removing Treatment Right for You?
- Additional Evaluation and Treatment
- Treatment to the Whole Body
- LCIS - Lobular Carcinoma In Situ
- IDC - Invasive Ductal Carcinoma
- ILC - Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
- Recurrent and Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Where Breast Cancer Might Come Back and How to Detect It
- If Cancer Comes Back
- What You Can Do Now
- Treatments for Local and Regional Recurrence
- Living with Metastatic Disease
- Treatments for Metastatic Cancer
- Taking Breaks From Treatment
- When do You Stop Treatment?
- Research News on Metastatic Disease
- Frequently Asked Questions About Recurrence
- Ask the Expert Conferences: Metastatic Breast Cancer
- October 2007: Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
- More attention for metastatic patients?
- Prognosis for liver metastases?
- Stage I to Stage IV means fast-growing cancer?
- New treatment schedule for Xeloda?
- Helpful antidepressants with low side effects?
- How long does feeling good last?
- Risky to have radiation to spine?
- Stop Herceptin because of heart problems?
- When to stop treatment with all organs affected?
- Signs of liver metastases?
- Switch from tamoxifen to aromatase inhibitors?
- New metastatic medications coming?
- Flaxseed okay with ER/PR+ metastasis?
- Time to switch from forgetful doctor?
- What to do when ready for a breakdown?
- What to do for nerve pain with Abraxane?
- Who are clinical trials good for?
- Candidate for bone marrow transplant?
- Update on PARP inhibitor trial?
- Adriamycin and Taxotere only affect HER2+?
- Genetic testing for triple-negative?
- Dealing with day-to-day life during clinical trials?
- More personalized treatment in the future?
- Okay to take vitamins during chemo?
- Are tumor markers reliable?
- Lowered AI dose still effective?
- Navelbine causing intestinal neuropathy?
- Adjust treatment to improve quality of life?
- How to talk to kids about end of life?
- Thoughts on metastatic breast cancer?
- September 2003: Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Diet, exercise, and recurrence?
- First site for metastatic?
- Regular testing for metastases?
- Zometa for bone mets?
- Chest wall metastasis outcome?
- Chances of third recurrence?
- Advanced breast cancer ER-, grade three?
- Bone scan normal after treatment?
- Delay rib radiation to avoid lung damage?
- When to stop worrying about recurrence?
- Herceptin trials limit recurrence treatment?
- New treatments for Stage IV?
- Cost for clinical trials?
- No cure for Stage IV?
- Other antibody-type drugs in the works?
- Side effects lessen after initial chemo?
- Time between primary cancer and metastases?
- Chances of metastasis in Stage II?
- Bone marrow transplant to treat metastases?
- When to take a break from chemo?
- When to stop treatment?
- October 2007: Living with Metastatic Breast Cancer
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer
- Breast Cancer Treatment & Side Effects
- Surgery
- Myths About Surgery
- Recent Advances
- Making Decisions
- Lumpectomy
- Mastectomy
- Lymph Node Removal
- Sentinel Lymph Node Dissection
- Mastectomy vs. Lumpectomy
- Surgery Risks
- Informed Consent
- Surgery: What to Expect
- Lumpectomy: What to Expect
- Mastectomy: What to Expect
- Lymph Node Dissection: What to Expect
- After Surgery
- Waiting for Results
- Research News on Surgery
- Simultaneous breast-ovary surgery feasible
- Race gaps seen in breast cancer awareness
- Disparity seen in breast cancer surgery
- Infections after breast surgery costly: US study
- Ovary removal ups breast cancer survival for some
- Dieting reduces lymphedema after breast cancer
- Double mastectomies to prevent cancer increase
- Physiotherapy helpful after breast cancer surgery
- Lumpectomy safe for younger breast cancer patients
- Advice lacking on reconstruction after mastectomy
- Surgery linked to breast cancer racial disparity
- Cancer patients may benefit by picking own surgeon
- Few Women Have Regrets When Choosing Preventive Mastectomy for Other Breast
- If Sentinel Lymph Node Is Positive, Then Standard Lymph Node Surgery Is Necessary
- Herceptin Plus Chemotherapy Before Surgery
- Timing of Tamoxifen and Radiation Treatment
- Most Women with DCIS Do Not Require Sentinel Lymph Node Removal
- New Nipple-Saving Mastectomy Surgery
- Fewer Side Effects with Sentinel Lymph Node Removal
- Radiation Therapy Plus Tamoxifen Found Better
- Frequently Asked Questions About Surgery
- Overview of Options
- Local Treatment
- Systemic Treatment: The Whole Body
- Sequence of Treatment
- Why So Many Types of Breast Cancer Treatments?
