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Anniversary Luncheon Features Stories of...

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Earlier this month Susan G. Komen celebrated our organization’s 37th Anniversary, with a special luncheon in Dallas, Texas.

Lehmann’s Classification Refines our Understanding...

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Einstein’s theory of relativity, the Pythagorean theorem and Lehmann’s Refined Classification – what do these have in common?

An Update on Genetic Testing...

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The link between family history and breast cancer was well known even before actress Angelina Jolie revealed she had a...

Palliative Care for Breast Cancer:...

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If you haven’t heard of palliative care or aren’t quite sure what it is, you’re not alone. Surveys find that...

What You Need to Know...

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For many years, breast density (a measure that compares the amount of fat and tissue in the breast) was one...

Debunking Five Common Myths About...

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After a breast cancer diagnosis, women (and men) have to weigh many, often complex treatment options. Then, along with the...

Answering Questions About Soy and...

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Walk the grocery stores aisles these days and you can’t go too many steps before coming across a food with...

Beyond the Heart of the...

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For a medication that’s been around in one form or another for over 2,000 years, aspirin still has a surprising...

Should I Be Worried? Breast...

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It can seem like health writers are obsessed with numbers. Pull up any news article or blog post on breast...

Environmental Chemicals and Breast Cancer...

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Over the past 30 years, breast cancer rates have increased by nearly 20 percent in the United States (though more...

Breast Cancer Disparities – Komen...

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Female breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among nearly every racial and ethnic group in the U.S. However,...

Preventive Surgery for Women at...

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Angelina Jolie can make headlines when she goes to buy milk.  So it was no surprise that last May she was...