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Inexpensive, accurate way to detect prostate cancer: At-home urine tests

Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing is for women, thanks to new research.

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Answers to your breast cancer questions

When Angelina Jolie revealed she’d had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.

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Santa Cruz County quilters hope to brighten day of children with cancer

In a labor of love, Santa Cruz County women who make stitching an art form have produced quilts to brighten the lives of children stricken with cancer.

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Women have more options for breast cancer surgery

One of the world’s most glamorous women had an operation that once was terribly disfiguring – removal of both breasts.

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Inside Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy Decision

Star reveals she underwent major preventative surgery, a tough decision many women face.

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Evidence Supports a Correlation Between Pesticides and Breast Cancer

STUDIES HAVE SHOWN THAT PESTICIDES INTRODUCED ON THE BLOOD HAS A POSITIVE CORRELATION TO THE OCCURRENCE OF BREAST CANCERS IN WOMEN.

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Study Suggests Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma Carries Risk Of Metastasis And Death

JAMA Dermatology Study Highlights A study by Chrysalyne D. Schmults, M.D., M.S.C.E., of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, and colleagues suggests cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) carries a low but significant risk of metastasis and death. The ten-year retrospective cohort study was conducted at an academic medical center in Boston, and included 985 patients with 1,832 tumors…

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Your breast cancer questions

When Angelina Jolie revealed she’d had a double mastectomy, she probably had a pretty good idea that her bravery would empower other women to tell their breast cancer stories.

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Despite new recommendations, women in 40s continue to get routine mammograms at same rate

Women in their 40s continue to undergo routine breast cancer screenings despite national guidelines recommending otherwise, according to new research.

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Despite Angelina Jolie, breast cancer treatment has a long way to go

This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York.

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