- Options by Cancer Stage
- Weighing Treatment Pros and Cons
- Research News on Breast Cancer in Different Populations
- Falling breast cancer rates seen only in whites
- Breast cancer pain more severe in non-whites
- Breast cancer recurrence more likely in black women
- China says breast cancer on the rise
- More whites than blacks get breast cancer chemo
- Breast cancer afflicting younger Asian women
- U.S. breast cancer death rate drops more: report
- Study confirms breast cancer worse in US blacks
- Blacks don't share in breast cancer progress
- Race differences in breast cancer due to biology
- Male breast cancer worse for blacks than whites
- Protein could help detect aggressive breast cancer
- Tailored breast cancer care urged for black women
- U.S. black women have lower breast cancer survival
- Breast cancer still diagnosed later in black women
- Hormones linked with breast cancer risk in blacks
- Having a disability may impact breast cancer care
- Ethnic gaps in breast cancer linked to hormones
- Breast cancer undertreated in elderly patients
- Ask-the-Expert Conferences on Treatment
- September 2007: Working During Treatment
- When mentally ready to return to work?
- How many days too sick to work?
- Fired for poor perfomance during treatment?
- How does the FMLA protect employees?
- What to do with unsympathetic employer?
- Points to consider in job search?
- Lose job and insurance coverage?
- How to delay bills until able to pay?
- How to balance work and treatment?
- Retire with breast cancer?
- Breast cancer history affects getting insurance?
- Employer can deny disability?
- Help with increasing physical activity?
- Advice on working odd hours, infection risk?
- Work in an environment at high risk for infection?
- Advice for self-employers in treatment?
- Can working during treatment be harmful?
- Long-term disability during treatment?
- Employment discrimination common?
- Salary workers better off than hourly?
- Laid off due to diagnosis?
- How will side effects affect traveling job?
- Does disability cover metastatic cancer?
- Help to find a lawyer for discrimination?
- Help in communication with insurance company?
- August 2007: Managing Ongoing Medications
- Surgery and radiation without tamoxifen okay?
- Femara after Arimidex effective or harmful?
- Side effects when stopping Arimidex?
- Something other than Arimidex to keep estrogen low?
- Arimidex okay to take every other day?
- Dangerous to miss doses while on vacation?
- Remove ovaries to stop taking tamoxifen?
- What is considered a "missed dose"?
- Medication to help with sleep while on Arimidex?
- Advice for headaches while on tamoxifen?
- Long-term side effects after treatment?
- Long-term side effects of Aromasin?
- Oral chemotherapies available?
- How to tell side effects from menopause?
- Black cohosh to manage hot flashes?
- Safety of estrogen ring on Arimidex?
- Leg pains from tamoxifen?
- Long-term impact of low estrogen levels?
- Medications for triple-negative coming?
- Difference between aromatase inhibitors?
- Managing memory loss due to chemo?
- Damaging to miss days of Arimidex?
- Does tamoxifen affect thyroid?
- Menopause permanent after treatment?
- Help to maintain weight on tamoxifen?
- Miss monthly dose of Faslodex?
- Will hot flashes from tamoxifen ease up?
- Femara even when not tested for receptors?
- Importance of taking tamoxifen on time?
- Advice on tamoxifen and flying?
- Evista effective? Weight gain normal?
- Safe to conceive on tamoxifen?
- Neurontin for hot flashes okay with tamoxifen?
- Tamoxifen dosage same no matter weight?
- How long to use Abraxane?
- Research on weight changes on tamoxifen?
- Side effects differ for Arimidex, Aromasin?
- Tamoxifen causes water retention? Remedies?
- Hormonal therapy during or after radiation?
- Reconstruction while on Herceptin?
- Irregular bleeding from menopause?
- Depo-Provera safe for hot flashes?
- Advice for hand-foot syndrome with Xeloda?
- Side effects of aromatase inhibitors?
- Tamoxifen with elevated liver enzymes?
