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Aspirin Cuts Death Risk after Breast Cancer Breast cancer survivors who take aspirin regularly may be less likely to die or have their cancer return, CNN.com reports. The study of more than 4,000 nurses showed that those who took aspirin — usually to prevent heart disease — had a 50 percent lower risk of dying from breast cancer and a 50 percent lower risk that the cancer ...

Medicines Meant For Osteoporosis May Also Help Against Breast Cancer According to Reuters, a recent study shows that women who took specific medications intended to treat Osteoporosis had slower spreading breast cancer than those who did not take the medicine. Bisphosphonates, which help to strengthen bones, were found by the Women's Health Initiative to decrease invasive breast cancer by 32 percent in post-menopausal women. ...

Alcohol May Cause Breast Cancer To Return In Post-Patients According to Reuters, U.S. researchers said on Thursday that post-menopausal women consuming a few alcoholic drinks a day increase their chances of seeing breast cancer again. The researchers added that to avoid this risk that w ...

Senate Approves Amendment To New Health Care Bill According to The Associated Press, the Senate's first vote on the pending health care bill took place Thursday approving an amendment to implement a new system to protect covera ...

Free mammograms for uninsured women
Mon, 11/30/2009 - 00:40
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TheLoop21.com's Devona Walker To Appear On The Shawn Mitchell Show Devona Walker, a political writer for TheLoop21.com, is scheduled for an interview on The Shawn Mitchell Show "Speaks Truth 2 Power!" Sunday morning at 6 a.m. Walker will discuss her latest article, The racial bias of the new breast cancer guidelines. ...

The racial bias of the new breast cancer guidelines New rules about when to get mammograms threaten Black women's lives. ...

New U.S. Guidelines For Routine Mammograms Released According to Reuters, new U.S. breast cancer guidelines released on Monday recommend against routine mammograms for women in their 40s, and suggest women 50 to 74 only get a mammogram every other year. Cancer experts say the altered schedule may mean more women will die from ...

Many Breast Cancer Survivors Report Lingering Pain Years After Surgery According to ABC News, close to half of breast cancer survivors are bothered by persistent pain up to multiple years after major cancer surgery, found Danish researchers. ...

Gallery: Celebs fighting breast cancer, domestic violence Purple ribbons are everywhere in October, marking Domestic Violence Awareness Month. ...