Breast cancer afflicting younger Asian women (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Breast cancer is becoming more prevalent in Asia and affecting younger women than those in the U.S. and Europe, a cancer specialist in Hong Kong said....more...Pumpkin patch raises money for cancer research (The Globe Gazette)
Neither the pelting rain nor thunder that rolled through the sky Saturday morning kept Farm and City Insurance employees from holding their Walking Eagles Pumpkin Patch event, Harvesting for a Cure....more... Breast Cancer Deaths Decreased By 2% Annually From 2001 To 2004, ACS Report Says (Medical News Today)
The breast cancer mortality rate in the U.S. decreased by about 2% annually from 2001 to 2004, according to an American Cancer Society report released Tuesday, Reuters reports. The report -- titled "Breast Cancer Facts & Figures, 2007-2008" -- found breast cancer diagnoses decreased by 3. [click link for full article]...more... It takes a good cells job to overcome cancer (The Facts)
Cancer is complicated. In a healthy individual, there is an elaborate system that allows the body?s trillions of cells to constantly replace themselves. This means the body has millions of cells that die each day and millions more that are ?born.?...more... Men and Breast Cancer (Lifetime)
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that has developed from cells of the breast. Although the disease occurs primarily in women, it occasionally occurs in men too. Read on to get the facts....more... Breast cancer afflicting younger Asian women-expert (AlertNet)
Source: Reuters By Tan Ee Lyn HONG KONG, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Breast cancer is becoming more prevalent in Asia and affecting younger women than those in the U.S. and Europe, a cancer specialist in Hong Kong said ... ...more... Women Lack Critical Information On Reducing Recurrence Of Breast Cancer (Medical News Today)
The majority of breast cancer survivors consider themselves stronger after having the disease, according to new survey results. However, the data also suggest women's knowledge about actions they can take to lessen the likelihood of recurrence is surprisingly low. [click link for full article]...more... U.S. breast cancer rates dropping (EARTHtimes.org)
The U.S. breast cancer death rate is dropping at more than 2 percent per year, in a trend that dates back to 1990. However, a report by the American Cancer Society -- Breast Cancer Facts & Figures 2007-2008 -- found that African-American women and wom... ...more... Breast Cancer Deaths Continue To Fall In US (Medical News Today)
A new report by the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows that in the US, the overall rate of deaths from breast cancer in women continues to fall by around 2 per cent a year, a trend that started in 1990. However stark racial disparities within this figure continue to grow.The ACS produce the report, in this case titled Breast Cancer Facts and Figures 2007-2008, every other year. [click link for ......more... |