- Tell doctor about side effects from Arimidex?
- Male experiencing female side effects?
- Bloating, gas, nausea normal with Femara?
- September 2006: Open for Your Questions
- Birth control after treatment?
- Arimidex contributing to osteoarthritis?
- Aricept used for memory problems?
- Getting results of breast cancer study?
- Inflammatory breast cancer survival rates?
- Is DCIS really cancer?
- Shadow on mammogram, not on ultrasound?
- Lumps in breast at age 28?
- How accurate is needle biopsy?
- Updates on ER/PR/HER2-negative cancer?
- What is Reiki?
- Herbal supplements and risk of recurrence?
- Studies of Femara at lower dosages?
- Radiation therapy for DCIS?
- Risk of breast cancer with implants?
- Hand soreness and black nails?
- Prophylactic surgery for triple-negative?
- New book by Dr. DuPree?
- Why can't daughters get mammograms?
- Can PET scan replace needle biopsy?
- August 2006: Thinking and Memory Challenges
- Can cancer itself affect cognitive function?
- How long do memory problems last?
- Can HRT affect memory after diagnosis?
- Improving memory after treatment?
- How long does chemo brain last?
- Could menopause cause memory issues?
- Stop Arimidex to avoid side effects?
- Medication for memory problems?
- Help for concentration problems?
- Help focusing on conversations?
- How to address chemo brain at work?
- Feelings on sleep medication?
- Can exercise help short-term memory?
- Link between tamoxifen and dementia?
- Types of chemo that cause chemo brain?
- Studies on long-term cognitive ability?
- Tired from chemo and side effects?
- Sleep issues with Herceptin, radiation?
- Cognitive issues same in younger women?
- Study on stimulants as treatment?
- Where to read transcript later?
- Chemo brain forever after 10 treatments?
- Antidepressants to treat cognitive loss?
- July 2006: Targeted Therapies: What Is Right for You?
- New targeted therapies being studied?
- Herceptin and aromatase inhibitor?
- What is EGFR?
- Treatments for triple-negatives?
- New treatments for metastatic cancer?
- What does ASCO stand for?
- What does anti-angiogenic mean?
- Radiation or targeted therapy?
- Are aromatase inhibitors anti-angiogenics?
- Iressa to treat breast cancer?
- Alternatives to tamoxifen?
- When will Tykerb be available?
- Treatment for bone metastases?
- Overcoming resistance to Herceptin?
- Grapefruit interferes with targeted therapies?
- New gene/tumor tests?
- Aromatase inhibitors reduce new cancers?
- November 2005: Hormone-Receptor-Negative Breast Cancer
- What fuels ER/PR-negative cancer?
- ER-negative cancer recurrence risk?
- Reduce recurrence risk of triple-negatives?
- Positive recurrence after ER-negative?
- ER/PR-positive second primary cancer?
- False negative ER/PR test results?
- Additional treatment for ER/PR-negatives?
- Did ER/PR-negative cancers lose receptors?
- Best chemotherapies for ER/PR-negatives?
- Recurrence and oral contraceptives?
- Extra chemotherapy or radiation?
- Dietary recommendations for ER/PR-negatives?
- Reducing risk of metastases?
- Doctors specializing in ER/PR-negatives?
- Vaccine trials for hormone-negatives?
- Long-term ER-negative survivors?
- Recurrence rates for ER/PR-negatives?
- Goserelin used with ER/PR-negatives?
- News on metaplastic breast cancer?
- Recent gains for triple-negatives?
- Test for ER/PR status?
- Tests after treatment for ER/PR-negatives?
- Arimidex for ER/PR-negatives?
- Pregnancy and ductal cancer?
- What counts as ER/PR-positive?
- Why less research on ER/PR-negatives?
- Test for epidermal growth factor?
- Where does cancer recur?
- No ovary removal for triple-negatives?
- Chemotherapy for triple-negatives?
- February 2003: The Doctor-Patient Relationship
- Doctors annoyed by list of questions?
- Alert doctor's office about questions?
- How to ask uncomfortable questions?
- Coordinating four doctors?
- Discussing natural therapies with doctor?
- Staying with doctor because of nurses?
- Getting doctor to listen to problems?
- Obligated to continue with doctor?
- Insurance problems with doctor switch?
- Discussing negative prognosis?
