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All Wellness Library articles (8 items)Wellness Library

A Woman's Guide to Cancer Screenings
You run two miles every other day and lift weights twice a week. You've been trying to eat more fruits and vegetables and less meat. You don't smoke. When it comes to your health, you figure you've got everything covered. But when was the last time you saw your doctor for a health screening?


All Tests and Procedures articles (5 items)Tests and Procedures

Breast Biopsy
A breast biopsy is a procedure in which samples of breast tissue are removed with a special biopsy needle or during surgery to determine if cancer or other abnormal cells are present.


All Adult Health Library articles (36 items)Adult Health Library

About Breast Cancer in Men
Breast cancer in men is rare—less than 1 percent of all breast carcinomas occur in men.


All Pediatric Health Library articles (5 items)Pediatric Health Library

Breast Conditions
Some breast changes or conditions are related to a young woman's menstrual cycle, but others may occur at any time. Most breast conditions are benign.


All Related Medicines articles (18 items)Related Medicines

Capecitabine

Cyclophosphamide

Docetaxel

Estradiol

Fluorouracil, 5-FU

Fulvestrant

Goserelin

Ifosfamide

Lapatinib

Methyltestosterone

Breast Cancer and Smoking

Women smokers undergoing treatment for early breast cancer are more than twice as likely to die of the disease than nonsmokers or smokers who quit. According to a study of 1,900 women at Philadelphia's Fox Chase Cancer Center, women who continue to smoke during radiation therapy are two-and-one-half times more likely to die of the cancer than nonsmoking women. The study, published in 2003, found if women stop smoking before treatment, their risk of dying is the same as women who never smoked.


 

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