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Christina Applegate Contends with the BRCA1 Gene

The beautiful and plucky Christina Applegate faces breast cancer with courage while working long hours on the set.
Contributor : Jennifer Bunn, RN
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Cervical Health Awareness Month: What You Should Know

It's cervical health awareness month, and one of the best ways to protect your cervix is to get regular pap smears, and to know about HPV.
Contributor : Dena Afrasiabi
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How to Detect Abnormal Changes on Your Skin

November is National Healthy Skin Month; are you aware of what changes to look for on your skin that may signify melanoma, the most deadly f...
Contributor : Jennifer Bunn, RN
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Experts Recommend Fewer Mammograms and Pap Smears, Stir Debate

two new reports have issued guidelines recommending that women go for mammograms and pap smears less frequently and at a later age
Contributor : Dena Afrasiabi
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Coffee Has A New Side Effect: Shrinking Breasts

The British Journal of Cancer concluded that 50% of women are susceptible to caffeine-related breast shrinkage.
Contributor : Brent Phelps
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Silent but Deadly: Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma, a form of cancer almost exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos, and not linked to smoking, is often deadly.
Contributor : Jennifer Bunn, RN
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Chemical in Plastics Leads to a More Male-Dominated World

Recent studies have found that Bisphenol-A, (BPA), a chemical found in common plastics and other packaging materials may leak into food and ...
Contributor : Dena Afrasiabi
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Farewell to Patrick Swayze

Actor Patrick Swayze, aged 57, passed away September 14, 2009, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer.
Contributor : Jennifer Bunn, RN
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Farrah Fawcett Dies at 62

Farrah Fawcett, age 62, actress and model, succumbed to cancer today in Los Angeles.
Contributor : Jennifer Bunn, RN
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Are the New Generation Birth Control Methods Safer than the Old?

A new study, to be published in the January 20th issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology, sets out to answer the question of ...
Contributor : Jennifer Bunn, RN