- Questions to develop open relationship?
- Sensitivity training for doctors?
- Getting written/recorded information?
- Doctors made decision without me?
- Communicating by email?
- Problem with breast surgeon?
- Disagreement with doctor?
- Uncomfortable with procedure?
- Finding regular doctor with no insurance?
- Doctor knowledgeable about new research?
- Doctor isn't responsive?
- Lying to doctor about smoking?
- January 2003: Managing Treatment Side Effects
- Increasing energy, decreasing hot flashes?
- What is "chemo brain?"
- Possible to slow down hair loss?
- Can tamoxifen cause memory problems?
- Vaginal discharge from tamoxifen?
- Helping mothers cope with side effects?
- Dealing with chemotherapy nausea?
- Natural menopause after chemical?
- Breathing exercises for well-being?
- Reducing hot flashes for ER-positives?
- Help for nerve pain and stiffness?
- Sick to stomach after Neupogen?
- Treating and preventing arm swelling?
- When can lymphedema show up?
- Safe to fly after treatment?
- Fitness program for cancer survivors?
- Radiation and long-term consequences?
- More medicine to treat pain?
- Nail problems from chemo?
- November 2001: Lesbians and Breast Cancer Treatment
- Tell healthcare providers I'm gay?
- Making sure partner has rights?
- Keeping records confidential?
- Doctors' stereotypes about lesbians?
- Reaching out to estranged family?
- Increased breast cancer risk?
- Will doctor's attitude change?
- Helping partner after mastectomy?
- Cancer more difficult for lesbian partners?
- Support groups for friends of lesbians?
- Self-conscious with new partners?
- Partner angry at my diagnosis?
- International lesbian health organizations?
- August 2001: No Hair, New Hair, Skin Care
- When does hair loss happen?
- How to speed up hair growth?
- When will regular hair come in?
- OK to color, perm new hair?
- Advice for dealing with hair loss?
- What to do for a dry face?
- Irradiated skin prone to skin cancer?
- Premature menopause affect on skin?
- Products for breast/underarm area?
- Facial creams with vitamin E?
- Can sun exposure cause breast cancer?
- Repair skin damage from smoking?
- Nail changes during chemo?
- Avoid nail polish during treatment?
- September 2007: Working During Treatment
- Online Booklet: Guide to Your Treatment Options
- Radiation Therapy
- Ten Key Points About Radiation Therapy
- Why Radiation's Necessary
- Radiation for Women with Metastatic Disease
- How Radiation Works
- The Timing of Radiation
- When Is Radiation Appropriate?
- What to Expect
- Treatment Schedule
- Daily Treatment Routine
- Boost Dose
- Radiation Side Effects
- Research News on Radiation Therapy
- Shorter radiotherapy works for early breast cancer
- Breast cancer care linked with surgeon factors
- Smoking ups risk with radiation for breast cancer
- Low-dose radiation may raise breast cancer risk
- Left-sided breast cancer radiation ups heart risk
- Breast cancer radiotherapy gentler on the heart
- Tiny, heated nano-probes beat cancer in mice
- Radiation for breast cancer ups heart disease risk
- Partial-Breast Irradiation Therapy With MammoSite Appears to Offer Similar Results as Whole-Breast Irradiation Therapy
- Radiation After DCIS Surgery Reduces Recurrence
- Radiation Benefits Women with Small Cancers After Lumpectomy
- Risk of Heart Disease After Radiation
- Ask-the-Expert Conference: March 2004: Radiation Therapy Updates
- Daily work during radiation?
- Future radiation to another body part?
- Radiation as a precaution?
- How long does treatment take?
- Good vs. bad radiation?
- Thin-beam radiation?
- Choosing facility by radiation machine?
- What is left for radiation to treat?
- Brachytherapy and IORT procedures?
- What do physicists and dosimetrists do?
- External or internal radiation?
- Why isn't radiation spaced out?
- How to protect skin from radiation?
- Lying on stomach during radiation?
- Will radiation aggravate swelling?
- Blood clots after radiation?
- Does radiation cause hair loss?
- Lasting discomfort after radiation?
- Tolerating radiation well?
- Does radiation affect eggs, ovaries?
- When is armpit radiated?
- When is radiation boost given?
- Long-term affects of radiation?
- Tamoxifen during radiation?
- Why use tattoos to mark area?
