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What’s The Deal With The Facebook Bra Color Buzz?

What’s The Deal With The Facebook Bra Color Buzz?

Disease And Conditons

11 Jan 2010
Reported on various sites on the Internet was the bizarre case of women posting their bra's color on Facebook. Strangely, some men have been posting the ...

Disease And Conditons

22 Oct 2009
The American Cancer Society is standing by its claims that breast cancer prostate cancer screening can help save lives. A statement made earlier by Dr. ...

ACS Has No Plans To Change Cancer Guidelnes

ACS Has No Plans To Change Cancer Guidelnes

Disease And Conditons

21 Oct 2009
The American Cancer Society says it is no plans on changing its stance on breast cancer and prostate cancer screening. Controversy erupted today when Dr. Otis ...

 
Major Breast Cancer Breakthrough

Major Breast Cancer Breakthrough

Disease And Conditons

08 Oct 2009
Thursday, October 8, 2009 – Canadian researchers have reported the discovery of the cells mutation in breast cancer. B.C. Cancer Agency researchers landmarked the study and ...

breast cancer month

breast cancer month

Disease And Conditons

01 Oct 2009
Breast Cancer Awareness Month It's October, Breast Cancer awareness month is upon us again. Reduce your chances of breast cancer by getting a mammogram, it takes ...

More Women Need Breast Cancer Test: Report

More Women Need Breast Cancer Test: Report

Disease And Conditons

14 Sep 2009
According to new research, a genetic test to determine if women should receive Roche's breast cancer drug trastuzumab, also known as Herceptin, is frequently not ...

 
ER Star Quits New TV Show to Fight Cancer

ER Star Quits New TV Show to Fight Cancer

Disease And Conditons

12 Sep 2009
Former E.R. star Maura Tierney has pulled out of new TV drama “Parenthood” to focus on her cancer battle. Production on the show was halted in ...

Study Raises Questions About Tamoxifen Safety

Study Raises Questions About Tamoxifen Safety

Disease And Conditons

26 Aug 2009
The most recent edition of 'Cancer Research' includes a study which has begun to raise questions regarding the effects of prolonged use of Tamoxifen, a ...

Weight Lifting Can Ease Arm Swelling in Breast Cancer Survivors

Weight Lifting Can Ease Arm Swelling in Breast Cancer Survivors

Disease And Conditons

13 Aug 2009
A new study was released Wednesday has found that weightlifting may actually help women after mastectomy and not cause them to develop lymphedema. For years ...

 
Bone Study Cause Amegen Shares To Rise

Bone Study Cause Amegen Shares To Rise

Disease And Conditons

08 Jul 2009
A positive bone study has shares of Amgen Inc., The Thousands Oaks, CA, on the rise with gains of 13.8 percent in premarketing trading. The ...

Breast Cancer Drug Could Treat Stomach Cancer

Breast Cancer Drug Could Treat Stomach Cancer

Disease And Conditons

01 Jun 2009
Monday, June 01, 2009 – Herceptin, a breast cancer drug may help treat stomach cancer also, according the results of a recent study. This study was ...

Poor breast cancer patients skipping hormone pills

Poor breast cancer patients skipping hormone pills

Disease And Conditons

20 May 2009
Another issue has surfed showing the difficulties the health-care industry faces when it tries to serve the poor. Researchers in North Carolina have found that ...

 
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