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Betsy Kenney's story of survival
Sun SentinelI was diagnosed with breast cancer four years ago. In March 2008, the tumor was detected during my annual mammogram. The tumor was located against the chest wall. I had no lumps or symptoms. The cancer was Stage 1. During my first surgery, a...Tags: Breast Cancer, Science and Technology, Chemotherapy, Cancer, Health Treatments
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It pays to practice what you preach
Unlike many who work in the medical profession, Laura Larson practices what she preaches. Laura, now 34, was diagnosed at the age of 33 with breast cancer. She discovered it when she did her monthly breast self-exam, something she would stress the...
Tags: Breast Cancer, Mammogram, Conservation, Mastectomy, Science and Technology
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Survivor looking to the future
Niki Zikmund thought she had done all the right things. She got plenty of exercise, breast fed her children, did not smoke and was not a heavy drinker. She was careful with her diet. In fact, she was a leader in the local Weight Watchers organization....
Tags: Breast Cancer, Mastectomy, Plastic Surgery, Medical Procedures and Tests, Chemotherapy
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FIV: Another devastating cat disease
FIV, or feline immunodeficiency virus, is a virus specific to cats. It is in the same family of viruses as HIV or human immunodeficiency virus. Make no mistake: The cat FIV virus cannot infect humans and the human HIV virus cannot infect cats. People are...
Tags: Symptoms, Drugs and Medicines, AIDS, Viral Diseases and Infections, Vaccines
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Exploring the different types of breast cancer
Breast cancer is a universal term to describe several different cancers that form in and around the breasts. Breast cancer types are generally categorized based on where the illness begins, most often in the ducts or lobules, the parts of the female...Tags: Breast Cancer, Mammogram, Cancer, American Cancer Society
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West Nile virus cases come early across North Texas
CW33 NewsOfficials in Dallas, Tarrant, Denton and Collin counties say human cases of West Nile virus are present. They also say batches of disease-carrying mosquitoes tested positive in areas across North Texas. “State health experts say West Nile...Tags: Symptoms, Viral Diseases and Infections, West Nile Virus, Health, Skin Rash
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Survivorcise
If you're being treated for breast cancer, chances are you feel like something stuck to the bottom of a shoe. "Going through cancer treatment, people become unwell; they lose muscle mass, cardiovascular fitness and their activity levels go down," says...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Human Interest, Oncology, Mastectomy, Physical Therapy
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Longer-term treatments
After surgeons removed the tumor from her breast last November, Karen Hajiaskari, of Hamburg, N.Y., was deemed cancer-free. But for the next five years she will take a drug called tamoxifen, a medication that's commonly used to prevent a breast cancer...
Tags: Massage Therapy, Oncology, Hormones and Metabolism, Science and Technology, Stanford University
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Local expert says to be cautious, not panicked about West Nile
chrisc@herald-mail.comDon't panic. The odds of catching West Nile Virus are very low, and the odds of suffering serious illness or death are enormously remote. That's the message from Dr. Mohammed Bilgrami, infectious disease specialist with WillowWood Adult Medicine in...Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Diseases and Illnesses, Inflammation, Vaccines, Meningitis
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Bel Air woman gets new ear lost to skin cancer
Sherrie Walter will never wear earrings again, but recently started styling her hair in a ponytail the way she used to before she was diagnosed with skin cancer nearly four years ago.
It's a big step for Walter, whose life was turned upside down when...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Blood, Basal Cell Carcinoma, Dermatology, Cancer
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Berrien County mom fights rare cancer
WSBT-TVCOLOMA, Mich. – This month is Lymphoma Awareness Month.A Coloma wife and mother of three is battling a rare form of this disease known as T-Cell Lymphoma cancer. Lisa Tavolacci gave birth to her third child earlier this year and soon after found...Tags: Hodgkins Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Lymphoma, Science and Technology, Chemotherapy
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Courage in the face of cancer
kpeek@amnews.comThe American Cancer Society estimates there are more than 2.9 million women living in the U.S. with a history of invasive breast cancer. Stacy Pingleton is one of those women. Pingleton has a long family history of breast cancer. Her grandmother and...Tags: Breast Cancer, Health Organizations, Mammogram, Mastectomy, Ovarian Cancer
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