- Reconstruction how long after radiation?
- Frequently Asked Questions About Radiation Treatment
- Hormonal Therapy
- What Is Hormonal Therapy?
- Aromatase Inhibitors
- SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators)
- ERDs (Estrogen-Receptor Downregulators)
- Ovarian Shutdown or Removal
- Comparing Hormonal Therapies
- Who Is Hormonal Therapy For?
- Benefits of Hormonal Therapy
- Side Effects of Hormonal Therapy
- How Long Do You Take Hormonal Therapy?
- Paying for Hormonal Therapy
- Research News on Hormonal Therapy
- Femara cuts cancer recurrence even if started late
- Estrogen predicts breast cancer recurrence: study
- Breast cancer drugs increase heart risk slightly
- Ovary removal ups breast cancer survival for some
- Chemo, tamoxifen cut risk of second breast cancer
- Arimidex most effective in breast cancer study
- Extended therapy may benefit breast cancer patients
- Side effects vary by breast cancer maintenance therapy
- Breast cancer treatment hard on the bones: study
- Side effects force women off 'safe' cancer pills
- Breast cancer deaths decline more slowly for some
- Combined treatment ups survival of breast cancer
- Breast cancer therapies' side effects vary by age
- Study finds newer breast cancer drugs save lives
- Many women stop taking tamoxifen too soon
- Drug switch improves breast cancer survival
- Femara prevents breast cancer relapse
- Raloxifene and Tamoxifen Offer Similar Quality of Life
- Raloxifene As Effective As Tamoxifen in Reducing Risk of Invasive Breast Cancer
- Five Years of Arimidex Can Cause Bone Loss in Women With Low Bone Density
- Switching to Aromasin After Tamoxifen May Reduce Risk of Recurrence
- HRT for Women on Tamoxifen Doesn't Help Hot Flashes
- Aromatase Inhibitors Better Than Tamoxifen After Surgery for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
- Tamoxifen Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women
- Aromasin Approved for Women with Early-Stage Disease
- Updated Guidelines for Treatment After Surgery
- Arimidex After Two Years of Tamoxifen Reduces Recurrence in Post-Menopausal Women
- Computer Program for Hormonal Therapy Decisions?
- Studies of Bone Health and Breast Cancer
- Chemotherapy and Tamoxifen for Early-Stage Disease
- Femara Better than Tamoxifen for Early-Stage Disease
- Raloxifene Lowers Breast Cancer Risk After Menopause, Study #1
- Ask-the-Expert Conference: Hormonal Therapy Updates
- Estrogen vaginal creams safe?
- Hormonal therapies for pre-menopausal?
- Femara more effective than Arimidex?
- Recurrence while taking Femara?
- Long-term prevention of recurrence?
- Hormonal therapy affected by antidepressants?
- Treating hot flashes?
- Length of hormonal treatment for metastatic?
- Hormonal therapy for ER-negative, PR-positive?
- Testosterone cream for women?
- Aromatase inhibitors for prevention?
- To continue tamoxifen or try new medication?
- Arimidex for more than 5 years?
- Natural products instead of tamoxifen?
- Delaying hormonal therapy?
- Arimidex during radiation?
- Menopausal status blood tests accurate?
- Hysterectomy instead of tamoxifen?
- Why get an oophorectomy?
- Can Arimidex cause cognitive problems?
- Factoring other diseases into decisions?
- Blood clots and hormonal therapy?
- Why stop tamoxifen after 5 years?
- Femara for metastatic disease?
- Chemotherapy
- Facing Decisions
- How Chemo Works
- Who Gets Chemo?
