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Women's health and fitness. Information on women's health issues such as sexual health, birth control, pregnancy and healthy aging. Updated daily.
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Vegetarian Diets Can Help Prevent Chronic Diseases, American Dietetic Association Says
The American Dietetic Association has released an updated position paper on vegetarian diets that concludes such diets, if well-planned, are healthful and nutritious for adults, infants, children and adolescents and can help prevent and treat chronic diseases including heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes.
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What Should A Teenage Girl Do If She Finds A Lump In Her Breast?
If a lump is found in the breast of an adolescent girl, she often will undergo an excisional biopsy. However, breast cancer is rare in adolescents, and the vast majority of teenage breast lumps are benign. A recent study suggests that a breast ultrasound might eliminate the need for biopsy in many cases.
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What The Immune System Reveals About Breast Cancer
Researchers have identified the prognostic significance of the immune system in breast tumors. The research results show that patients with certain breast tumors have a better prognosis when more immune cells are present in the tumor.
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How Tamoxifen Stimulates Uterine Cell Growth And Cancer
Researchers have identified a new "feed-forward" pathway linking estrogen receptors in the membrane of the uterus to a process that increases local estrogen levels and promotes cell growth.
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PET Can Measure Effectiveness Of Novel Breast Cancer Treatment
Positron emission tomography scans in mice can be used to determine whether a novel type of breast cancer treatment is working as intended, study shows.
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