A pedicure literally saved Jenn Andrews’ life. Jenn’s pedicurist first noticed a pea-sized bump on the top of her right
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Image Shows Woman’s Determination To Breastfeed After Cancer
It had always been this mum’s dream to nurse her baby. But when she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she
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A new tactic for starving tumors
A tumor’s goal is simple: to grow, grow, grow, by making more cancer cells. But that often means growing so
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Breast cancer: Symptoms, treatment, and lifestyle changes to protect you from it
Breast cancer is a leading form of cancer and a growing cause of alarm, especially in urban areas. It is
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New target to stop cancer growth uncovered
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered that a protein called Munc13-4 helps cancer cells secrete large numbers of
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Human immune ‘trigger’ map paves way for better treatments
A discovery about how human cells are ‘triggered’ to undergo an inflammatory type of cell death could have implications for
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Being underweight INCREASES the risk of breast cancer in young women
Being underweight INCREASES the risk of breast cancer in pre-menopausal women, study finds Carrying too little weight between the ages
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3D imaging and computer modeling capture breast duct development
Working with hundreds of time-lapse videos of mouse tissue, a team of biologists joined up with civil engineers to create
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Recipe for perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our genome could help fight cancer
Scientists at the University of Sheffield have discovered what keeps the perfect balance of breaks and repairs in our DNA—something
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Eating sensibly may slash death risk for cancer survivors
A growing body of evidence is suggesting that diets influence the outlook of cancer survivors. For instance, a recent study
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