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Hot Topics - Grapefruit Intake and Breast Cancer Risk
Expert Archives - Getting Strong With Exercise After Breast Cancer
Hot Topics - Study Finds New Use for Raloxifene: Reducing Breast Cancer in High-Risk Postmenopausal Women
Hot Topics - ASCO 2008—Three Important Breast Cancer Studies
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Your Questions - What is the CA 27.29 blood test? Should I have it done?
Your Questions - I have heard people say that some women cause their own cancer because they keep all their emotions bottled up inside. Is there any truth to this?
Hot Topics - 2007 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Hot Topics - Two New Studies May Change Treatment Options For Premenopausal Women
Hot Topics - MRI Found to Be Effective in Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
Your Questions - Is the Estring safe? Could the estrogen get into my breast and increase my risk of a breast cancer recurrence? Are there other options I should try?
Hot Topics - Breast Feeding Found to Reduce Breast Cancer Risk in Women with BRCA1 Mutations
Hot Topics - New Study Sheds Light on Soy and Breast Tumor Growth
Hot Topics - Low-Fat Diet and Exercise May Reduce Risk of a Breast Cancer Recurrence
Hot Topics - Can Your Diet Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk?
Your Questions - I recently learned through genetic testing that I carry a BRCA mutation. Should I consider having an oophorectomy (removal of the ovaries) to reduce my risk for breast and ovarian cancer?
Your Questions - I just learned that I have atypical ductal hyperplasia. What should I do?
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Your Questions - My gynecologist recommended Vagifem vaginal tablets for vaginal atrophy and dryness. Are they safe to use long-term?
Your Questions - If I am found to have a BRCA genetic mutation, will I have trouble getting health or life insurance? What about my 11-year-old daughter? Will she have trouble too?

Your Questions - I just learned that I have LCIS—lobular carcinoma in situ. Does this mean I have cancer? What should I do?
Your Questions - What are the risks associated with tamoxifen? I am trying to decide if I should take it.
Your Questions - My gynecologist recommended Vagifem vaginal tablets for vaginal atrophy and dryness. Are they safe to use long-term?
Your Questions - Is the Estring safe? Could the estrogen get into my breast and increase my risk of a breast cancer recurrence? Are there other options I should try?
Your Questions - My biopsy came back as atypical lobular hyperplasia. What does this mean? What are my best treatment options?
Hot Topics - Gene Found That Contributes To Inflammatory Breast Cancer
Hot Topics - Bone Density Monitoring May Be Misleading
Your Questions - I just learned that I have atypical ductal hyperplasia. What should I do?
Your Questions - Microcalcifications were seen on my mammogram. My doctor said I don't need a biopsy, but I'm worried. Should I get one?
In the News - For Breast Cancer Survivors, Lymphedema Adds Insult to Injury
In the News - Scientists Posit Stem Cells as Cancer's Source: Researchers Have Found Mutant Colonies that Can Create Tumors
In the News - Doctors Want to Find Spreading Cancer
Hot Topics - Breast Ducts: A New Site for Cancer Treatment
In the News - Exercise May Improve Quality Of Life For Breast Cancer Survivors
In the News - Detecting Breast Cancer Before It Starts
Hot Topics - Gene Screen for Ductal Lavage Fluid Can Identify Breast Cancer
Your Questions - Both my mother and aunt developed breast cancer when they were postmenopausal. I had genetic testing and learned that I don't carry one of the BRCA gene mutations. But I'm still worried that I, too, might get breast cancer. Should I take tamoxifen or raloxifene to reduce my risk?
Your Questions - Can I breastfeed after having been treated for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)? If milk is available from that breast, will it be safe?
Your Questions - Do all women need chemotherapy? I had a small tumor (0.7cm) and negative nodes and my doctor said I didn't need it.
Your Questions - I am 41 and carry the BRCA2 gene mutation. After being diagnosed with DCIS I had bilateral prophylactic mastectomies. I also had a prophylactic hysterectomy. My doctor recommended that I go on tamoxifen. Do you agree?