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Task force says women should get mammograms every 2 years from age 50
WASHINGTON – Women should get a mammogram every two years starting at age 50 — and while routine screening brings…
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After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Chinese women who ate vegetables from a group that includes bok choy and broccoli…
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The idea behind getting a yearly mammogram starting at age 40 (or 50, depending on whose guidelines you’re following) is…
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Telephone genetic counseling good for breast cancer risk test
The counseling that goes along with testing for breast cancer risk genes can be delivered just as effectively over the…
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Removing both breasts to treat cancer affecting only one side doesn’t boost survival chances for most women, compared with surgery…
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