Research News on Day-to-Day Matters
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Specific Type of Counseling Can Help Ease Hot Flashes
Cognitive behavioral therapy may help ease treatment-related hot flashes.
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Breast Cancer Can Be Treated During Pregnancy
Most women can carry a baby to full term if diagnosed when pregnant; some treatments can be given during pregnancy while others should wait until after delivery.
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Exercise Improves Quality of Life After Cancer Treatment
A new study confirms that people who regularly exercised after cancer treatment felt better physically and emotionally compared to people who didn't exercise regularly.
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Analysis of Million Women Study Flawed, Link Between Hormone Replacement Therapy and Breast Cancer Remains
A group of experts reviewed the Million Women Study and concluded that it wasn't done properly.
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Oral Bisphosphonates Don’t Seem to Reduce Recurrence Risk
Two studies found that two oral bisphosphonates didn't reduce recurrence risk for women diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
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Zometa Can Help Reduce Recurrence Risk of Hormone-Receptor-Positive Disease
Results from three studies all suggest that Zometa can help reduce the risk of cancer recurrence when it's started right after surgery to treat hormone-receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer in postmenopausal and older premenopausal women.
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Xgeva More Likely to Cause Osteonecrosis of the Jaw in Women Diagnosed with Advanced-Stage Breast Cancer
Research suggests that people diagnosed with advanced-stage breast or prostate cancer who get Xgeva are about twice as likely to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw compared to people with other advanced-stage cancers treated with Xgeva.
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Prolia Approved by FDA to Treat Bone Loss in Women Taking Aromatase Inhibitor
The osteoporosis drug denosumab (Prolia) is now FDA-approved to treat bone loss in women taking aromatase inhibitors.
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FDA Warning: Reclast May Cause Severe Kidney Problems
On Sept. 1, 2011 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned doctors and patients that Reclast may cause severe kidney problems.
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Soy Supplement Doesn’t Ease Hot Flashes or Prevent Bone Loss
Menopausal women who took isoflavone tablets every day for 2 years didn't get any relief from hot flashes; the isoflavone tablets also didn't prevent bone loss.
