News for Newly Diagnosed
Posted 9/8/2011
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Virtually every week I speak with at least one woman who has just learned that she has breast cancer. All of us who have lived through this remember those terrible first days of panic and grief. There is so much to learn, so many decisions to make, so many people to meet, and our minds are swirling, and we certainly are not thinking our best or sharpest. I always tell women that, once there is a plan in place, no matter what it is, things will feel slightly better. Hard to believe at the time, but always true.
Living Beyond Breast Cancer has a great deal of helpful information for this period:
Breast Cancer News
In this section, access cutting-edge news about newly diagnosed breast cancer including treatment updates, emerging therapies, study results and other medical and quality-of-life issues important to you.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women newly diagnosed with earlier-stage breast cancer can take a few weeks to prepare for surgery without raising the odds that their tumor will progress, a new study suggests.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Breast cancer patients who take the generic drug tamoxifen for five years are less likely to see their cancer return than those who take it for only two years, according to a large long-term study by British scientists.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who are diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer can expect to live just as long as peers without breast cancer, according to a new study.
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Sentinel lymph node dissection was as effective as axillary lymph node surgery at lengthening lives but caused fewer painful side effects in this landmark study of women with invasive, early-stage breast cancer.
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http://www.lbbc.org/Audiences/Newly-Diagnosed/Breast-Cancer-News?tr=y&auid=9445126
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