- The Ideal Combination for You
- Treatment Overview
- Before You Begin Chemo
- Getting Chemo: Step by Step
- Managing Chemo Side Effects
- Planning Your Life Around Chemo
- Research News on Chemotherapy
- Weekly Taxol best for followup breast cancer care
- Chemotherapy effects on brain may be a myth
- Anemia increases risk of breast cancer recurrence
- "Dose-dense" chemo cuts Herceptin heart risk-study
- Breast cancer protein doesn't help select therapy
- Older cancer drugs improved breast cancer survival
- Chemo, tamoxifen cut risk of second breast cancer
- Breast cancer therapy response detected early
- Breast cancer survival longer with Taxotere: study
- Genetic test guides cancer treatment, company says
- Exercise can ease some aspects of chemotherapy
- Some breast cancers don't respond to chemotherapy
- FDA approves new drug for advanced breast cancer
- Some women can reduce breast cancer chemo: study
- Older breast cancer patients face leukemia risk
- Simple test may help predict breast cancer return
- Clodronate does not improve breast cancer survival
- Bristol breast cancer drug granted priority review
- Risedronate averts breast cancer-related bone loss
- Obese breast cancer patients undertreated
- Chemo plus radiation improve breast cancer outcome
- Breast cancer regimen linked to cognitive decline
- Taxotere / Cyclophosphamide Improves Disease-Free Survival
- Oncotype DX Test Helps Make Chemo Decisions for Women with ER-Positive Cancer
- Obese Women Receive Reduced Doses of Breast Cancer Chemotherapy
- Recurrence Reduced With Chemotherapy and Tamoxifen
- Older Women with Positive Lymph Nodes Benefit from Chemotherapy
- Fever and Low White Blood Cell Count Reduced With Neulasta
- Abraxane Better than Taxol for Advanced Breast Cancer
- Taxotere Added to Standard Chemotherapy Reduces Risk of Recurrence
- Ask-the-Expert Conference: Chemotherapy Updates
- Chemo advances for triple-negatives?
- How to prepare for chemotherapy?
- No nausea after first chemo?
- How long do Taxol pains last?
- Advantage to dose-dense Taxol?
- Does A/C cause cognitive impairment?
- How to minimize cognitive effects?
- What's the "gold standard" chemo?
- Cytoxan necessary in dose-dense regimen?
- Pneumonia vaccine before chemo?
- Irritated sinuses with chemo?
- Doing alright with chemo until end?
- Special chemo for liver metastases?
- Genetic test for giving chemo?
- Taxol increases toxicity of radiation?
- Are blackened nails normal?
- More chemo after 6x CMF?
- Chances of Xeloda working?
- Pain in feet after chemo?
- Options if can't metabolize chemo?
- Alright to work while getting chemo?
- Criteria for reducing chemo doses?
- How often are blood counts done?
- Cut hair before chemo?
- How much chemo can a body take?
- Difference between Adriamycin and Cytoxan?
- Switching chemo regimens?
- Rebuilding veins after chemo?
- Recovering energy after chemo?
- What is "comfort chemo?"
- Frequently Asked Questions About Chemotherapy
- Targeted Therapies
- Herceptin
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- Breast cancer vaccine may reduce risk of death
- "Dose-dense" chemo cuts Herceptin heart risk-study
- Glaxo's Tykerb goes head-to-head with Herceptin
- FDA approves Avastin for breast cancer
- Avastin survival data mixed in breast cancer
- Combo therapy with Tykerb fights brain metastases
- US panel rejects Avastin for use in breast cancer
- Herceptin eradicates aggressive tumors: study
- Herceptin gets European OK for breast cancer
- Herceptin combo to fight breast cancer
- US FDA OKs Genentech drug for early breast cancer
- Combo therapy slows breast cancer progression
- Tykerb Shows Benefit for HER2-positive, Herceptin-resistant Cancer
- Taxotere and Herceptin Reduces Recurrence of Early-Stage Breast Cancer
- Avastin Given with Taxol Slows Advanced Breast Cancer
- Herceptin After Chemo Reduces Recurrence
- Update on Treatments for HER2-Positive Cancer
- Herceptin Plus Chemo Continues to Improve Survival
- FDA Tells Doctors About Potential Heart Problems with Herceptin
- Herceptin After Chemotherapy Helps Reduce Recurrence
- Avastin Combined with Taxol Slows Advanced Breast Cancer
- Herceptin Plus Chemo Improves Survival
- Complementary Medicine
- What Is Complementary Medicine?
- Types of Complementary Techniques
- The Healing Benefits
- Standards for Safety and Effectiveness in Complementary Techniques
- Finding a Practitioner
- Talking to Your Doctor
- What Doctors and Patients Say About Complementary Medicine
- Resource Guide
- Research News on Complementary Medicine
- Yoga program benefits breast cancer survivors
- Jury still out on acupuncture for hot flashes
- Yoga can give women with breast cancer a boost
- Hypnosis can reduce pain perception after surgery
- Group therapy fails to boost breast cancer survival
- Yoga gives immune boost to breast cancer survivors
- Yoga shown to help women with breast cancer
- Ask-the-Expert Conferences on Complementary Medicine
- March 2007: Complementary Medicine Techniques
- Reducing side effects from Femara?
