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101. Targeted Radiation for Advanced Breast Cancer
     
     By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- A minimally invasive treatment that delivers radiation directly to tumors may slow progression of breast cancer that has spread to the liver, a new study suggests. The treatment is called yttrium 90 (Y-90) radioembolizati
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102. Routine Mammograms Not Helpful for Women Over 70?
     
     By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Mammogram breast cancer screenings for women aged 70 and older may cause more harm than good, according to a large new study. The screenings don't decrease the number of advanced breast cancer cases diagnosed in these old
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103. More Breast Cancer Patients Choosing Reconstructive Surgery, Study Finds
     
     By Mary Brophy Marcus HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- More breast cancer patients are choosing reconstructive breast surgery, although where women live might influence whether they opt for it, new research shows. "These data suggest that while a hearteningly increasing
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104. Gene Exam Might Predict Breast Cancer Progression
     
     By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Predicting whether early stage breast cancer will become invasive and lethal remains a challenge for doctors. But new research suggests that a panel of 55 genes might help guide medical odds-makers. Women who had geneti
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105. Annual Mammograms and Breast Cancer Deaths
     
     By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- The value of yearly mammograms is under fire once again, with a long-running Canadian study contending that annual screening in women aged 40 to 59 does not lower breast cancer death rates. For 25 years, the researchers
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106. Double Mastectomy and Inherited Breast Cancer
     
     By Brenda Goodman HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Women diagnosed with an inherited form of breast cancer might halve their risk of dying of the disease if they remove both breasts, a new study suggests. "I think we've shown pretty clearly that if you have breast cancer
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107. Running vs. Walking for Breast Cancer Survivors
     
     By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise has long been credited with both reducing the risk of breast cancer and surviving the disease. Now a new study suggests, but doesn't prove, that breast cancer survivors who run have an even greater survival edge
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108. Expanded DNA Testing for Breast Cancer
     
     By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Testing the entire genetic makeup -- or all the DNA -- of tumor cells from women with advanced breast cancer may help identify patients who could be helped by specific treatments, according to new research. The approach
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109. Yoga May Reduce Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors
     
     By Brenda Goodman HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Yoga may help breast cancer survivors beat the debilitating fatigue and sleep problems that often follow toxic treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation, a new study shows. Fatigue can be a big challenge for cancer su
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110. Only High-Risk Women Need Breast Cancer Gene Test: Experts
     
     By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 23, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Nine of 10 women do not need and should not receive genetic testing to see if they are at risk for breast or ovarian cancer, an influential panel of health experts announced Monday. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Forc
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