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Therapy, exercise aid in chemo-related menopause
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Younger women who are thrust into menopause because of breast cancer treatment may get some relief from talk therapy and regular exercise, a new study from the Netherlands suggests. Symptoms including hot flashes and vaginal...Tags: Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, Culture, Netherlands, Medical Research
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The risk factors for breast cancer
Breast cancer affects hundreds of thousands of families each year. A potentially deadly disease, breast cancer is associated with several risk factors. Some of those risk factors, including gender and age, are beyond an individual's control, while other...Tags: Cancer, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Medical Research, Genetics, Weight
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Facing post-treatment issues
After being diagnosed with breast cancer, Hollye Jacobs felt like she lost her health, her breasts and her mind. But when she finished with radiation and started settling in at home, she was hit with another loss: She missed having treatment. For many...
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Culture, University of Pennsylvania, Physical Therapists, Insomnia
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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: Pharmaceuticals, Genetic Engineering, Chemotherapy, American Cancer Society, Mouth
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Planning for children
When Sarah Lisle was diagnosed with breast cancer at 25, she didn't remember anyone cautioning her about how treatment might affect her fertility. And children were nowhere on her radar; unmarried and poised to go to graduate school, Lisle just wanted...
Tags: Cancer, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Chemotherapy
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Early menopause linked to heart disease
Early menopause may mean a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a new study from Johns Hopkins Medicine. The researchers say the risk can be twice as high, and doctors should help women avoid early menopause if possible. “If...Tags: Quitting Smoking, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, Sexual and Reproductive Organs
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Early menopause increases risk of stroke
Women who enter menopause before their 46th birthday are twice as likely to suffer a stroke or coronary heart disease, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. The risk from early menopause is true no matter the ethnic or racial background of a woman, the...Tags: Stroke, Internal Medicine, Drugs and Medicines, Medical Research, Johns Hopkins University
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Grandma gives birth to her own grandchild
CHICAGO (AP) — Setting foot in a hospital again, Emily and Mike Jordan couldn't help but feel anxious. More than two years before, at age 29, Emily had been diagnosed with cervical cancer. But just before she was to undergo a radical hysterectomy,...Tags: Cancer, University of Chicago, Twins, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Medical Procedures and Tests
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PPAC Releases Schedule For Upcoming Year
Our Town CorrespondentThe upcoming season at the Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center on the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown campus is full of music, theater and dance. The season, which runs from October through May, includes nearly two dozen shows for people of all...Tags: Music Theater, Culture, Holidays, Services and Shopping, African-American History Month
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Possible help with hot flashes
HealthSince exercise increases a body's core temperature, it stands to reason that it would be the last thing a menopausal woman suffering from hot flashes would want to do. Except, some Penn State researchers say, it appears the exact opposite may be true.... -
Website offers a tool for menopausal women
As symptoms of menopause sneak up on her, Sue Cunningham turns to her older sister for advice on what to expect next. "Now, it's night sweats at 3:15 a.m. Exactly. Every night," said the 45-year-old Pilates instructor. Like many women, though, she...
Tags: Cancer, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Heart Attack, Symptoms, Physical Conditions
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The Doctor's Corner: Demystifying bioidentical hormones
Editor's note: This is the last in a three-part series on menopausal hormones. * Put simply, bioidentical is a marketing term, first introduced into contemporary parlance by celebrities endorsing products. The medical community has embraced this...Tags: Cancer, Pharmaceuticals, Food and Drug Administration, Cleveland Clinic, Thrombosis
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