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1 hr ago | Lancashire Telegraph

Langho 'Bright star' loses fight with breast cancer

THE husband of a 'bright star' who passed away after a battle with breast cancer is urging women to get checked regularly.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Lancashire County, England, World News, United Kingdom,

Tue Jun 18, 2013

Independent.ie

Breast cancer patients may have to pay for aftercare, say doctors

DOCTORS say they may be forced to charge women who have recovered from breast cancer who are referred to them for follow-up care.

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Related Topix: Health

ContactMusic.com

Margo Rey Fronts Breast Cancer Campaign As She Battles The Disease

Mexican singer Margo Rey has signed on as the ambassador of Brides Against Breast Cancer as she battles the disease.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Margo, Electronic

Forward

Melissa Etheridge Blasts Angelina Jolie for Choosing Preventive Breast Cancer Surgery

The debate over Angelina Jolie's decision to have a double mastectomy in order to reduce her chances of breast cancer from a 'Jewish gene' mutation just got feisty.

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Related Topix: Health

Foster's Daily Democrat

Breast cancer victims, supporters can Take Flight Wednesday

Local breast cancer patients and survivors will take flight on Maine's largest aerial adventure course, uniting in what should be an empowering evening.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Kittery, ME

PhysOrg Weblog

Fat cells in breast may connect social stress to triple-negative breast cancer

Local chemical signals released by fat cells in the mammary gland appear to provide a crucial link between exposure to unrelenting social stressors early in life, and the subsequent development of breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the July 2013 issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Chicago, Biology

Newswise

Fat Cells in Breast May Connect Social Stress to Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Local chemical signals released by fat cells in the mammary gland appear to provide a crucial link between exposure to unrelenting social stressors early in life, and the subsequent development of breast cancer, researchers from the University of Chicago report in the July 2013 issue of the journal Cancer Prevention Research .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Chicago, Biology

The Hartford Courant

Reader Submitted: Terri Brodeur Breast Cancer Foundation Seeks Two Team Lead Volunteers

TBBCF needs volunteers for two leadership positions to support the 2013 Walk Across Southeastern CT that takes place on October 5. Both positions must be available on Walk day.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Massage Therapy, Madison, CT

Science, Industry and Business

A new target for cancer drug development

Harvard Stem Cell Institute researchers have identified in the most aggressive forms of cancer a gene known to regulate embryonic stem cell self-renewal, beginning a creative search for a drug that can block its activity.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Cancer, Health, Stem Cell Research, Science / Technology, Leukemia, Liver Cancer, Lung Cancer

MediLexicon

Protein Protects Against Breast Cancer Recurrence In Animal Model

According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 40,000 women in the United States will succumb to breast cancer this year.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, University of Pennsylvania, Genetics, Biology, Science

NEWS.com.au

Jolie sparks rise in cancer inquiries

Actress Angelina Jolie spoke publicly over her decision to have a double mastectomy to decrease her risk of getting cancer.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Daily Mail

Me and my operation: Quick test that spares woman a second breast cancer op

A new technique means breast cancer patients can have the tumour and affected lymph nodes removed in just one operation.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Esophageal Cancer

NBC Washington

Newsbabes Bash for Breast Cancer Set for June 27

Twenty-one female news anchors in our area are joining up with supporters and survivors Thursday, June 27 to raise funds for the Howard University Cancer Center.

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Related Topix: Cancer, Medicine, Health, Entertainment

Northern Michigan News

Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

Susan G. Komen for the Cure announced Monday that a physician with a long career in health policy and research will become the breast cancer charity's new president and CEO.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Health Care Policy, The National, Entertainment, Television

The Fresno Bee

Komen breast cancer charity names new CEO

In this undated photo provided by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, new President and CEO Judith A. Salerno, left, is shown with Komen Founder and now Chair of Global Strategy Nancy G. Brinker.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Health Care Policy

Evening Times

Jazz singer Carol Kidd on recovering from breast cancer

GLASGOW'S first lady of jazz Carol Kidd will fly back to Scotland this month for an emotional homecoming gig.

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Related Topix: Carol Kidd, Jazz, Medicine, Health, Oncology, Tony Bennett, World News, Prince Charles

MediLexicon

Abnormalities In New Molecular Pathway May Increase Breast Cancer Risk

A new molecular pathway involving the gene ZNF365 has been identified and abnormalities in that pathway may predict worse outcomes for patients with breast cancer, according to data published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Genetics

KSMB-FM Lafayette

Brad Pitt: Angelina Jolie Back to - Business as Usual' After Mastectomy

Just over one month since Angelina Jolie announced to the world she had undergone a preventive double mastectomy, the actress and mother of six is back to "business as usual," according to her fiance, Brad Pitt.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Brad Pitt, Medicine, Health, Genetics

The Fresno Bee

Flash mob draws crowd to celebrate friend battling cancer

"It's not the length of life, but the depth of life," essayist and poet Ralph Waldo Emerson was fond of saying.

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Related Topix: Wooster, OH, Medicine, Health, Education, Home Schooling, Canton, OH, Hartville, OH

Daily Echo

Scientist backs Breast Cancer Campaign drive

As the Government reviews its spending plans for the future, Jeremy Blaydes, pictured, from the University of Southampton wants to ensure funding for vital research into cancer is not cut.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Life, Charity