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Calcifications in breast arteries upped chances of cardiovasculartrouble, study finds

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Uninsured, those on Medicaid more likely to be diagnosed withadvanced cancers, American Cancer Society reports

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Aromatase inhibitors, a class of drugs used to ward off therecurrence of breast cancer after surgery, increase the risk ofcardiovascular disorders slightly more than does treatment withtamoxifen, a new study shows.

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Harvard docs say this way of checking estrogen-receptor status ofparticipants is OK

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British study details differences between genders, ethnic groups

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Older women treated for a common type of breast cancer and whosurvive past the five-year mark will probably not die from thedisease, a new study shows.

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Researchers have confirmed yet another ill effect of smokingcigarettes: it increases the risk of breast cancer in women with acommon genetic variation.

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In most cases, ductal carcinoma in situ will not spread,researchers say

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BRCA2 carriers get twice the reduction in breast cancer risk thatBRCA1 carriers do, study finds

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The chances that a noninvasive precancer in the lining of a breastduct will recur after treatment, or become invasive cancer, arevery small. However, many women believe that their risk is at leastmoderate, according to a new report.

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