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Breast Health

Antidepressant Helps With Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors (dateline April 3, 2000)

Paxil (generic name, paroxetine), an antidepressant, helps reduce the frequency and severity of hot flashes in women who have had breast cancer according to a study presented at the American Cancer Society’s 42nd annual Science Writers Seminar.

April 3, 20003 min read
Heart & Brain Health

Heart Disease News (dateline March 30, 2000)

A new blood test may help determine heart disease risk even in those patients who have healthy cholesterol levels, according to researchers. The new "high sensitivity CRP" test detects a protein called C-reactive (CRP), which is produced in the liver and indicates when arteries are inflamed.

March 30, 20003 min read
Breast Health

Scientists Study Laser Technology to Help Detect Breast Cancer (dateline March 29, 2000)

Scientists from Clemson University are developing an imaging system that uses laser technology to detect breast cancer without having to compress the breast.

March 29, 20004 min read

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Researchers Hopeful About Breast Cancer Vaccine (dateline March 28, 2000)

A new study presented at the Advances in Human Breast and Prostate Cancer symposium in Lake Tahoe, Nevada revealed that certain proteins found on the surface of breast cancer cells could possibly be used to develop a vaccine against the disease.

March 28, 20002 min read
Breast Health

Many Breast Cancer Patients Candidates for Outpatient Mastectomy (dateline March 27, 2000)

According to a study presented at a recent meeting of the Society of Surgical Oncology, the vast majority of women who have a mastectomy (breast removal) on an outpatient basis experience fewer side effects and are more satisfied than women who are admitted to a hospital for the procedure.

March 27, 20003 min read
Breast Health

Mammastatin Protein Studied As Breast Cancer Treatment and Predictor (dateline March 23, 2000)

Researchers at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas are investigating whether injections of a protein called mammastatin may help treat women with advanced breast cancer. Mammastatin is thought to be a naturally occurring protein produced by breast cancer cells.

March 23, 20004 min read
Breast Health

Heart Disease in Women More Deadly Than Breast Cancer: Disease Attacks Women Differently Than Men (dateline March 21, 2000)

Many women believe that coronary heart disease is a man’s disease, but the fact is that heart disease kills more women each year than breast cancer and all other cancers combined.

March 21, 20005 min read
Heart & Brain Health

Heart Disease News (dateline March 21, 2000)

Many women believe that coronary heart disease is a man’s disease, but the fact is that heart disease kills more women each year than breast cancer and all other cancers combined.

March 21, 20005 min read
Breast Health

Lack of Vitamin A-Related Protein May Increase Breast Cancer Risk (dateline March 20, 2000)

A preliminary study at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York has found that cancerous breast tumors often lack a protein involved in vitamin A metabolism.

March 20, 20003 min read

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