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Mammography plus ultrasound helps detect small cancers in dense breast tissue, which occurs in almost half of women. In the densest breast tissue, mammograms alone detect less than half of all invasive tumors. Adding ultrasound raises the detection rate to 97%....
A newly developed lump in the breast is the 6.most common sign of breast cancer, but other red flags include... * Thickened,...
Most women know to tell their doctors about any new breast lumps. But a lump is not the only potential warning sign...
The results of a major international trial of the cancer drug letrozole were so promising that investigators decided to stop the trial...
According to recent research, two types of breast-conserving surgeries have the same 20-year survival rates as the radical mastectomy. As a result...
A dangerous heart disorder often does not show up on an angiogram. Recent study: At least half of women with chest pain...
Breast cancer may look like a skin irritation. This rare type of cancer is known as Paget's disease of the...
Breast cancer survivors may be able to preserve their ability to have children. Chemotherapy often leaves ovaries unable to produce eggs, and...
Drug fights aggressive breast cancer. Herceptin (trastuzumab), a treatment for advanced cases of HER2-positive breast cancer, is highly effective in preventing recurrences....
Some drugs and vaccines are designed to be injected into the gluteal (buttock) muscles, where they are absorbed into the bloodstream. In...
Prevent premenstrual syndrome (PMS) with vitamin D and calcium. Recent finding: Women who had about four servings a day of skim or...
Stopping abruptly after menopause results in more hot flashes within the first three months than stopping gradually. Gradual stopping—reducing the dose...