- Speed up recovery of damaged nerves?
- Importance of prayer?
- Herbs, oils to avoid for ER-positives?
- Complementary therapies prescribed?
- Complementary therapies at treatment centers?
- Therapies covered by Medicare/HMO?
- Acupuncture for radiation to lung?
- Lymphedema risk from acupuncture?
- No massage during radiation?
- New research on Chinese medicine?
- Studies on yoga as exercise?
- Music for breast cancer patients?
- Comment on acupressure, guided imagery?
- Therapies to help nausea, taste?
- Therapies for after treatment?
- Qi gong, yoga and recurrence rates?
- Treating tamoxifen side effects?
- What can help with insomnia?
- What is emotional writing?
- Techniques to boost immunity?
- Hypnosis and fear of recurrence?
- September 2005: Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Standard Chinese medicine for breast cancer?
- Coenzyme Q10 with chemotherapy?
- Strengthening the body for chemo?
- Stop taking supplements?
- Herbs to avoid with Herceptin?
- Is Dong Quai safe and helpful?
- Qi Gong to help immune system?
- Summary of Chinese medicine?
- Effect of tai chi?
- Chinese massage for breast cancer?
- Classical forms of acupuncture?
- Acupuncture OK if no signs of lymphedema?
- Massage spreads breast cancer cells?
- Diet for breast cancer patients?
- Chinese medicine for depression, anxiety?
- Chinese medicine without a practitioner?
- Healthy body during chemo?
- Resources on Chinese herbal treatments?
- Herbs for hot flashes from tamoxifen?
- Complementary therapy for all stages?
- Liver cleansing while on chemo?
- Cost of complementary treatments?
- Regular, Chinese medicine doctors to talk?
- Licenses for Chinese medicine practitioners?
- Standard Chinese medicine as primary?
- Testing Chinese medicine therapies?
- Therapies for metastatic cancer?
- Chinese massage and surgical incisions?
- Quality of Chinese herbs?
- Chinese treatment to prevent recurrence?
- Herbs for boosting white blood cells?
- Chinese medicine and surgery?
- March 2005: Acupuncture and Touch Therapies
- Complementary therapies for all stages?
- Acupuncture and treating the spirit?
- How long until therapies work?
- Complementary therapies for advanced cancer?
- Paying for complementary treatments?
- How does acupuncture work?
- Can acupuncture move chemo?
- Best touch therapy for fatigue?
- Do therapies physically change the body?
- Taking complementary therapies together?
- Acupuncture after lymph node removal?
- Massage while undergoing radiation?
- Massage spreads breast cancer cells?
- Tell oncologist about massages?
- Risks of massage after surgery?
- Finding a safe practitioner?
- Timing of acupuncture around treatments?
- Touch therapy for pre-cancers?
- Acupuncture with tuning forks?
- October 2004: Complementary and Holistic Treatments
- Massage and preventing lymphedema?
- Massage that's bad for breast cancer patients?
- Beneficial essential oils?
- Is all aromatherapy effective?
- What are Bach flower remedies?
- Western medicine ignoring alternative therapies?
- Quantum Energetics as complementary therapy?
- What would be good for depression?
- Cautions with St. John's Wort, others?
- October 2002: Complementary and Holistic Treatments
- Has cancer been cured by naturopathy?
- Spirituality a requirement for affirmation?
- Can chiropractic treatment help breast cancer?
- Holistic approach to prevent breast cancer?
- Be cautious seeking complementary treatment?
- Does smoking interfere with holistic treatment?
- Impact of body cleansing on breast cancer?
- Holistic treatments for hot flashes?
- Detoxification products okay during chemo?
- Holistic approach more than a quick fix?
- Best holistic method for breast cancer?
- Holistic approach helps side effects?
- Mind-over-matter and hypnotic healing?
- Holistic lifestyle lowers breast cancer risk?
- Risky to choose complementary over chemo?
- Research to show acupuncture works?
- Okay to get massage during chemo?
- March 2007: Complementary Medicine Techniques
- Building Long-Term Health
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